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πŸ… Roll up Roll up !!! Come on in and claim your July 2022 Graduation badge hereπŸ…

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Hello superstar and congratulations on Graduating C25K

This is where you get your July Graduate badge!!!

β˜… Many congratulations for completing the 9 week Couch to 5K training programme! You can now run for 30 minutes continuously - you are a superstar!!!

β˜… Please 'REPLY' to this post below to request your Graduate badge!

We on the Admin Team feel enormously proud of you, and privileged to award you your richly deserved badge. We will try not to leave you waiting too long as we know how great it feels when your badge arrives - but please bear with us! We will give you your badge as soon as possible.

β˜… If you would like a Graduation Certificate we have one for you to downl here:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

β˜… We hope you will continue posting here in the Couch to 5K community, sharing your experience with the new runners working through the programme, and updating us with your progress as you consolidate your 30 minute runs

β˜… Be sure to check out our 'WHAT NEXT?' post, for loads of other great ideas about how to build upon your amazing achievement .

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

β˜… And now that you are a runner, why not try our twelve week consolidation and strength training plan to help reduce the possibility of injury - and maximise your running ability!!

healthunlocked.com/strength...

Happy running!

Your Admin Team !

β˜… Please note that this is a virtual badge which can be seen next to your name on your posts and comments on the Couch to 5K community, but NOT on your profile page.

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AlMorr profile image
AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate

That's a good photo Ian, it reminds me of where I went last Monday, I walked past St Andrews University, the bells were ringing for the students Graduating Day and I saw many graduate students with their robes on being photographed, good luck to all of them and the graduates here on C25K.

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Instructor57Graduate

Good morning Al 😁

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PDIGCGraduate

I'm a bit late requesting it but I completed my final run on 28 June and looking forward to continuing my running journey.

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toPDIGC

Congratulations!Here is your well deserved graduate badge πŸ˜πŸ‘

Ladymandy78 profile image
Ladymandy78Graduate

I would really like the medal πŸ…

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toLadymandy78

Well done !I have now pinned on your well deserved graduate badge πŸ˜πŸ‘

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LindyjaneGraduate

Can I have a badge please, I completed week 9, very slowly, last night

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toLindyjane

There's your badge Graduate!

Cracking job πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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LindyjaneGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Thank you, so much, I am hoping to get faster as it would take me 45 minutes to get to 5k at my current speed!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toLindyjane

I wouldn't worry about pace , It's over rated

For me, enjoyment comes first .

Well done ! πŸ˜πŸ‘

Good morning - could I have the graduate badge please? Completed C25k this morning πŸ˜ŠπŸŽ‰

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply to

Yes of course you can !Congratulations graduate πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

Here's your badge !

β€’ in reply toInstructor57

Thank you ☺️

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply to

It's very shiny ! 😬😎

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Herbert_FanshaweGraduate

Completed Run#3 in Wk 9 today. Probably my best run of the whole program...!!!😎

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toHerbert_Fanshawe

Excellent!Glad you enjoyed that graduation run πŸ˜¬πŸ‘

Here is that well deserved badge !

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Always-a-cloudGraduate

Hello! Long-time lurker, first-time poster. I completed C25K last night!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toAlways-a-cloud

Congratulations!Here is your badge πŸ˜πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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Always-a-cloudGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Thank you!

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OldblokeatthebackGraduate

Hi, please could you add me to the list of graduates! Completed it today, many thanks

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toOldblokeattheback

Absolutely!Well done , here's your badge πŸ˜πŸ‘

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Ctg08Graduate

Hello, I did my final run today and I am still shocked that I can now run for 30 mins without stopping it is amazing how this 9 week program works. I would really love my graduation badge please and thank you for your support in this group. It has given me help and advice when I have needed it.

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toCtg08

Congratulations!Here is your well deserved graduate badge ! 😎

Happy running!

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Ctg08Graduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Thank you. 😊

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HeathJDGraduate

Well, it’s taken me 19 weeks rather than 9, but I finally completed Week 9 Run 3 on Thursday. I still can’t quite believe it. I would love the graduation badge to remind me of my achievement. Thank you.

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toHeathJD

Congratulations!Great achievement πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

Here is your Shiny Graduate badge 😎

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Simonh60Graduate

Hi , could I have a graduate badge please. Many thanks Simon

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toSimonh60

Congratulations on completing the program πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰Here is you shiny new badge 😁😎

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CollopsGraduate

Hello, I have graduated and would love to have the graduate badge please!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toCollops

Congratulations! πŸ˜πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰Here is your well deserved Graduate badge ! 😁

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CollopsGraduate

That was fast! Thank you so much πŸ™‚

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AGS90Graduate

Hello! I completed the final week 9 run tonight 😊 and happy to have managed my first 5k last weekend!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toAGS90

Fantastic ! Well done πŸ˜πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰Here is your well earned badge !

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FreddieCardiffGraduate

Well, I still can’t quite believe that I got there, but I completed C25K on 26th June and am still shocked that I have turned myself into β€˜a runner’!

I am continuing to progress, as this is just the beginning of the journey, so I am now working on feeling comfortable with that half hour run, improving my technique with tips and info that I have picked up from this forum and then will look at progressing to the magic milestone of a full 5K - all in good time!

