Still here still running.

[Bogshuffler]

Just saying hello. I am still running and still pretty much addicted. Couldn't run last week as had a gut bug that left me feeling very weak, and didn't dare venture out, read away from the loo.

Made up for it this week and have run a 5, a 7 and today a 5 in 28:50 over an undulating course. I am so lucky that my work allows me to pick breaks in the rain and run whenever. I am not sure that I would being doing so well if I had to run in the dark and the rain.

Hope everyone else in my graduation class is going OK, along with everyone else in the C25K community.

Cheers Dave

[Jericho2332 Graduate]

Good to see your still running, a pretty quick 5k too! 👍🏻

[Zev1963 Graduate]

It does get addictive (in a good way). I started C25K in 2014 after recovering from an op to remove half of my left lung. I had 5 weeks off work to recover, and began by walking every day. The first day 15 minutes walk down to the river (La Loire) 20 minutes rest on a bench then the 15 minute walk back home was all I could manage. Each day got a little further until after 4 weeks I was walking 12km. It was then that I though about running, and came accross the NHS podcasts with Laura. I was enthused by the idea of the program, it sounded perfect. So on one of my walks, in jeans and trainers, I tried running for 2 minutes, just to see if that would be possible for me, and it was, so I decided to begin the program. I can still remember the anticipation of WK1 Run 1, getting up at 6h30 in the morning and putting shorts and a tee shirt on, and beggining that first step with the 5 min warm up walk and the weird music. I was hooked, It seemed really inspiring having Laura talking me through it every step of the way. Every run I really looked forward to. I can still remember grinning all the way home like an idiot after that first run that had no walking. Graduation was brilliant, it just made me want to do more. I enrolled on Park Run for visits to UK, and ran several times at Leamington Spa. Started running gradually further on my Sunday runs (eventually got up to 25km on Sundays). There have been injuries and life getting in the way of running at points along the way, but I'm still running, and still love it. It has spurred me on to work on other fitness issues as well like core strength and flexibility, to make my running even more enjoyable. So after 6 years, I'm still loving running and would recommend it to anyone, I feel so much better in every way running regularly. So thanks Laura and NHS, and good luck you guys begining your running journey, it is so worth it. Happy running.