Got to the end!!!! What now?

[thelastgizmo]

I've just finished run 3 week 9. It was probably the hardest one I've done and I seem to have ended up with a sore left knee. Hopefully it will settle down overnight. Maybe leave it for a few days before the next run. I'm aiming to get to 5k in 30 minutes. I managed 4.3k on run 2 and 4.4k on run 3. If I can do the parkrun in under 40 minutes I'll be well pleased. It has a challenging uphill section thats slows you down a bit. It needs to be done 4 times.

So where do I go from here? I've been hearing about "graduation". What's that about? I shall obviously carry on to try and improve. My cardiologist was quite complimentary!

I have treated myself to a Garmin 45S as a finishing present (Amazon spring sale). So I shall be unwrapping that this afternoon.

[Deals1 Graduate]

Congratulations on graduation!!!👍👌🎉🎊🥇🏆 Well done. Enjoy playing with the ⌚. I would say personally just enjoy consolidating for a while, trying new runs etc. Have fun. There is a plan to get to 10k

[WLWonder Graduate]

Congratulations, what an achievement!! Enjoy the new watch, you deserve it. Happy 🏃🏼‍♂️ 😁

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Many congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner.

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Keep running, keep smiling.

[Rennur Graduate]

Don't try for PBs every time you go out. That is a sure fire way of getting injured. To go faster you need to run longer distances and slower. You can practice short spells of running faster once a week and maybe go for a PB every two weeks or so. Do 10 or so 30 minute Consolidation runs and look up Bridge to 10K for guidance and the Consolidation club has guidance too.

[thelastgizmo Graduate in reply to Rennur]

Thanks for the advice. The instinct is to try to do better at every attempt. I think I'll just enjoy the next few runs and not look at the distance covered!