W9 R3 done 😃

[Player87]

Hi, I have just completed run 3 on week 9 and I can honestly say that I wouldn't have been able to do it without all the tips on here and seeing peoples journeys. Slow and steady is definitely the way for me and although I haven't hit 5k yet I am running for 30 mins without stopping!! I nearly gave up after week 1 and I repeated week 3 for 4 weeks as I wasn't confident enough in myself that I could actually do it!! So thank you for all the support and good luck to everyone who is doing it 💜

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Congratulations on your graduation 😁👍👏👏👏Don't forget to claim your Graduate badge here

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Then take a look here for post C25k running tips

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Enjoy consolidation 👍

[Mrsrun Graduate]

You are amazing.. .. You believed in yourself and achieved what you set out to do... I am playing a trumpet here and waving flags in celebration of your success ... Enjoy your moment .

[Player87 Graduate in reply to Mrsrun]

Aww thank you and good luck with your last run this week 😀

[Mrsrun Graduate in reply to Player87]

Thank you. You will have a smile on your face all night..

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to Mrsrun]

Please tell me you really play the trumpet? That would be so cool.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations on graduating from C25K, you should be very proud of yourself, now go and celebrate your wonderful achievement with 🍷 🏃🏾 👍 🎓

[Player87 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Well done on completing the programme- isn’t it a great feeling? 👏🙂💪

[Player87 Graduate in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you, yes a very good feeling!!! Was the hardest run of the 3 though but done now 👍😀

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Congratulations on your Graduation. Happy running x

[BigLebowski Graduate]

Brilliant! I'll join you on the podium in a day or so. Well done & keep at it. See you on the "Bridge to 10K" journey.

[Player87 Graduate in reply to BigLebowski]

Haha I cant imagine doing 10k but who knows!!! Good luck

[BigLebowski Graduate in reply to Player87]

Me neither. But just as doubt plagued me before getting to 30 min runs, and a requirement of a little humility to accept that a mix of walks & runs were necessary, that's going to be my 10K approach. I'm going to use the Couch to 5 & 10K app in my next effort. Its strategy for getting to 5K/30-minutes is identical to what we've encountered so far, then uses a similar tact for 10K. It starts Week 1's three sessions with four 10-minute jogs separated by 1-minute walks (total of 40 minutes of running), gradually progressing in week 2 to three 15-minute running segments (45 minutes of running), and so-on, a method with whose success we're already familiar.

Couch to 5 and 10 K app.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate]

Woohoo 💥👏🏅⚡️I love the shiny badge next to your name 😊

[Over60sRunner Graduate]

Congratualtions Player87 👏💪🎉🏃‍♀️ What an incredible achievement!!

I can really relate to your post and certainly couldn't have carried on going without this group, which has been a real Godsend since I found it.I have also taken more than 9 weeks and am nowhere near making the 5k at graduation, but I am running 30 minutes solid and am only one run away from graduation, having completed run 2 of week 9 this morning.

What are your plans? Do you intend to keep running and perhaps do some consolidation work?

[Player87 Graduate in reply to Over60sRunner]

Thank you, good luck with your last run!! I think at the moment I am just going to carry on with the 30 minute runs and try and speed up a little but im happy just to be doing the runs at the moment 😀. What's your plan once you finish?

[Over60sRunner Graduate]

Like you, I'm just going to continue with 30 minutes runs. I think I'll give the consolidation group a go as I'd like to get closer to that elusive 5k in 30 minutes, but anything is better than not running at all, don't you think ? 😀🏃‍♀️😀

[tmbtrain Graduate]

Congratulations 👏 well done 🙂

[Katnap Graduate]

Woohoo! Congrats! 🎉

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