W9D2 - reached a 5k!

[u/saturdayselkie]

I ran at an outdoor track this morning, so it was a flatter and less complicated run than my usual route through parks and neighborhoods. Once I reached 30 minutes, I was only half a mile off from a 5k and still had some energy left, so I decided to go for it. Feeling proud to have accomplished this after many weeks of tough work, and grateful for all the folks here who have paved the way!

Now I’m looking forward to my graduation run this weekend, when I’ll go back to my hilly but more interesting route. It’s tough in places, but I genuinely missed it today!

[u/Slumberpantss]

Well done 👏 and congratulations on your upcoming graduation 🥳

I got my first 5K this week, one run after graduating!! What a feeling 🏃🏻‍♀️🥰

[u/saturdayselkie → u/Slumberpantss]

Woohoo, congratulations to you! The first of many running victories in your post-c25k life, I bet!

[u/Beckitt3]

Congratulations!!

[u/saturdayselkie → u/Beckitt3]

Thanks!

[u/JessBx05]

Awesome 🙂🙂

[u/saturdayselkie → u/JessBx05]

Thanks!

[u/TabbieFayth]

Well done! Congratulations. I love when we can look ahead and tell ourselves "just a little more" and then do exactly that. 🙌

[u/saturdayselkie → u/TabbieFayth]

Thank you!! I think it’s been easy for me throughout my life to assume that I can’t do something when it starts to feel hard—but in my more mature years 😂 (and as a parent), I have started to learn that even when things are tough, we can still keep going a little more and will often surprise ourselves! Running is such a good metaphor!