Finally graduated!!!

[Adders]

After 2 months of hard graft, I finally achieved my goal. The conditions were perfect, with very light drizzle and a cool breeze. I decided to set myself a goal of 5k today instead of the 30min, though I did keep Laura in the background. I was running a new route today (although the first 1.5k were the same) and after the first 0.5k I realised I had settled into a pace that was considerably faster than ever before. I decided to stay at this pace for as long as I could, knowing I could always slow to a light jog. After 15 minutes, it was clear that I wasn't going to be far off 5k in 30mins and really decided to push myself to the limit running at around 6:00/km. I have to admit that after 4.5k I was running almost on fumes and blowing hard, but pushed on to complete 5k in 31:45. I am now really looking forward to the new podcasts to increase my pace, as I intend to use that as motivation to continue post grad.

I want to say a big thank you to everyone involved in this program, it really has helped me to improve my fitness exponentially. Now, where is my graduation badge?!

[mair99 Graduate]

Wow, you didnt just graduate... you blew it out of the water! What a way to go. The time was awesome, but the determination you showed was equally so. Well done.

[maddykins Graduate]

Congratulations on graduating great blog too . great time . did that include the 5 min warm up and cool down? well done !

[Adders Graduate in reply to maddykins]

No, it was purely running. I don't count the warmup/down in distances

[ClearlyAM Graduate]

That's amazing! I am in awe!

[Adders Graduate]

Thanks for your awesome comments guys

[AliB1 Graduate]

Congratulations Graduation and a fab time!

[TJFlute]

Congratulations! What a super fit time!

[blueboots Graduate]

Congratulations, that was a brilliant time for a graduation run