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Fabulous450’s Wettest Run Yet, But It’s in the bag! 🏃🏽‍♀️ ✅❤️

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Fabulous450Graduate10
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Hi Runners

Well, it’s Sunday (nice for lie in’s ☺️), but I’ve got a date with autumn 🥰.

It’s pouring down with rain outside! 🌧 🌧 🌧! Nevertheless, I tell myself it’s going to be a new experience. There’s no doubt I’m coming home soaking from head to toe, but I tell myself I can do it. Will it be 30 minutes? 😳 maybe not.

I get my kit on, put the mat by the door, so I’m not plodding my soaking trainers across the floor, for further cleaning up later (I’m getting smart 🤓) and out I go.

It was nice and quiet out there. I saw a fellow runner on the other side of the road, absolutely soaked and was glad I had my waterproof jacket on. 🤓🤓🤓! Though he didn’t seem bothered 🤩.

Today I found it easier and I found my flow, only to lose it when I came across massive puddles that there was no way of avoiding, so....in a go!! 🏃🏽‍♀️ 🏃🏽‍♀️ 🏃🏽‍♀️ The hopping didn’t do anything but make me even wetter, so I learned not to carrying on trying that little tactic! 😊

At one point I suddenly realised that I could hear myself breathing 👂🏼 and then it dawned on me that my app had paused 😯. I wasn’t sure how long it was paused and I wanted to make sure that I could see my progress, so I resumed and carried on with a little detour to get the time on record. These things happen. And I ended up back at my door having recorded just over 31 minutes and as expected, soaking wet 😂, but undefeated!

Happy running Runners! ❤️

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cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Yay Fab! Nothing’s going to stop you now! Well done. 👏👏👏👏👏

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

I’m hoping so Cheeky! Thank you! I’ve tackled that rain, so it’s something that I know I can do! 🤗 ❤️

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10

Well done Fab450 - a great start to soggy Sunday!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns

Thanks Oldgirlruns! 🤗 Getting out early helps. If I think I’ll do it later, that’s the danger zone. 😂❤️

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate10

Great job... and well done getting out in the pouring rain. Your dedication is going to keep giving you this kind of fun all autumn!

For once I didn’t get soaked today, very light refreshing drizzle.

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to UnfitNoMore

👋🏽 thank you! 🤗 It would take a lot to get more soaked! So it’s not going to be able to stop me now! 😂 ❤️

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DebJogsOn

Very soggy here too.

I don't understand running in rain jackets. In my experience they're soaked within about 10 minutes and then the rest of the time it's like running in clingfilm 😂.

You can only get so wet in your normal kit and then it doesn't get any worse - did

notice I was literally steaming during my post run stretches today though 😂.

Still good to be out there.

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SkiMondayGraduate10 in reply to DebJogsOn

Hi Deb

I think rain jackets can be useful for reducing wind chill but I agree, they're useless for keeping dry whilst running.

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DebJogsOn in reply to SkiMonday

Agreed - only wear mine (given to me as a gift) when it's freezing out there. 😊

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to DebJogsOn

Thanks DebJogsOn!!🤗 I wasn’t brave enough to leave mine ☺️. The hood was up too 😂. It was pretty chilly today, so maybe that’s why I didn’t get the cling film feeling this time. 😁❤️

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DebJogsOn in reply to Fabulous450

I also always get volcanically hot when I run which doesn't help!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to DebJogsOn

😂! I will bear it in mind though. I haven’t had that much experience of running with it on yet 😳. ❤️

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backintimeGraduate10

well done for heading out in that weather - I bet you feel virtuous now!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to backintime

Thanks backintime! 🤗 I do feel like I’ve won a small battle as that rain would have normally been a good reason not to go out. 😁❤️

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Ang33333

I quite like running in the rain! Well done for going out in it. It was hammering down in Marlborough!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Ang33333

Thanks Ang!! 🤗 Well you know I’m not too far from there and it was hammering it down here too! 😂! I’m glad I went though. I figured that if I can do it today, there’s less chance of lesser rain putting me off. 😉❤️

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JaoJaoGraduate10

Ah well done! I rain in the rain earlier this year and I remember hating it but now I feel it’s important to try running in all conditions, it’s only then you realise how you cope and learn what you can do different for the next time.

