Yes! 😊 Then cake

[HailSt0rm]

I did it! This morning run 3 week 9 😁😁Not only that but I made it to 5k! I will be honest and say I didn't do it in the 30mins 😬😬 I did keep running all the way through the warm down to get there! I was so close I just didn't want to stop. Two days rest then parkrun Saturday 🤞🤞 five days before I turn 40 😁 I just about did it in time 😅

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations on completing C25K with run 3 of week 9 and congratulations also on running your first 5K, well done, to get your graduation badge and the word GRADUATE next to your tell the administrators that you have ran W9R3 of C25K, now go and celebrate your wonderful achievement with 🍷 and 🎂

[Cmoi Graduate]

Congratulations on completing C25K HailSt0rm . You made me laugh with your just in time before 40 comment too, as it'll be three years ago tomorrow that I started C25K, aged 59!

[HailSt0rm in reply to Cmoi]

Go you that's awesome! 😁

[Cmoi Graduate in reply to HailSt0rm]

Thanks! I'm by no means the oldest starter or continuing runner round here though, there are a fair few a decade or more older.

[CHC33]

amazing achievement!! Well done for completing your C25K 🙌🏼 xx

[Dendev75 Graduate]

Absolutely amazing - well done! 👏🏻 You must be buzzing right now.

Enjoy your park run especially as you know you can run 5k! 😊

Happy birthday for next week! 🥳

[Kat1234_]

Congratulations! It feels great , doesn’t it? You definitely don’t need to do 5k in 30 mins! Everyone has their own pace. Happy birthday!

[JeremiahObadiah Graduate]

Congratulations and enjoy it. It’s a great achievement. 🥳

[ChannelRunner2 Graduate]

Congratulations, HailSt0rm ! 🥳 What an amazing birthday present to yourself for your 40th birthday 🎂 Enjoy your achievement and have fun celebrating!

[MissUnderstanding Administrator On a break Graduate]

Congratulations on graduating! What an achievement. I very much approve of celebrating with cake, especially if you’re so close to your birthday. It would almost be rude not to! You must be so proud of yourself, especially with ticking off the 5k milestone as well 🏃‍♀️❤️💪🏅👩‍🎓🎉

Don’t forget to request your graduate badge by dropping Instructor57 a line on this thread here….

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

There are loads of useful links there too about where you might go next. The main thing is to celebrate!

Good luck for you parkrun. My top tip is to beware being caught up with the speedy speedsters and the atmosphere of running with others. It’s wonderful but it can make you go off like a rocket and then run out of puff. Keeping it steady to start with is a good strategy.

[00marks Graduate]

Congratulations on completing C25K!

[Gthants]

BRAVO!!!

[Roxdog Graduate]

Brilliant! It will be good to mix up your runs a bit now - carrying on running for 30 minutes with the odd shorter run thrown in. Good luck.

[Beachcomber66 Graduate]

Of course your running watch will tell you how many calories you have used in this brilliant graduating run…..loads of room for cake! 👍🙂

[Liono Graduate]

Excellent, well done you!

[Nutters Graduate]

yeay well done and good luck for your Park Run… Happy Big Birthday too 🥳🎂🍾🏅

[bradders0807 Graduate]

congratulations 🎉🎉🎉