Oh well it was inevitable. All the local parkruns round here are cancelled tomorrow. ❄️❄️
I have to do a 5k this weekend too. The gym might be my only option, so wish me luck. I’ll certainly need it. 🤞🏃♀️😫
Stay warm and safe if you’re running this weekend. Almost spring guys (kind of) ☀️
Ah its definitely not running outdoor weather! 🥶🥶 Good luck Cheeky!! The travel to the gym will probably pick you up nicely for the change. Wishing you a great new experience! ❤️
Yes you’re right Fab. It’s super cold and the risk of slipping on the ice isn’t worth taking. But 5k on a treadmill? 😳 I think I drudged one out once before, but oh the boredom! I’ll deserve a treat afterwards! 😀👍
You’re right! A treat is a great idea!! 🤩🤩❤️
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Sooo, Fabulous450 , I did my 5k. And I bought a treat. Cadbury’s Mini Eggs. 😈😈😈 Not really the point is it? 🤣
I have a feeling they will be cancelled near me too.. I'm down to volunteer too, for my first time .
Enjoy your weekend and take it easy if you do venture out!
Shame Deals. Volunteering is fun, but I can imagine it being a very cold job in these temperatures. You’ll have more opportunities. 😀
Stay safe this weekend too. 👍
Awful when the weather messes your plans, I now check my weather app to plan 2 weeks ahead.
That said I'm sure you will do your 5k on the treadmill.
I don't have one, so set off this morning to do mine. -3°, on one stretch I'm certain my breath froze, it was like having my own mini fog bank🌫❄
I was nerdy enough to have 3 weather apps on the go yesterday - and they all said something different! 🙄 🤔
Good for you running this morning! Bet you felt great afterwards. Hopefully you warmed up during it! I took the dog for a very snowy walk. I certainly wasn’t warm. 🥶🥶🥶
Most of me warmed up, thighs, not so much 😂😂, bonus is, you don't get sweaty.
Can't see your emojis just 3 rectangles, I'm guessing they are cold related?
Oh yes, they’re little blue faces with chattering teeth. Pretty much me out with the dog this morning! 😅
Glad you got mostly nice and warm. I’ll be the one sweating bullets at the gym tomorrow. 😫😫🏃♀️🏃♀️
I was supposed to run today, and I envied you your trail shoes, having visions of you effortlessly running...... till I went out at lunchtime for a walk, and realised even the best trail shoes in the world wouldn't have coped with 6 inches of snow. So deep it reached the top of my wellies!
At least you have the treadmill to fall back on (not literally)! As OldFloss always says, the runs will be there waiting for us 😊❄❄
I sneakily thought of my untried trail shoes too TC, but, like you, I went out with the dog and had the same realisation! It was up to her belly and she’s a Lab! So I’ll be treadmilling at the gym tomorrow whether I like it or not! 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
Stay warm and safe! 😀
I managed 8k in the gym this morning. I never run in the gym but Mr Razouski was worried that I would slip in the snow and injure myself and as I’ve only just got over a chest infection and am building my distance back up this was the only option. It was hard going but I did it!
Whoa. 8k. 👊 Really well done Razouski. In that case I have no excuse. I will definitely run 5k at the gym tomorrow. Thank you for my push! 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
I've just written a post about it. It wasn't fast and it wasn't pretty, but I managed to get it done with the help of a lively playlist.
But 8k is incredible! Huge kudos. Ahh yes, an interesting and lively playlist is compulsory. I don’t think I could run for more than a km on the treadmill without tunes. 🎶🎶
Oh no! Is it very bad there? We had a dusting in Exeter and I did a long run partly in a strong wind and sleet yesterday which was rough but invigorating. 😁
I had bright red legs like a sunburn afterwards though. 😳
We had about 6” I suppose. Too deep if I’d been planning on running today, and it was very cold indeed. 🥶🥶
I think they’re worried about everything freezing at parkrun, especially with our hills. I’m so disappointed as I volunteered last week after a night out, and I’m down to volunteer next week too. That’ll be 3 weekends in a row without running at parkrun. ☹️☹️ Oh well, there’ll be plenty more! 😀👍
Mine is cancelled too. And no way of even be able to drive to the gym. Too much snow here!
Oh that’s too bad Ang. My husband said the roads aren’t too bad, but I’m going to play it safe in the morning and go the long way, avoiding the worst of the hills. I’m getting a bit fed up of winter now. 😕
If ours is still on we will be running for you cheeky. All snow has disappeared from the ground and the wet snow coming down at the moment isn't going to settle. But it could freeze, so we will watch this space. Going to the gym is definitely the best option for your 5k.
Aww thanks Dexy! Get a PB for me - I certainly won’t be getting one on the treadmill! 😅 🥵 🏃♀️ Hope yours goes ahead. 🤞
No snow here now, but wind chill factor will be -5c eeek 🥶. Depends whether it’s icy I guess.
Keeping everything 🤞 for you! 😀
Better safe than sorry cheeky. Take care👍🏻
Yes OL, it’s definitely the right decision. It’s meant to freeze tonight and it would be treacherous on the paths. Still disappointed though. I love my Saturday mornings at parkrun. ❤️
Treadmill instead?