I won’t lie to you…I have always hated the thought of running, though nobody ever told me that it shouldn’t be as hard as I was making it - sprinting when I should have been at a slow trot, barely breaking out of a walk to begin with. C25K should be something that everyone does, to learn just how achievable this is, with a sensible plan in place - I really do wish that I had learnt this at school age, so that I could always have been able to turn to running as a form of exercise and valuable wellbeing time spent alone with my music.

Thank you to the programme developers - you really have changed my lifestyle for the better!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toFreddieCardiff

Well done .It's a fantastic programme !

Congratulations on completing it . πŸ˜πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

Here is your well deserved badge !

Hi x I was on week 7 run 3 this morning and ran for 30 minutes instead of the 25 as stated x should I contact you again when I have repeated this on Wednesday and Friday next week to get my badge? Is this allowed even though I won’t have got to week 9 as I will be running 30 minutes already?As it has taken me so long to gain confidence and motivation to do this - I really want my badge of honour!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply to

The graduate badge is for completion of the programme . Not for missing runs out .

It is a carefully planned progressive training program.

And completing each and every run as laid out in the program is the sensible way to do it .

We would not advise running longer than the suggested time as you are very likely to end up with an injury .

A very common mistake from rookie runners .

By all means come back when you have fully completed the programme .

Good luck

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Well thanks for that - not

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M0useGraduate

Hi, just completed week 9 run 3 πŸŽ‰ so may I have a shiny new badge 😊

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toM0use

Well done πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘Here is you well deserved shiny new Graduate badge 😎

M0use profile image
M0useGraduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Thank you 😊

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toM0use

Yeayayayayayayayayay ! There you are! Well done Graduate!

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M0useGraduateβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

Thank you, can't resist replying just to see that badge 😊

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toM0use

You have done brilliantly... well done you and wear that badge with pride. I have followed your journey to get here, and you deserve it!

M0use profile image
M0useGraduateβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

And you've given me loads of good advice along the way so thanks for helping me get here, the end of one challenge but definitely the beginning of the next. 😊

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toM0use

You ain't seen nothing yet ! πŸ˜‰

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SillyGilly9Graduate

Hi

Finished week 9 this morning

Kept to the programme to the letter and would say that this gave me great confidence

Plodding along at just over 4k speed but take the advice and to β€˜run’ for 30 minutes in a week is not something I could contemplate previously

Now hope to maintain 3 times a week

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toSillyGilly9

Congratulations Graduate ! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ˜πŸ‘

Here is you well deserved badge ! 😁

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SillyGilly9Graduate

Please could I have my badge

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toSillyGilly9

You have it and it's looking good 😎

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Dendev75Graduate

Hi, I’d like to request my graduate badge please πŸ€—πŸ€©

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toDendev75

Excellent!Here is your well earned shiny new Graduate badge πŸ˜¬πŸ‘

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Dendev75Graduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Thanks so much πŸ€—πŸ€©

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PaulpjddGraduate

I graduated 2nd July. On the 16th I ran 8k and yesterday I managed 9k in 60 minutes.

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toPaulpjdd

Congratulations on your graduation πŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰Here is your graduate badge !

Well done , but be careful not to push forward too soon though .

We would always advise a few weeks consolidation first before increasing running time or distance .

Take care .

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CatMum62Graduate

I completed Couch 2 5k on July 8th after being diagnosed as a pre-diabetic 60 year old - just started again at week 5 after a break for a holiday

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toCatMum62

Congratulations on completing the program πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰Running should certainly help you !

I have awarded your well earned graduate badge 😁

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Birdsong22Graduate

Bit of a weird one to finish as I took my earbuds out due to wind noise and that stopped both Strava and the C25K app. So I carried on with my route and it Looks like I ran for approx 35 mins!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toBirdsong22

Congratulations!πŸ˜πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

I have pinned on your shiny new badge 😎

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Birdsong22Graduate

Thank you, what speedy service!

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toBirdsong22

We aim to please πŸ˜πŸ‘

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undeadboy68Graduate

Many thanks for the advice.

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toundeadboy68

Your welcome !And congratulations on graduating πŸ˜πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

I have pinned on your badge πŸ˜πŸ‘

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SaffaSamGraduate

Hi there, I graduated this morning :) My run was good, I felt comfortable, able to breathe easily and I even managed the 60 sec sprint at the end. I am going to keep Jo Wiley close by for the next few runs as I've loved the guidance and support. Thank you for this wonderful platform of kindness, care and awesome advice, I promise to stay in touch. Samantha

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toSaffaSam

Hi Samantha!Congratulations on your graduation !

πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

I have pinned on your well deserved graduate badge .

And yes, please do stay in touch with the forum , we are always happy for graduates to stick around and post about their runs ! πŸ˜πŸ‘

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Katrey60Graduate

Hi I completed C25K on the 19.07.20 with my husband, but unfortunately I have deleted my account in error. Hope you can help. Thanks

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Instructor57Graduateβ€’ in reply toKatrey60

Ok, your badge has been reinstated πŸ‘, sorry you lost your previous posts !

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Katrey60Graduateβ€’ in reply toInstructor57

Thank you

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