Graduation Announcements!

_Johanna_

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!

CaptainGordo

Excellent idea! This has been made "Sticky", and will be the spot to register your graduation date. Feel free, of course, to start your own celebratory thread as well.

ASPhantom

I graduated in the beginning of October 2011.

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.

CaptainGordo

I graduated in the beginning of October 2011.

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.

Excellent! Congratulations! :drinker:

_Johanna_

I graduated in the beginning of October 2011.

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!

a_stronger_steph

I graduated in the beginning of October 2011.

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.

Woah!! That is amazing - how fantastic did it feel to shatter your 5k time like that?!? Fantastic!!!

a_stronger_steph

I graduated sometime early/mid-September (around the 8th, I think).

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.

ASPhantom

I graduated sometime early/mid-September (around the 8th, I think).

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!

CaptainGordo

I graduated sometime early/mid-September (around the 8th, I think).

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.

Excellent! Congratulations! :drinker:

killagb

I graduated on 10/16/11 myself and did it all on the treadmill at home. Now I'm transitioning to outdoors, basically just running as long as I can and then doing intervals after that, over a 5k distance. I hope to sign up for a 5k race really soon!

CaptainGordo

I graduated on 10/16/11 myself and did it all on the treadmill at home. Now I'm transitioning to outdoors, basically just running as long as I can and then doing intervals after that, over a 5k distance. I hope to sign up for a 5k race really soon!

Excellent! Congratulations! :drinker:

russelljclarke

I graduated about an hour ago! Just carried on on day 3 of week 6 as it felt like the right thing to do. I feel bloody marvellous!!

_Johanna_

I graduated about an hour ago! Just carried on on day 3 of week 6 as it felt like the right thing to do. I feel bloody marvellous!!

That's bloody fantastic!!! Congratulations!!!

CaptainGordo

I graduated about an hour ago! Just carried on on day 3 of week 6 as it felt like the right thing to do. I feel bloody marvellous!!

Excellent! Congratulations! :drinker:

drblythe

3rd of November was graduation day for me.... and i still can't actually believe I finished it!

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

CaptainGordo

3rd of November was graduation day for me.... and i still can't actually believe I finished it!

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

Excellent! Congratulations! :drinker:

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.

u2fergus

November 3 was my graduation day, as well! I'm planning on alternating training days between redoing parts of C25K to improve my speed, and doing Bridge to 10K to improve my endurance. I ran my first 5K race before I'd completed Week 9 (33:02), and I was NOT in last place, even with that time. So anybody who's afraid of signing up for a race because they think they'll come in last... you won't. There are people who walk the whole race (and walk it slowly), so if you run even a little, I promise you will not be last. Besides... the whole point is just to say you did a real 5K race and you did your best. I'm hoping to do another soon!

herillusion

3rd of November was graduation day for me.... and i still can't actually believe I finished it!

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

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.

herillusion

My Graduation of C25K was September 27th and my first 5K was September 29th.

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.

kterell30

I graduated Nov. 6th. I will continue with week 10 through the holidays and start the freeway to 10k in January. Right now I'm really slow and hope decrease my run time for the 5k.

_Johanna_

Congratulations to our current list of graduates!!!

***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

adammccrady

Congratulations to our current list of graduates!!!

***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

Congratulations to each of you! You are all a great inspiration...

shanighias

I did my first 5k in july at 38 minutes!

Tobi1013

Graduated on Thursday, November 24, 2011! I decided that the 5K I did yesterday was my final C25K workout since I ran the entire distance. My FIRST time running the entire 5K! The course was quite hilly so my finish time of 34:06 was not a personal record, but the fact that I ran the entire race is a victory!!

Now, on to the Bridge to 10K!!

flabulous4

Hi everyone! I graduated in September 2011, it felt wonderful!

I now do a 5K parkrun on a multi-terrain course every Saturday and my best time so far is 27:56 - and I was the second-placed woman today!

I'm on the last week of Bridge to 10K and have signed up for a 10K race in February. After that...we'll see!

a_stronger_steph

Congratulations, graduates!!

nborsh22

Yeah!! Today was my offical graduation day!!! But I have to say the high point of my training was 4 days ago on Thanksgiving when I ran my first 5k. This was on w9d2 and was my best day yet. My run time was 33:56 which I was very happy with!

Todays run was not great, still recovering from the 5k thursday and a long night of dancing in heels on Friday plus a bit of a chest cold so was not my best at all. But I got one last day in and called it Graduation!!!

My plan is to continue running on my treadmill 2-3 days a week. To help increase my speed I may go back to some of the earlier weeks in c25k and increase my speed on the intervals. I definitely want to keep running and pick up more 5k's in the spring. I live in Michigan and am a weather wimp so I will be keeping with the treadmill for a few months. :-)

To all of you still in the program....keep with it!! I was NEVER a running and can't believe I have built my endurance enough to run 30 minutes! This is a great program!!

realrayne10

I graduated the first time on June 25, 2011 but I made the mistake of NOT signing up for a 5K right away and let the Arizona heat derail my running. So I have started over and expect to finish on 12/11/11 just in time for the race that I am registered for on 12/17 (my B-day!)

My goal for the race is to finish in under 35:00 and not walk at all.

Congratulations to all who have finished!

_Johanna_

Congrats to all you newly announced graduates!

I'll have to add a column for those who have done the program twice!

Here's the newest additions:
realrayne10, 25 June
shanighias, July
flabulous4, September
Tobi1013, 24 November
nborsh22, 27 November

I am ONE run away from joining your ranks! you all are amazing!

TammiAcker

I "graduated" the day I ran my first 5K which was this Thanksgiving. For some reason I can't seem to run the whole time while outside, but inside on the treadmill I have no problem? I ran my first 5K in 44:26, which to me was actually a personal best! I was averaging a 15 min mile... The atmosphere and race day energy helped alot. I plan to re-start the program and increase my speed. But to everyone else out there on this program keep with it! It is so worth it! In August I couldn't even run for 30 sec now I can proudly say I finished my first 5K!

cantobean

Nice! I don't officially graduate until the end of this week. I'll probably do my final run on Saturday or Sunday. But I did run in my first 5k race last week! I completed it in around 36 minutes (didn't actually get an exact time, but it was around there). I probably won't run another one until, oh, April? It's going to be cold here in MN for a while...

But my general plan is to keep running around 3 times a week, and get in a 5k distance about once a week at least.