I did it! I am a graduate for ...

[Lillybeth30mins]

I did it! I am a graduate for the first time ever!👍

It was a lovely uneventful run and I am SO happy! When Sarah said I’d done my 30 minutes I burst into tears (and trust me, I’m not usually a bursting-into-tears-in-public kind of girl)

I want to say a big thankyou to everyone on this wonderful forum, without the advice and encouragement I do wonder if I’d have carried on?!? Now I get grumpy if I don’t have chance to check updates at least once a day (so nosey!) 🤣

Well, I’d better stop waffling on, but as you can tell... I’m very happy, very relieved, and very proud of myself.

Happy running everyone 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Liz x

[Tbae]

Many congratulations.Well done and enjoy your celebration. Amazing.

[Catbee Graduate]

Congratulations! You did it 🎉💪🏻🤗 x

[ebcroquet]

Brilliant, well done you, elated for you 👏👏👏 what’s next 🏃‍♀️🤔

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate in reply to ebcroquet]

Next for me is a few more 30 minute runs and then slowly increase the length of time until I’m at 5K. Then, I guess I’ll just keep working to bring that time down. No big aspirations on my part. No 10K or half marathons on the horizon.. just a happy runner🤣

[ebcroquet in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Same - no long distance running, just fleeter of foot 🐾

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Congratulations to you 'Lillybeth', the next great joy you will have is once you get your time down to 30 minutes for the 5k, just take it gradually and most importantly enjoy.

[quirkybee Graduate in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Your future plans sound perfect Liz. So, so chuffed for you, it is a wonderful feeling. Well done lovely. xx

[dcmusic in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Hi Lillybeth i’m In exactly the same place and have had the same thoughts as you. Never run before and graduated last Sunday. I want to build up to a 5k Parkrun and I might try my local one this Saturday. Maybe run for 30 - 35 mins and brisk walk the remainder!

Good luck to us both!

[Loudrury Graduate]

That is fantastic well done!

[Unfitwestie Graduate]

Well done you Liz I have two weeks to go until I can graduate. Let me tell you that reading your update post has been a huge inspiration to me. Thank you x

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate in reply to Unfitwestie]

Ah thankyou unfitwestie, what a lovely thing to say ☺️

It not be long til you’re joining the club too 👍

[ElizaMai Graduate]

Brilliant 😀 well done you x can’t wait till It’s my turn 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[jooni Graduate]

Congratulations 🎊

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Brilliant! Very well done 🏅🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

You should be proud, you've done great. It's an emotional thing to achieve something like this. I'm very happy for you.

Keep smiling😁 happy runs! 👍😁

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Huge congratulations.... well done you The podium and the party await

[TedG Graduate]

Very well done Liz 👏 🏆 👩‍🎓 you were always going to get there, good feeling isn’t it? 😊

A whole new world opens up now, enjoy your journey 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Sadie-runs Graduate]

Brilliant! Well done Liz! 👏👏👏 Now the running fun truly begins. 😀 x

[DoodleDee Graduate]

Well done you! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 👩‍🎓🏃‍♀️👣 You must be very proud of yourself...quite rightly too! I’m sure I will burst into tears too when I graduate! I’m only on W2 so a while to go yet!

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate in reply to DoodleDee]

You’ll be surprised how quickly the weeks go-just one run at a time. I usually ran twice weekly not three and i still did it in 10w and 5d... keep going 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Liz x

[DoodleDee Graduate in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Thank you 🤗

[AineMc]

Fantastic! Congratulations Lillybeth. Done in style👍😄

[Cadora]

Well done Liz! I am getting a bit behind but hope to follow you next week. What now?

Jana

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate in reply to Cadora]

Consolidation runs and then up the time running until I reach 5k I guess? Thankyou

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Congratulations Lillybeth🎉🎉🎉🎉

Great to hear you have completed the program and Graduated👏👏👏👏

Looking good wearing your shiny new badge too.😊xx

Enjoy your celebrations...

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Ooh I have got my badge already??😁😁😁😁😁

(Can’t see them on my phone)

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Yes, if you log on to the healthunlocked c25k site you will see it, I can (not on the app) xxx

[dcmusic in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Is there really a badge? 😊

[I_can_run Graduate]

Well done! Hope to reach your level in a couple of months time weather permitting (surely we won't have more snow)! Really well done - wife and I have been most grateful for your support and we will be eager to see what you get up to next!

