7k - one hour of running YAY 😱- the first 59 minutes were the hardest!

[Teresafaith]

On consolidation run 20 and I've managed to run for one whole hour and complete 7k - SLOWLY, but I'm making progress, YIPEEEE 🤸🤸🤸- pretty unbelievable as I couldn't run for 60 seconds at the beginning of C25K. Completed 21 miles this month towards my 35mile challenge at Race at your pace for January. I'm on a roll now!!!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Well done......... but I think you have misunderstood the meaning of "consolidation" as used on this forum. We recommend that consolidation runs do not increase distance, duration or pace, in an effort to become comfortable with the level that you have achieved, in most cases here, during C25K.

I think the term for your run is a run.

[Teresafaith Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Haha!- I wondered exactly WHEN I could stop marking them as 'consolidation' runs- I guess it just kept me going mentally - so, from now on I'll just say I've been for a 'RUN'- 😜

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to Teresafaith]

That's what runners do!!

[Teresafaith Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Haha- I guess I haven't seen myself as a REAL runner till now!- thank you for putting me right on that score - I'm pretty 'shellshocked' classing myself as a RUNNER in all honesty. 😱

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Super well done 👍 😀

[Teresafaith Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you so much - I'm pretty astounded!

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to Teresafaith]

Running for an hour is magical, 😍

[Teresafaith Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Unbelievable, I'm amazed at my increased stamina - onward (slowly) towards 10k now.

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to Teresafaith]

Yes that’s the next big one, don’t rush it though, unless you are almost a hundred you’ve plenty of runs left

[Teresafaith Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

I've made sure I've gone really slowly all the way along, and only do one 'longer' run a week with two 30 minute runs aswell. It's working well!

[SueAppleRun Graduate in reply to Teresafaith]

Sounds about perfect

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Well do one 👍Don't forget to claim your 60minute graduate badge on the bridge to 10 forum 😁

[Teresafaith Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Ooh, I get a 60 minute badge? - lovely, thank you

[Peter44 Graduate]

Well done Teresa, that's another big hurdle you've got over, i bet your chuffed with that! 😊 and getting closer to your 35 mile challenge too.Maybe you'll do what i did, went from 7 to 10k, forgot about 8/9 🤣 but like you say, 60 seconds of running, was hard work for most of us, not long ago, and now look at us, and another badge next to your name. 🥳🏅

[Teresafaith Graduate in reply to Peter44]

I know- I am TOTALLY AMAZED!- Hope your run today wasn't too irritating with all the people being 'unsocially distanced' !!

[Peter44 Graduate in reply to Teresafaith]

I know, it's like, the suns out, so lets forget about this pandemic! ☹

[Teresafaith Graduate in reply to Peter44]

Yep!

[Week7 Graduate]

Congratulations!!!

[Teresafaith Graduate in reply to Week7]

Thank you.