Never ran in a downpour before, wasn’t raining when I left home, went down the country lanes then oh my goodness, rain coming at me horizontally, was going to do my 8 mile route bout cut it short to 5 miles, doing a 10k on Sunday so it was my training run for it. My goodness, drowned rat wasn’t in it. Not used to this at all are we fellow runners?
Squelchy trainers: Never ran in a downpour... - Bridge to 10K
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Definitely not used to it! I have been running for about 3 and a half years now, and have a lot of kms under my belt, yet I swear this has only happened to me 3 or 4 times! 😊
I hope your shoe are now packed with newspaper to dry them out
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This is bonkers rain we’re having today! Sorry you got caught in it. ☹️ Still, it had to happen some time I guess. I’m thinking tomorrow morning’s Parkrun could be my time! Last weekend was wet, but this is something else! 😳💨 💦 🏃♀️
And yes, pack those runners with newspaper. Dries them out in no time. 👍😀
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I think I must have my own personal cloud as I’ve been drowned numerous times 🌧 The wet feet thing is horrid at first but the wet seeps out and you don’t notice it after a bit. Not wearing socks helps in that circumstance 🙂
I’ve not had the cold wet icy shock of the year yet though. Icy water meets foot 😳😱. 😁
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I get blisters when I wear socks! Going through a bad patch feet wise at the mo 😤
You can get socks for wet trail running that are like those verruca socks. Like a skin I’ve not got any though. Probably out of my price range 🎻
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Well done! And I agree with Dexy5 and telford-Mike ... juju's plan is simple and effective. Took me 4 months to go from C25k but only 6 weeks to go from 5 to 10k. Have fun!
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Wet feet brings back memories of when I went into a wet bog one cold December at Parkrun Ugh! 😁
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Having a mega downpour during a run is quite rare I think. It’s happened to me about 5 times and I find it utterly exhilarating as it’s so wild and so full of energy. My most freaky though was about 2 years ago doing a 10k in the Winter and getting caught in a horizontal hail storm. It felt like I was being shot at by loads of tiny bullets.