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate in reply to I_can_run]

Hi to you both, and thankyou. You'll be here before you know it👍

[I_can_run Graduate in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Hope so, maybe w5r3(II) tomorrow with a bit of luck

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate in reply to I_can_run]

Fingers crossed then x

[Melo_smiles Graduate]

Congratulations Liz that’s absolutely fantastic 🎉🏅🌟

Happy running 🏃🏼‍♀️

[Sparkin78]

Fantastic!! So you should be proud of yourself!! 🎉 👏🏻🏃‍♀️💪🏻

[Decker]

Wonderful Lillybeth! Congratulations 👍🏼🥇🏃‍♀️👏

[DeterminedBear Graduate]

Congratulations!

[notoutofbreath Graduate]

Oh you sneaky sod, I had all the champagne and party poppers ready for Wednesday morning! If I set them off now, what will the neighbours think?!

Soooo, so, so many congrats! Proper pleased for you. Those were well earned tears. Sod it if it was in public! You totally deserved this. Oh and the wondering if you'd have carried on?! Complete tosh, you've got the determination and guts aplenty without us

It's surreal isn't it? Takes a while to sink in. Try not to randomly blurt it out to people over the next few days (Oh wait, was that just me squeaking "30 MINUTES!" to baffled folk? yeah probably. LOL). First order of business, you'd best be changing the tense in your profile to "I HAD never run". Because you are are, unquestionably, a runner now!

Enjoy the consolidation runs. They were simultaneously weird and fun at the same time!

WooHOOOOOOoooo!!!

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate in reply to notoutofbreath]

Haha! Thankyou so much! And you’re right, it WAS going to be this morning but I got out of work a little earlier and I just couldn’t wait!! Even though it meant a very dark run (too dark if I’m honest, but I didn’t care)🤣🤣

I go away tomorrow and I’ve had it fixed in my head that I wanted to graduate before I went so I just wanted to get it done (too impatient). Thanks again 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Liz x

[notoutofbreath Graduate in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Wait, you *graduated* with a *night* run?! I've brought you over to the Dark Side?!!! Yeah, I know, only temporarily.

[SW16 Graduate]

Congratulations!! Enjoy that feeling! 🎉🎉

[alikayV Graduate]

Wow well done you!! What an achievement!! Can’t wait to get there myself!

[c1air3 Graduate]

Congratulations on graduating. Thats fantastic xx

[Hidden]

Congratulations Graduate 🎓 a whole world of running awaits you!

[IgaT Graduate]

Congratulations!!! Standing ovation!!! Flying pom-poms!!! Champagne shoot open!!! 🎊

[CandyCool Graduate]

Well done you. It is such a great feeling. Most importantly now is to keep going. Not necessarily for longer (yet) but don’t stop! Enjoy that accomplished feeling x 👏🏻👍🏻

[JoP61 Graduate]

Well done! Sounds like you graduated in style - fantastic achievement!

Happy running 👏👏👍

[Motherin Graduate]

Many congratulations Lillybeth as a recent graduate I fully get your excitement.

I never considered myself a runner until I started getting frustrated about not getting out in all this snow!! I'm not a treadmill person 😊

Enjoy the feeling and happy running for the future 👍🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I can tell you feel runderful...and so you should...and you should be very proud of yourself...what an achievement?! Nowt wrong with bursting into tears, honestly, I’ve had many tears because of running, some good, some not so good...enjoy your graduate glow & on Friday when I open my bottle of wine I shall raise a glass to you and your success!! 🏃🏼‍♀️💪🏻🥂

[KimLoulou Graduate]

Congratulations you are a runner!! Keep it going.

[Getfitok Graduate]

Well done you! That's brilliant 😇

[nurseljh Graduate]

Congratulations!!!! You should feel so proud!!!

[Rach74 Graduate]

Congratulations, I love it that you burst into tears....it is such an amazing achievement & obviously means the world to you! Well done you 🌟👏😁🏃‍♀️

[Mcdon Graduate]

Congratulations great feeling

[auntielou]

Well done you. Hope I’m there in a few weeks time. 😊

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate in reply to auntielou]

Can’t wait to see you 👩‍🎓

[credding Graduate]

Congratulations....

[thisfishcan Graduate]

Congratulations!!! Bet you feel amazing. What an achievement.