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to JaoJao

Thanks so much JaoJao!! 🤗 Totally agree! I’ve let the weather decide whether I run before. I’m not likely to be blessed with my perfect conditions now, so out I go! 😂 I’ll get used to it! 🤞🏽❤️

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JaoJaoGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

That’s the spirit

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Jell6Graduate10

I was with you 🌧🌧🌧🌧 .

Then showered, cup of tea, and treated myself to watching that Rumba again 🤪

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Jell6

Yaaay!! 😍 and a well deserved treats too Jell6! 😁❤️

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damienairAdministrator

Very well done. I’ve been caught out a few times and ended up running in the rain whilst mid run. Often in a very heavy shower. It’s character building.

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to damienair

Thank you damienair!! 🤗 I imagine I’m going to have a lot of character soon! 😂😂❤️

Katnap profile image
KatnapGraduate10

I did a 10k race in the wet this morning. TailChaser and I got quite wet!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Katnap

Wow!! That’s brilliant Katnap!! Well done to you both! 🤩❤️

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GranspeedGraduate10

You’re brilliantly determined! 👏🏼 I don’t mind drizzle, & I don’t much mind actual running in the rain. But setting off into it ? 😱 I haven’t discovered a way to warm up effectively enough to leave the house running - it’s always a 5 minute walk. And I find that just long enough in pouring rain to decide to turn back. 😟 So well done you. I will try to cultivate grit by thinking of you..... 🤔😊

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Granspeed

Aah thank you Granspeed! 🤗 I agree, setting off is the hard part. I don’t do a warm up walk ☺️, but I do start with a very slow jog 🐌 and pick up the pace as I get settled in. The app I have guides that way to be fair. You even stop and then stretch on some runs too. Which can feel a little strange, but I just go with it. 😂😁❤️

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GranspeedGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

Sounds good. Which app do you use?

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Granspeed

Nike Run Club App! I like the variety of guided runs they offer. They’re very aptly naked too. There’s even a “don’t wanna run”, run and I’ve done that one in the past! 😂🤫❤️

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MummycavAdministratorGraduate10

Yey, well done Fab, theres nothing wrong with a good soaking, sometimes it feels so liberating, like it washes away your troubles?!! You're getting back into it big time and I think you're having a great time xxx

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav

Thanks so much Mummycav!!🤗 I can honestly say that the whole day seems better on the ones when I run!! And that is definitely keeping me going out! 😁❤️

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TailChaserGraduate10

Wow Fab, you really have grabbed the shoes by the laces and are getting out there! Brilliant 👏👏👏

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser

Thank you!! 🤗 Rain or shine TailChaser......, rain or shine is the plan, until I can get back into it being just what I do again. ❤️

BaddieThePirate profile image
BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Well done, that's amazing. Was it ok running in the downpour?

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate

👋🏽Thanks BDP!! 🤗! It was better than I had expected and because I had a chat with the rain when I started off to let it know it’s not going to put me off today. And that’s the truth! 😳❤️

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RunningroniGraduate10

Hand that woman a towel. Well done some times it just has to be done. I dodge puddles at the start of a run but once you have soggy socks might just as well plough through.

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Runningroni

Thanks so much Runningroni! 🤗 I totally agree. I gave up trying to use some technique to skip over them or hop through them. The week were already wet and it wasn’t going to make any difference. I couldn’t avoid them. 😂❤️

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Sandie1961Graduate10

Good for you Fab! I set off in the rain in my waterproof jacket with hood up as well. Thankfully the rain eased up during my run so hood came off and unzipped, as I was getting too warm, but I still felt I needed it at the beginning. More rainy runs to come I suspect 🌧

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961

Thanks Sandie!! 🤩! We certainly are going to have more rainy runs. Now I’ll think 💭 “Were’s my jacket”?, rather than “Ooh today’s not the day”! 😂❤️

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snailface

Well done you Fabulous you beat the rain yayyy !!!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to snailface

Thank you!! 🤗🤗! I hope to enjoy the rain too one day, just like so many others seem to do. Certainly wise to get used to it now! 😂😉❤️

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FleetnotGraduate10

I've just worked out my park run was 5.9k cos I ran round the puddles, on Strava it's all zigzags! Didn't realise you're supposed to run thru them 😂 I didn't want to get my expensive trainers muddy.

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Fleetnot

😂 Well done you! 🤩! There was no running around these Fleetnot! I headed for the grassy parts and found that the water was just disguised by the grass! 🤣! So my trainers didn’t stand a chance! ❤️

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