Off on my first consolidation run

[Dendev75]

I have decided that I still need that little voice in my ear to guide me along so I’m going to repeat week 9 until I feel confident.

I treated myself to new running trainers when I completed this amazing programme - so worth it! 🤗

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done...simply enjoy...run...because you know you can! X

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Well done Dendev75 if it works for you use it👍 week 9 repeats are perfect for consolidating 🌟🌟

[M0use Graduate]

Well done, enjoy, I'm away from home for a few days with no chance of running so I'm envious. 😊

[Frenc Graduate]

I did the exact same thing when I graduated. Snazzy trainers! Well done 😁.

[HeavyFoot Graduate]

Wow! You won’t get lost in a snow drift in those. Jealous!!

Good decision on the consolidation runs. They’re well worth doing 👍

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to HeavyFoot]

I know they’re so bright 🙈 but so comfortable 😉

[Nilsam Graduate]

Wow those trainers are cool. A great treat. You will fly along.Yes it's like a little Sat nav, isn't it,

All of a sudden you won't need it but until you do...why not. Happy running.

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to Nilsam]

Thanks 👍🏻 Yes I still feel like I need it for a couple of weeks ☺️

[Liono Graduate]

Ooh, shiny new shoes! 😍

Do whatever works for you, I say. I've repeated W9R3 once or twice.

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to Liono]

I’d like to try a 15 minute alarm and just run then wherever I am when it goes off - head back - there’s a coastal flat path I’ve got my eye on 🏃🏽‍♀️🤗

[Liono Graduate in reply to Dendev75]

That sounds lovely. The exciting thing about being able to run for longer is that we can discover new routes 🤗

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

I found repeating W9R2 was much easier than either of the other runs in that week.

Keep running, keep smiling.

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

I felt a bit of a fraud ‘graduating again’ at the end 😂🤣

[Me_time Graduate]

Well done on completing the programme & consolidating. I repeated week 9 too for my consolidation runs as I still liked the guidance.Nice shoes!

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to Me_time]

Thank you, I’ll keep it up for as long as I feel I need it 👍🏻 Thank you - so comfy 🤗

[Yesletsgo Graduate]

Congratulations, may you run many more happy miles in your new shoes!If you decide you want a change from running the same run with the same comments you could try the Nike Running Club app. It's free (and you don't have to buy Nike stuff to download it). It has loads of guided runs - different times and distances. It also has other sorts of runs for when you get a bit more confident, so things like intervals, speed runs, fartleks etc which can make your running a lot more interesting and help you develop as a runner.

There are quite a few fans on here. I've learned an awful lot from the coaches on the app over the past year.

There are quite a few other similar things out there but it's the only one I've tried (cos I like it so much )

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to Yesletsgo]

That’s really good to hear that you’ve been using it so long and enjoy it. You feel a bit lost after completing ct5k and although I will repeat week 9 for a couple of weeks I would want to be stuck on that week. I’ve downloaded the app so I’m going to explore - thanks for the recommendation 👍🏻

[Yesletsgo Graduate in reply to Dendev75]

Hope you enjoy it, I started using it a week or two after I graduated C25K and never looked back.

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I did the same & weaned myself off Denise slowly

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Yes I think that’s what I’ll do too 👍🏻

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate]

Loving those trainers! Bet they feel great.

I feel like I ought to be sponsored by Nike because I often recommend the NRC app, but it really is great. They have lots of easy/recovery runs that are similar to the final weeks of c25k in terms of run length/effort but with a slightly different flavour of coaching. I’d start with those. It’s worth remembering they don’t include a warm up/cool down walk so add those on. If there’s anything you like the sound of that’s over 30 minutes, you can walk the end/five minutes at the start. Lots of us can recommend suitable runs you might like to start with. Enjoy your consolidation!

[Dendev75 Graduate in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thanks ☺️ they are so comfy to run in, I have wide feet so Nike don’t do it for me, I need big round toes 😂I will definitely give the Nike app a try - I’m going to do two more week 9 runs and then try a couple of the guided Nike runs and thanks for the tip about a warm up walk first 👍🏻