Hurrah! C2 1/2 hour complete!

[RunforMum]

Just finished couch to half hour, hurrah! (I say that because I'm so far from 5k! But that's ok!)

[ChannelRunner2 Graduate]

Congratulations, RunforMum ! That is so awesome! I hope you're celebrating 🥳

And many of us don't run a 5K in 30 minutes...

[tank222]

Well done! 👍 fabulous achievement. Hope I can get there too. Wk 5 day 2 tomorrow so I’m worrying about 8 minutes but look at you! You deserve to be very proud x

[RunforMum Graduate in reply to tank222]

Enjoy your run tomorrow, and thank you.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

woo hooo!!!! Absolutely that is ok…you ran for a whole 30 mins and that is incredible!!! Well done you!! 👏👏👏

[John_W Graduate]

Congratulations!

I am quite keen on a rename to 'Couch to 30' - C2-30 - See-2-Three-Oh

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

It is okay, because, as you know so well, there is no expectation at all to get to 5K!

Because... in case anyone read this and doesn't realise... "...Couch to 5k is a running plan designed to get complete beginners from being a couch potato to running 5k (or 30 minutes) in nine weeks. "

So many folk never reach the 5K in nine weeks and so many never reach 5K in 30 minutes, ever We have had polls on here and the percentage of folks reaching that 5K is small.

The important thing is you are running, your are running your way and your pace and enjoying it and that is blooming brilliant!

HUGE well done to you... thanks for this x

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate]

Couch to 30 is superb! Well done! 🥳

[Over60sRunner Graduate]

Yay! Another Couchto30 here. The closest I ever got to 5k in 30 minutes was a 37 minute 5k a LONG time ago now. I'm hoping to get started again in 2024, but still fighting various set backs.

WELL DONE YOU - I'M STANDING AT THE FINISH LINE WAVING A FLAG 🏁🏁

[Teaching]

Congratulations 🎉

[SweatyHettie Graduate]

Brilliant well done!! 👏🏼 you are absolutely right not to bother about 5K hardly anyone completes C25K doing 5K. I think the first time I did a 5K it took me about 45 mins! I’ve shaved a bit of time off that over the years but I’ll never do 30 min 5K and I’m ok with that 😊

Enjoy your running - on to consolidation now and bask in your achievement 👍🏼

[sundaypapers Graduate]

For me it's become Couch-to-5k-in-37-minutes.

[RunforMum Graduate in reply to sundaypapers]

Thank you, yes, I'm going to slowly add a few minutes at a time and see if I can get there!

[sundaypapers Graduate in reply to RunforMum]

Yes, that's the way. For me, having a tracking watch was the biggest help. I added half-a-k as I felt strong enough. And then, occasionally, going beyond 5K (which really shocked me).

[drl212 Graduate]

Well done!!! I graduated three weeks ago and I'm still not at 5K, but last week was close at 40 minutes...

[RunforMum Graduate in reply to drl212]

Great!