Running Resolution Wk2

[DebJogsOn]

Well my 3 runs a week resolution lasted about as long as those I make at New Year. This week I've only run twice - but I l'd like to plead mitigating circumstances:

1. I had a sore hip following my Sunday run so decided to have two days rest and planned to run Wed, Fri and Sun.

2. By Wed we had had 3 continuous days of rain and a plumbing problem at home meant we had no hot water. A soaking run followed by no hot shower or bath was not an inviting prospect... 😒

3. Still no hot water on Thursday and yet more rain and mad preparations at school for a visit from the local MP. No running 😒

However Friday came and the end of school coincided with the sun coming out. The plumbing problems were ongoing but the MP visit had been a huge success so felt I could manage anything if I could get a run in with the promise of wine later.

So ran through wheat fields on Friday evening and a workaday round the block 5k this morning. Not a champion week - but the resolution to run 3x a week meant I did get out twice (would have been so easy to have given up altogether). So not beating myself up about being one run down and tomorrow starts a whole new week 😊 (you never know I might squeeze 4 runs in).

Happy running everyone.

[Tbae]

So well done Debs.

That’s success.✅

Recovery and required recovery days are everything.To my cost so is stretching.Not doing it after all and any muscle contraction.🤔Not just cardio and strength sessions.

I am not going to beat myself up any more,just run because we can.

👊💥🏃‍♀️⭐️👏👏

[Richard7 Graduate10]

It sounds like another heavy week. (Especially the rain). If you aim high then sometimes you will fall short but sometimes you will achieve your goals - if you aim low then you will always meet your goals but it will be less satisfying! Well done on setting what must be a difficult goal at the moment. Happy running - not far to go to the end of term.

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

You got 2 runs in despite a very tough week, so that is success in my books! And like you said, tomorrow is the start of a new week 👍

[sunshinefish Graduate10]

I only managed two runs also. But I figure it's better than nothing. Only 5 weeks until we can run (in theory at least) whenever we want....

And at least we did two!! Given the amount of rain (let alone your lack of hot water) it's a win!

[DebJogsOn in reply to sunshinefish]

Well done! Yes 5 more weeks....

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

That's it, just do what you can!

I hate it when Monday rolls round and Strava wipes the weekly slate clean, I wish it was a rolling 7 days.

Sometimes life just gets in the way! 👍😉

[DebJogsOn in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

I quite like starting with a clean slate each week - sometimes I'd rather forget the week before 😂

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Beautiful photo. I only managed one run last week, so I think you’re doing really well. The weather isn’t helping me get out there, but I’m just trying to stay up to date on my 700km target for the year. I’ve got to do 15km per week for the next 2 weeks or I’ll fall behind. That sun had better show its face next week!

[DebJogsOn in reply to BaddieThePirate]

I really hate the wet weather - it makes everything seemvso gloomy. It was so lovely to see the sun at the end of last week.

I ran about 750k last year and set myself a 1000k target for this year, but what with weird knee conditions and work I am quite literally miles and miles behind. Think I'll have to run a marathon every week of the summer holiday to have a hope of catching up! May have to revise my goals 😂.

Hope you get out there this week (and stay dry).

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10 in reply to DebJogsOn]

Lower your total a little so that it doesn't become a pressure.