How about a topic for everyone to post graduation announcements? I know I'd like a place to share my happy news in two more runs

I say we list the date we ran our final run of c25k, how it felt, and...what we plan to do in the future!
Congratulations to our current list of graduates!!!
***2011***
- realrayne10, June 25th
- shanighias, July
- flabulous4, September
- a_stronger_steph, September 8th
- herillussion, September 27th
- ASPhantom, October
- killagb, October 16
- drblythe, November 3rd
- u2fergus, November 3rd
- kterrell30, November 6th
- russelljclarke, November 10th
- Tobi1013, November 24th
- nborsh22, November 27th
Happy Running, everyone!
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My first 5K was September 5th and my time was 38:40
My second 5K was October 29th and my time was 26:50 (second in my age group)
My next 5K is November 24th and I am hoping to beat my PR.
Congratulations - Wow - 26:50 is an awesome time!!! Good luck on your next race!
Woah!! That is amazing - how fantastic did it feel to shatter your 5k time like that?!? Fantastic!!!
I kept on running 5k more or less two or three times a week, with times averaging around 28-30 minutes, depending on how energetic I felt.
My first 5k race was on October 29th, and I completely blew myself away by coming in at 26:09. My next 5k will probably be November 20th... I don't have high hopes of getting a better time, since I've no idea what the weather will be like, or what the course is like... but I will be thrilled to come even close to it.
Next goals: start upping my distance! I want to do a 10k and eventually a half marathon.
That's Awesome! My intent is to start either Bridge to 10K or another 10K program after the Thanksgiving Race! I am excited!
Good Luck in your November Race, I bet you will do great!
That's bloody fantastic!!! Congratulations!!!
At the moment I'm continuing to do the '30 min run' every second day to try and increase my speed and consistency.
I think eventually I'll go for round 2 and try and do the intervals at a higher intensity. but at the moment i'm just really happy being able to say that I run 5k three times a week
still a bit too scared to enter a 5k run though....with all the other faster people
Sign up! Don't worry about the rest of the field -- just enjoy the atmosphere and have fun! Remember -- you're already beating the 99% of the population that's still in bed at that time.
I was scared to sign up for a 5k because I am extremely slow (my fast time during my C25K was 50 minutes). But I can say that the other runners pushed me to try even harder and I ran my 5K in just under 45 minutes.
My goal has just been to run an entire 5k not worrying about speed. My best time during my training was 50 minutes but my time during the race was just under 45 minutes. The visualization of other runners motivated me and pushed me to try even harder.
I haven't ran much since then because of the cold weather and no treadmill at home; however I am going to continue with working out on the elliptical and stationary bike I have thru the winter and plan to get back out there running in the spring.
***2011***
- a_stronger_steph, September 8th
- herillussion, September 27th
- ASPhantom
- killagb, October 16
- drblythe, November 3rd
- u2fergus, November 3rd
- kterrell30, November 6th
- russelljclarke, November 10th