Week Nine, Run Three

[mummybowles]

Nine weeks to the day since I started this wonderful program (9 Sept) and I've graduated this evening (11 Nov) 🏆. Absolutely delighted.

My resting heart rate has dropped from 80bpm to 60bpm since I started, so I know it's working more efficiently now and that was my main aim - to increase my fitness levels ❤️

I am going to continue this journey, running at least 30 minutes three times a week, and see how I progress.

Thanks to all your likes and comments along the way - recording my progress like this and reading others similar journeys has really motivated me and kept me going 👏

Good luck to you all with your own personal C25K and trust in it - because it truly works 🏃🏃

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations on completing run 3 of week 9 and graduating from C25K, well done, you should be very proud of yourself, now go and celebrate your wonderful achievement 🏃🏾. 😊 🎓

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you AlMorr. I kept my 'graduate' badge status from last time I completed this - glad I've earned it again 🏆

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to mummybowles]

Yes, many runners have graduated from C25K more than once, some as many as 5 times, if I see the word Graduate next to a runner who has completed run 3 of week 9, I just congratulate them without telling them to tell the administrators where to get their graduation badge.

[Buddhagal Graduate]

Wahey...Huge congratulations on your fantastic achievement 💪👏👏👏🏆🏆🏆. Really pleased for you; you must feel great, and so you should. And you got your resting heart rate down. .. keep on keeping on...and enjoy the rest of your journey😁😁😁🙋

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Buddhagal]

Thank you. Will definitely keep it up this time. All the best to you for Week Nine 🏃🏃

[Jericho2332 Graduate]

Well done graduate! Gear achievement 💪🏻 i have only just got around to wearing my smart watch so have no idea what my heart rate was or is 🤣 I best check! I did do my blood pressure the other day and that's really high, I need tips on getting that bad boy down!

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Jericho2332]

Cheers. My smart watch isn't quite smart enough to record my heart rate so I just take my pulse 💓

I think reducing stress and reducing salt helps to lower BP (and improving fitness levels too surely) but do see your GP if it's too high.

[Jericho2332 Graduate in reply to mummybowles]

Checked my heart rate and it's resting at 60 so I think that's decent? Yeah high BP runs in the family so I should be careful with it, gonna try to lose 20-30lbs now I've built my fitness up a bit and hopefully that will help 🤞🏻 if not be a trip to the docs 🤦🏼‍♂️

[SeeJillRun Graduate]

Woohoo! Congratulations! 👏🥇 It’s great to see how much your fitness has improved too, you must be well pleased 😊xx

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to SeeJillRun]

Thanks Jill. Chuffed to bits. And each run of Week Nine has seen a slight improvement so it's all going in the right direction. Must, must, must keep it up this time. There's still loads to work on - pace, distance, improving my diet, weight loss - so plenty to strive for 🏃🏃

[SeeJillRun Graduate in reply to mummybowles]

That’s brilliant, glad you’re feeling so positive. It’s great to have so much to work towards but try to just have a single short term goal to focus on so it doesn’t all overwhelm you. And don’t forget to celebrate! 🎉 Xx

[nowster Graduate]

Congratulations! 🏃‍♀🍾🏆🏅

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to nowster]

Yay thank you 🎉

[Bambi2020 Graduate]

Congratulations- you’ve done great!! 😁🏆

[mummybowles Graduate in reply to Bambi2020]

Thanks so much 😅😅🎉

[Dix74 Graduate]

Congratulations. Well done . Obviously making a difference with you heart rate also

[LauraRuns Graduate]

Congratulations on graduating 🥳🎉🙌🏼 What a great achievement, well done!!!

[JetsNanna Graduate]

Congratulations on your graduation. Relish the achievement and be proud 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[9weeks2Run Graduate]

Many Congratulations on your fantastic achievement and graduation 🎓 🏃🏻‍♀️🏅👏⭐️. Love your watch!

[Mboutin Graduate]

Excellent news, many congratulations

[StoneDragon Graduate]

Woop woop 👏🙌🙌 well done on your graduation mb - fantastic achievement. The stats are great when you can see how your health is improving too 👍👍🦌

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate]

Congratulations on completing run 3 week 9. Such an achievement. What a drop in your heart rate, amazing.

[GailXrunning Graduate]

🎶Celebration time, c’mon... 🎶

[Magentabob Graduate]

Fantastic- well done to you. It’s such a great feeling - and each time you have a good run it feels just as great. 👍🏻

[Peter44 Graduate]

Well done, you've done it again, bet your chuffed to bits, i think it's only us, on this programme, who really understand, how big this is, to run for 30 mins. That's also a pretty good pace, better than mine tonight 8.39 /km. Anyway, enjoy the moment again, and look forward to reading your consolidation posts! 😀

[CazzaW Graduate]

Many congratulations 🎉 it’s a fantastic achievement 👌 Hope you’re still smiling 😁