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Emotional confession!!

So, as some of you may remember, I haven’t told anyone I’m doing C25K (although a couple of neighbours have spotted me recently 🤦‍♀️).

I’ve just got a bit emotional confessing to my 17 year old son that I’ve been going running at 7am 3 days a week for the last 8 weeks before he gets up for his lessons. And he’s told me how impressed he is. High praise from a teenager! Not only that but he has promised to get up early on Friday to walk the first 5 minutes with me and then see me at the finish line for a hero’s welcome when I graduate.

You can guarantee I really will speed up for that last 60 seconds!! Getting teary thinking about it now ☺️

Look what this programme has done to me!

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Congrats, what a lovely story. Keep going!!

I will - extra incentive now 😃!

Hehehe, isn't it great to surprise them- what a good reaction though, offering to get up early for a teen is a huge sacrifice! All the best for a great graduation run🙌👏

Oh it’s a massive sacrifice. He loves his bed and drags himself out to his laptop to get to registration every morning 😳

I clerk for school Governors, we are hugely appreciative of parents issues currently to get them to attend online! All heroes. (I'm pleased my four all now left home)!

Oh that’s interesting - I’m a chair of governors (primary). Sometimes my son is ‘attending’ registration still sat in bed with a hoody on but he always makes it to lessons at a desk - it’s the best I can hope for 🤣

Awww that is fabulous. A how good of him to want to watch you graduate. I haven't told anyone at all yet, even my husband. I wanted to wait to see if I could do it and I just know he'll worry every time I go out if he knows I'm going to run. Have an amazing graduation run, your son will be so proud of you xx

How amazed will your husband be when he knows! And how clever are we to deceive our nearest and dearest so easily 🤣🤦‍♀️ I only owned up because he was talking about getting more exercise himself as football will be back soon and he laughingly suggested we went for a run together 🤣

Haha, I bet that surprised him 😂 xx

I hope he keeps his word.

He will! 👍🏼

He might buy you a graduation treat. Teenage boys are very thoughtful

You might need to tell him that a few days before that event.

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Love this! What a wonderful son you have ! Well done with your C25K journey! 👏🏻👍🏻😀

Thank you!

Well done you! And massive well done for sticking it out without anyone knowing, not sure if manage that good luck on the final week!

Everyone will know on Friday, I won’t be able to keep quiet then!! 😆

Congratulations, good luck for the rest of your challenge 🤞

Thank you ☺️

That’s wonderful. Well done for being close to graduation 🤗

Yes nearly there, can’t really believe it!!!

That’s brilliant! you deserve a hero’s welcome......you’ll find now that people will be asking you about C25k and your enthusiasm will inspire others to give it a go, that’s what happened to me, I told nobody I worked with until I actually graduated and nowadays it’s just a given that I go running. Well done Determined55, you’ve certainly lived up to your name. 👏🏻👏🏻👍👍

Aw thanks, not there yet though, 2 to go!! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️

Fantastic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thanks! 😆

My 17 year old son is the most encouraging and genuinely interested person in my running journey (apart from you lot that is) 😊

Are that’s so good to hear. I don’t know what I was expecting tbh, maybe I was worried he would laugh and say ‘what you, running?! 🤣’ which he did in a way but a very good and encouraging way!

That is a wonderful story! I look forward to the grand finale!!!!

Me too, roll on Friday!!

That’s amazing absolutely perfect aren’t teenagers wonderful sometimes ?

Always full of surprises that’s for sure! 🤗

Fantastic achievement. Be proud!

I am - of my son and of myself for getting this far! 👍🏼

What a lovely post and what a fabulous achievement to share with your son. Let us all know how that graduation run feels. Well done! x

Oh don’t worry I will be sharing that graduation post like a lunatic!

Congratulations and what a lovely gesture from your son, lovely.

When I was completing the C25K (and sometimes still), I always think about my kids and that I'm doing this for them as well as myself.

Without fail, after every run, my daughter asks me how many km I've done and it definitely makes it all worth it when she gives a big smile afterwards.

You’re so right, we are doing it for them too aren’t we? We need to be still here and healthy for as long as possible and also to set some good lifestyle examples. That’s lovely that your daughter asks about your running...especially the smile 😊 makes it all worthwhile 👍🏼

I was getting teary reading your post ... you must be so proud good luck for your last run and congratulations on graduating 😊 x

I’m getting teary every time I think about it so who knows what I’ll be like when I finish 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️!!!

Well done you for how far you’ve got so far!! And how nice to be able to share that and have support from your son - good luck 🤞

Yea sometimes he surprises me ☺️ just like I have surprised myself. What an amazing programme this is and an amazing support this group is too

That’s such a great story and so positive! Well done to you both!!

I’m quite bowled over by everyone’s positive reactions. I do so love this group and so glad I found it 😄

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Yes! Go me!! 👏😁

Awe how lovely and such a thoughtful teenage son, good luck and very well done x

He does have his moments (sometimes you just have to look hard for them you know? 🤦‍♀️)

Lol I know what you mean, my youngest is 22 next month, he was so caring when he was younger and he is now but as you say his emotional side plays hide and seek a lot more lol x

Aww, what a lovely post...I love it when my son (22) surprises me with support and affection. It can be so infrequent from boys that it's extra special when you're reminded how much they love you.

Well done on your upcoming graduation and enjoy the praise of your boy 🏃‍♀️😊

oh yes, boys are definately like that. But then one day a miracle happens and they bring home a daughter in law - and the whole world changes, you get to hear things, and discuss things and do things - things that would never happen before!! LOL , It was my D i L who first did C25K and told me about it. 😁

And now you're going to be graduating yourself...who'd have thought it 😊👍

Oh I hope I have a while to wait for a DIL though 😳🤣

Lol, I'd not paid attention and thought that was you replying...and obviously thought you had an older son too! 😳

Yes, me too...greatly looking forward to Grandkids too, but hopefully not for MANY years 😆

Tbh he is a very cuddly 17 year old (not when anyone else is about obvs! 🤦‍♀️) but usually quite scornful of any of his mum’s mad projects 🙃

Lucky you...my son's great and quite inclusive with me with his friends and girlfriend but he's a bit tight with his hugs! I think he saves them for special occasions 😉

Oh, how fantastic that is Determined55! I’m so pleased to hear that👏👏

And I checked again today whether he still means to get up early on Friday (no on line school on Friday so he doesn’t even have to get up to his idea of ‘early’) and he was adamant that he will!! 🤗

Apparently it's a proven scientific fact that teen-agers need to stay in bed as long as they can, something to do with all the changes going on in the body they need a lot of sleep.

I do remember sleeping in a lot as a teenager and now when I want to sleep in I just can’t! So blooming frustrating 😂