Tortoise negotiates with Life for better terms for Running 🐢

[Granspeed]

September was excellent. Steady pattern of run days established. Strength & Flex started. Time & distance pushing along nicely (if slowly, of course). All good stuff.

And then: pffft, all change! Rain every-when, and slippery mud on the trails. House guests - lovely & wouldn’t want to be without them, but not good for running schedule. Then OH with a mini-crisis on the health front. More rain. ... 🙄😟

But sun is out this morning & Weather Bod says a dry spell is coming. Health thing now seems stable. And tomorrow is Sunday & usual day for longer run. Trotters crossed to get a new Deal for Running over the line.... 🐢🎉

Happy running, one and all!

[grumpyoldgirl]

Got my trotters crossed for you too GS!

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Enjoy the better weather Granspeed and get out in ghat beautiful Forest. Do hope everything is ok with hubby. 😘

[Granspeed Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Better now, thanks, tho alarming at the time. Adjustments are being made & sunshine helps, for sure. All the best for tomorrow! 🎉🏃🏼‍♀️🎉

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Granspeed]

The 5k , 10k and family runs are on today and I can hear the loud speakers at home. Helicopters buzzing , so exciting.

[Granspeed Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

👏🏼🎉😄 Our daughter is working, or she’d be there tomorrow. But her running pal is running, so we have many of you to (virtually) follow on the big day.

[JaoJao Graduate10]

Hey lovely, lot of muddy running round my way too, so slippery. It's all part of the fun hey. Enjoy the rest of your weekend xx

[Debston Graduate10]

Glad health thing seems stable, that's good news. Enjoy getting back on schedule.

[Granspeed Graduate10 in reply to Debston]

Thanks. If the sun stays, all will be well. 🌞😎🏃🏼‍♀️

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate10]

It's so frustrating when life gets in the way! 👍🏻😁 sometimes it can be a useful break though, enjoy the weather reprieve!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Best of luck with that run 👍 enjoy

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Yes I predict no rain for the next week or so - beautiful running weather!👍

[Granspeed Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

🎉 Clearly you are the forecaster I have been searching for! 🌞😎🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️

[JonathanP Graduate10]

🌞🌞🌞

[Granspeed Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

3 weeks? I like it!

[Gwenllian1 Graduate10]

Oh yes, I recognise that! Have had a bit of a lapse myself in October and a niggle in the hip but time to get back to it. Hope the health issue resolves for your oh and that you can get back in the groove. The funny thing is that the more challenging it is to find time to run the more it helps to do it!

[Granspeed Graduate10 in reply to Gwenllian1]

Too true about the challenge/benefit equation! Hoping to get out there in (presumed) sunshine tomorrow at last. Nice to hear from you - hope you too have a return to a useful groove. 😊👍

[DebJogsOn]

I always find this a difficult time for running - rain, mud, dark creeping into mornings and evenings - it only takes life to throw up something unexpected and the routine goes out of the window.

Wishing you better conditions all round a lovely weekend run 😊!

[Granspeed Graduate10 in reply to DebJogsOn]

Thanks. Just back, and altogether better today. 😄 Maybe the Running Gods monitor this forum? 🤣

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Sometimes life gets in the way. But the running will always be there for us. Happy running to you too 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Sybilw Graduate10]

Hope you got out today but it IS annoying when life gets in the way of running!!

[Granspeed Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw]

Yep. But today all is well, and the sun is shining gloriously as well. 😊

[Sybilw Graduate10]

All good. Hope life gives you more space/time going forward.

[Run46 Graduate10]

Life does have a nasty habit of getting in the way! 🤨

Glad your OH's health is more settled and hope you managed and enjoyed todays run 🏃‍♀️😊

[Granspeed Graduate10 in reply to Run46]

It was lovely, thanks - and the sun shone!! 🌞😎

[Run46 Graduate10 in reply to Granspeed]

Yay...I'm loving the cool, dry, sunny autumn days we've had this weekend, fingers crossed for lots more of them 👍