I finished C25K! If I can, ANYONE can!!
jmelindy
Posts: 34 Member
I finally finished C25k today!!! WHOOOT!!
It took over a year!
I started last spring, and stopped early summer when a family member had a horrific car accident and we spent weeks and weeks at the hospital every spare moment.
Stared again mid fall, and stopped in Nov when my ailing Father came to live here.
Stared again this March, stopped again when my Dad took a turn for the worse and weeks at the hospital before he passed away in May.
Started again... and FINISHED!!!!
I am 47, former couch potatoe, former smoker, 200lb woman, and the hardest day was day one. I felt like the tin man doing the first 60 seconds. Now it feels great.
I just wanted to tell everyone who is in the early days- YOU CAN DO IT!!!
I know this for sure, because i just did.
and I am crazy proud:happy:
It took over a year!
I started last spring, and stopped early summer when a family member had a horrific car accident and we spent weeks and weeks at the hospital every spare moment.
Stared again mid fall, and stopped in Nov when my ailing Father came to live here.
Stared again this March, stopped again when my Dad took a turn for the worse and weeks at the hospital before he passed away in May.
Started again... and FINISHED!!!!
I am 47, former couch potatoe, former smoker, 200lb woman, and the hardest day was day one. I felt like the tin man doing the first 60 seconds. Now it feels great.
I just wanted to tell everyone who is in the early days- YOU CAN DO IT!!!
I know this for sure, because i just did.
and I am crazy proud
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Congratulations!! Excited to get there myself, great motivation Keep it up! 0
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Good on you for picking it back up each time until you got to the end - not sure I'd have the get-go in me to do that! 0
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Congratulations!0
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Congratulations!! You have wonderful dedication and keep up the awesome work! :-)0
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Great determination!!!! What a truly inspirational story! YOU ROCK!0
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That is awesome! Did you restart the program each time you started again, or did you pick up where you left off? Great job!!!0
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thanks so much everyone for the kudos! As I said, I am crazy proud
I am not a particularly determined person ( or so I thought),but I just really really wanted this. I wanted to get fit, but I also really wanted to finish the program.
It was such a tangible, measurable goal and i wanted it!
Now I have to speed up and do an actaul 5k!
I never made it past W5D2 until this last time.
I was afraid of the 20 minute run, and stuck in week 5 each time for a few weeks, until i was interupted. Weird.
this time, when I got to W5 i just kept going and when I finished the 20 min run, I knew this time was it.
So, I ddi restart each time, but it was always an accelerated restart. I would do one day of W1-3 and keep going.0 -
Congrats. Your story is inspirational.0
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Congratulations!!! Your post made me grin. As another who never thought of herself as a runner: kudos and welcome to the club!!!0
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Awesome job finishing!0
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No, no. If *I* could finish C25k, anyone can. Including you.
But seriously - hugs for all of the adversity and hat's off to overcoming all of it to graduate the program. Running really does offer a new insight into who you can be and what you can do.
I wouldn't worry about speeding up before the 5k. There's usually people walking, other new runners, etc.0 -
Excellent work - shows what can be done when you don't give up!0
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thanks again!
I am hoping to apply my newfound determination to the weightloss effort this time round. ( round 3)0 -
I'm applying it to being more productive at work.
Running makes us better people.0 -
and I am crazy proud:happy:
And, I'm proud of you, too. To continue starting after having to stop so many times shows your dedication. Good job! :flowerforyou: 0 -
thanks so ,much!!!
the positive feedback is making my day!!
and I also think running is making me a better person... certainly more determined and confident0
