This should have been written yesterday really but I was just too excited.. Yesterday it was my birthday, and I reached the grand old age of 57. However the real reason for my excitement was that I graduated!!! Yes I have done it! It was my best birthday present to myself ever. I can not thank Laura enough for keeping me going and also to everyone else on this site for all the advice and encouragement through good runs and bad. I could not run for 60 secs when I started and today I ran for 40 mins!!! I felt so elated after doing the last 30 mins and still felt I could carry on so ran instead of walked back to my car which took me to 40 mins. Another thing that made me grin from ear to ear was that during the last few mins I passed two men walking a dog and as I went passed them they shouted "it's too hot to run". I was actually recognised as running!, well I'm off to get my lovely green graduates badge, still can't believe it. To everyone thank you and keep up the good work, it can be done.
Champagne corks are popping!!!: This should have... - Couch to 5K
Champagne corks are popping!!!
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Congratulations and happy birthday
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congratulations! Now you just need to change your username! Happy Birthday and enjoy the celebrations
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O, Congratulations, unfit (you have to change your name now)! AND Happy Birthday!
The gift of fitness....there's a best ever present if there ever was one!
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Wonderful ! Happy Birthday
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Have a great birthday abd many congratulations
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Well done & happy birthday
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What a lovely way to celebrate your birthday. Well done.
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Congratulations and happy birthday! Enjoy that champagne!
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"I was actually recognised as running!" brilliant well done Happy Birthday
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What a great gift to give yourself!! Happy belated birthday too, you deserve to have had a brilliant day after running for ***forty whole minutes*** wow!
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Congrats!! I am not far behind and am so looking forward to celebrating as well.
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Congratulations and Happy Birthday!
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Congratulations Unfit! I'm fast approaching my 56th birthday and I've just done week 4, so I'm really looking forward to getting to the end of week 9. Well done!
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well done and congratulations - you did it!!!
Well done! A big congratulations