I completed the final run of the C25K podcasts just over an hour ago Still cannot believe that I can now successfully run for 30 minutes non-stop (although I'm sure I die half way through each time!). My 30 min route is 2.94 miles, so just short of the 3 miles. I still find the long runs a challenge - I thought perhaps I would be finding them easier at this point but they're just as difficult as the long week 5 run, and for some reason I always feel like I'm going to throw up at around the 15 minute mark!
Really pleased that I have achieved what I set out to. I am just going to stick with running 30 mins 3 times a week for now, no marathons on the horizon for me yet
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Congratulations Graduate! It was several weeks after Graduation before I found the 30 minutes not so challenging. Enjoy this moment and soak in the joy of all you've achieved! Gayle
Congratulations olsBean!!! What a great Graduation time with Easter so near! You will always remember the date. Enjoy and celebrate with some Chocolate! Gayle
Congratulations Ruby - hopefully not gloomy today!
I'll do my usual boring suggestion of 'slow and steady' - feeling like throwing up suggests you may be overdoing it a bit in the middle there? For your next few runs you could try doing some really gentle ones, instead of pushing for distance, just to see how it feels, for a change? (You're going faster than most people for week 9 anyway!)
Whatever - you've completed the programme and you are a star!
Thanks greenlegs! Still can't quite believe I managed to survive the programme, even though I've successfully completed 2 further runs since (minus Laura!). I liked her, but found most of the music completely terrible. I know I could have ditched her at any time but I wanted to complete the entire thing with the podcasts. Running to my own playlist now thankfully
The wanting to throw up thing is strange as it seems to disappear after about 5 minutes, despite the fact that I keep on running (and don't actually throw up!). I wan't even aware of the distance I had covered until I worked it out on walkjogrun after my final run (had I known I was so close to the 5K I may have gone for the full distance on that last run as I was so near!). I am still just going for the 30 minutes generally though, not overly worried about the distance I'm covering.
Just a thought - on my last run, I was wearing my heart-rate monitor, and in the first five minutes my heart-rate spiked up really high and I felt 'wrong' - I slowed down a bit and felt ok again, and the hr went down to a more sensible level (still high, but not crazy-high).
I think maybe that's why the first few minutes are always so tough - maybe the heart takes a while to adjust to the demands of running at the pace that the legs are used to? Perhaps a slightly slower start would feel better - but if you're happy with it, maybe just carry on the same!
i don't use any music now, I prefer the birds and my watch. (and trust heart-rate monitor!)
Congratulations ruby and welcome to the Grad Club!! It's a great feeling to get this far and know you can run. Enjoy that feeling and have a happy Easter!
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Still cannot believe that I can now successfully run for 30 minutes non-stop (although I'm sure I die half way through each time!). My 30 min route is 2.94 miles, so just short of the 3 miles. I still find the long runs a challenge - I thought perhaps I would be finding them easier at this point but they're just as difficult as the long week 5 run, and for some reason I always feel like I'm going to throw up at around the 15 minute mark!
Whoopee! I graduated :-)
I've graduated - yeah - go me!!
I did it, I actually did it. C25k complete. 
Wooohooo I have graduated tonight :-) :-D :-)
Graduated!!!