Yes, much as it pains me. I did 3.5k st the gym on Wednesday and roasted. Looks like I’ll be doing 5k there in the morning and roasting even more. 🏃♀️🥵🏃♀️🥵🏃♀️
What a shame Cheeky - all the snow's gone here in Portsmouth so we should be OK. It's a poor second best, but hope you get on alright in the gym!
Thanks Jonathan. We popped out for a pub supper just now, and there’s still plenty of snow around although it had begun melting. The thing is it’s going to freeze overnight, and our parkruns are notoriously hilly and the paths could be treacherous. The treadmill it’ll need to be. Arghh! 😫😫😅😅
-5c Dexy! Hardly worth putting on leggings for (but I probably will)! 😀
Brrrrr! Cheeky, sorry about your parkrun cancellation. At least you’ll be toasty and safe at the gym. 👍
Thanks Lexi, that’s one thing I’ll definitely be - toasty! 🥵🥵🥵 But you’re right, safety first and I’m lucky to have the gym as an option. 🏃♀️🏃♀️👍👍
yea my Parkrun in Glasgow cancelled also. Gym for me as well to try and keep on track in W4. Don’t like the treadmill anything like running outside but got to try. Have a good day
Enjoy your time at the gym Cathkinboy. At least it’s better than not running at all. 🏃♀️🏃♀️👍😀
Oooo hot sweaty treadmill running .... what more could you ask for ???? Have as much fun as you possibly can 👙. 😜.
Omg Wimborne I wish I’d had my 👙 on! I was actually shiny with sweat (sorry for the visual 😳) but I did it! I’m now hoping for a thaw because there’s no way I’d survive my long run on that devil machine! It has until Monday to be safe .... 🤞🤞🤞🤞
Ooo shiny treadmill running. Always such a lovely look. But well done you👍. It’s such hard work on that blinking machine and every minute just drags on and on. I am sure the one I use is defective. I may try counting to see how many seconds is in one of those minutes. I swear it’s about 90. And you put me to shame. Which I hope will get me going again. I had every intention of running but after the most hideous and twice the time it should take Tesco shop ( where did all the people come from) I was literally traumatised. Came home. Fell asleep 💤. Tomorrow is quite a balmy 5 degrees so will venture out fingers crossed before back to treadmill Tuesday for Shiny running time. 😀. Fingers crossed for you Monday.
Omg Tesco today! 😳😳 I went too - it was mobbed, worse than at Christmas!
To make my treadmill run more interesting, I started out at less than snail’s pace (6.5kph) and ran at that easy speed for 3km. I then decided to increase the speed by 0.10kph each 0.10km so I ended up at 8.5kph. It felt ok - except for the darned heat! 👙🥵👙🥵🏃♀️
Have fun tomorrow and also on shiny Tuesday! 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
I've been stuck with my treadmill for days - last week too. I hate it, but i'm lucky to have it or I wouldn't be running at all.
Too true Flick. I shouldn’t grumble, it’s a lovely gym and it’s better sweating away on the treadmill than being sat on the couch (although at the time the couch seems mighty appealing! 😅)
Anyway 5 hot k in the bag, so now I’m hoping for a quick thaw as I do not fancy next week’s long run at the gym. 😳😳
I'm having a week off, but I'm keeping my beady eye on the weather forecast several times a day and anticipating the melt! haha! Next week is looking good! Hope you at least got to try out your lovely trail shoes before the weather arrived!
Noooo I didn’t HS! 😫😫😫 I’m being sensible and taking them along to my gait analysis on Tuesday, just to make sure they don’t need corrective insoles or anything. After that though, I’ll be hitting the trails! 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
Anyway, 5k on the treadmill now done. 🥵🥵 Now bring on the thaw - I bet you’re going stir crazy after a week off!
Starting to get a bit twitchy...but getting my first 10km before the snow arrived has given me enough of a buzz to get through the week haha!
I bet it did! Isn’t the feeling amazing? ❤️❤️❤️
I ground out a 5k on a treadmill on Thursday and hated all of it. Yes I got the distance but could have gone to seven k or so, I got off in the end because I was bored!
Well done Jundal, at least it was a run, but yes you’re right it’s sooo dull. 💤
Did mine. Of course I was sweating bullets, but 5k in the bag. Bring on the thaw! ☀️☀️
Just finished my parkrun in Divonne, France this morning...nice crunchy snow to run on....as its a small parkrun, we were able to change route to avoid the bad patches. It was a bit difficult at the beginning to get used to the conditions but we made it all safely round. We even had two Russian parkrun tourists who really enjoyed the « mild » weather compared to their -20C runs back home !
Oh that sounds wonderful whibbles! Lucky you running in the snow, I bet it was exhilarating. ❄️❄️
The Russians can keep their -20C! That’s brutal! 🥶🥶🥶🥶
We had quite a few tourist Brits at our Parkrun here in Helsinki yesterday. They all said their local Parkruns had been cancelled due to snow! We all had a good laugh standing there next to the frozen sea in -5 windy conditions and with 30cm of snow on the ground. 
Hahahaha! Yes we’re pretty lightweight aren’t we Lordi? 😅😅
week3run1 ✅. 3 x 17 mins with 1 min walks. 
How did your parkrun or (not)parkrun go?
