Finished in my head before my first stretch. W9R3

[LastBlaster]

Thanks to Beastie_MCCXIX 's 5k finish yesterday, I'd already made my plan. I was gonna run through cooldown and add a 2nd cooldown in the app. This should in theory get me to 5K.

The sun was out. The daffodils are still on the route. The wind was against me on the way out.. which meant I'd have it for the whole finish of the run. I ran further than before to hit midway, and then ran further so I could still fit the 5k in.

Happy the whole run. I knew. There was no doubt. The 30 minute run came and I ran for another 5 minutes. I didn't even feel it. I could've done more. In the end I had to walk around the estate to finish the walk. So delighted.

Ignore the walking pace, I was running downhill in cooldown, so was faster and it was recorded in walking time rather than running time.

Thanks to everyone on here for all the encouragement and help. Here's some things I found helped.

Slow and steady–it's not a race.

Dynamic stretches before and static stretches after.

Knee and sock compression helped.

W5R3 is amazing and it's all in your head doing it. W6R1 is harder and looks easier. Don't be fooled.

You. Can. Do. It.

And I'll be back out Monday to consolidate it.

[Beastie_MCCXIX Graduate]

Hero! That's bringing it home in style!! 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅

I 100% agree with what you have put, go grab your graduation tag!!!

my next run is tomorrow and then out on Monday again..

[LastBlaster Graduate in reply to Beastie_MCCXIX]

Fair play. That 4 day gap might've been too much. Hopefully your head is good today and you celebrated in style! Happy Birthday again!

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Congratulations on your graduation run 😁👍👏👏👏

[LastBlaster Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Thanks! Feels great. I wanna go out again.. 😂

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to LastBlaster]

Haha , I know what you mean , but Perhaps not the best plan 🤣

[LastBlaster Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Yeah... I mean I've hit my step target already.

[SassyF Graduate]

Hurrah you did it!!Amazing- well done and massive congratulations on graduating!

Well done runner 🤩🥇I’m proper chuffed for you! 👌🏼

[LastBlaster Graduate in reply to SassyF]

Thank you, and for the encouragement too!

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Yippee!! Congratulations and well done. 🏃🏃🏃

[LastBlaster Graduate]

So delighted. Nice to join the club.. Loving that new badge

[QuadroVEINia Graduate]

👏👏👏👏👏 Brilliantly done. Congratulations. Well deserved and medal earned!🥇

[LastBlaster Graduate in reply to QuadroVEINia]

Not long before you get yours too, and it'll be no problem to you either! Thank you

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Many congratulations on your graduation, fellow runner.

This guide to post C25k running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Keep running, keep smiling.

[LastBlaster Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thanks for all your help here

[PlasticUnitedFan Graduate]

Congratulations LastBlaster, I’ve been following your posts, so great achievement dude.

[LastBlaster Graduate in reply to PlasticUnitedFan]

Thanks! So worth doing. Started on a whim too, so even better. That first week nearly killed me, but here we are at the finish

[Badrun Graduate]

Whoop. Done in style too !

[LastBlaster Graduate in reply to Badrun]

Someone else did even more than me that day, but I felt like I had it in me, so why not? 😊

[nowster Graduate]

Congratulations! Well done! 🏃‍♂️🏆🏅🍻

You've been doing a more demanding regime than most of us here, who only have to do 30 minutes three times to graduate.

Of course, the NHS app isn't available in Ireland. I assume the HSE doesn't have an equivalent?

[LastBlaster Graduate in reply to nowster]

Hardly, I just did a bit extra on the last day, and that was inspired by Beastie_MCCXIX from the day before. Someone else the same day as me finished with a 37 min run, so did more running than me. I don't believe the HSE do. The screen shots were from the app I used. I did of course download and listen to some of the podcast versions from here though.