Windy Day

[NewRunner4]

I planned for a shorter one this morning to try to go a little bit faster than a snail, but that plan went straight out the window almost as soon as I left the front door. This must be the first time I’ve had wind battering straight into my face - boy, does that make running hard 😩 Oh well, I’ll take 3.5K even if it was slower than my already slow usual! 😂

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Oh yes, wind is hard work isn’t it NewRunner? Still, you ran and quite possibly worked harder running your 3.5k in the wind than 5k on a calm day, so good for you! 👍👏😀

[NewRunner4 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

It certainly felt harder!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Great effort in that wind. I e been aware of doors banging all night, a real gale out there. Call it a 3.5k resistance training run. The 🙆‍♀️😀

[NewRunner4 Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Yeah, I hadn’t realised it was so windy until I was out in it. All part of the experience!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

You did very well on your 3.5k run despite the wind, like cycling, running against the wind is hard, I ran a 5K yesterday around a loch nearby to where I live, it was hard against the wind, not so bad when the wind was was "pushing me along." at the other side. 😊 🏃🏾

[NewRunner4 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Good job on your windy 5K yesterday. I’m not sure I felt any benefit this morning of getting pushed along - felt more like the wind was constantly in my face regardless of what direction I was going 😂

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to NewRunner4]

It was a South westerly wind that I was running against, once I got to a certain part of the route, I was running in a

north westerly direction, then turned right, that meant that I was running in a north easterly direction with the wind behind me.

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

You may have thought you were going slower but I bet you worked harder. Runnung in a strong wind to me is like resistance training. 😊😊

[NewRunner4 Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

It sure was. Oh well, another type of weather under my running belt!

[2718281 Graduate10]

Oh, that happened to me once, lazy me tried to go with the wind direction, but it was worse it was much faster than me, so instead of helping I was going to trip... Well done, 3.5 km under the circumstances is a great run

[NewRunner4 Graduate10 in reply to 2718281]

😂Who’d have thought wind would cause problems either battling into it or being “helped” by it.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10]

Absolutely NewRunner4 ...you def should take that...the wind can be unforgiving sometimes, and it's like someone's got their hand on your forehead making it a real battle so firstly well done for even going out in that wind and secondly, well done on the distance you achieved 👏

[NewRunner4 Graduate10]

Thanks Mummycav, that’s exactly what it felt like. I’m sure I was running on the spot at one point 😂 Luckily I was already outside before I realised how windy it was, otherwise I may not have gone. I’m glad I did it, but definitely not my most enjoyable. Bring back the cold, crisp mornings thank you very much!

[Debston Graduate10]

Well done, a bit of a workout for you! When it's really windy, it's not much fun and I do worry about trees coming down so avoid my usual route in the woods.

[NewRunner4 Graduate10 in reply to Debston]

Thanks, it was a work out and I can definitely feel it in my legs way more than after the recent 10K. Thankfully I don’t have too many trees to worry about as these dark winter runs are all pretty much on main roads so that it’s well lit.

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

Hey, please dont worry about your pace.... you went for a run, you battled against the wind, you returned home... all big ticks in my book. Consistency is the key.

[NewRunner4 Graduate10 in reply to ju-ju-]

Thanks very much. I’m happy enough I did some running as it means I can stick to my plan to go for another run on Saturday 😀

[Run46 Graduate10]

Lol, fantastic strength work running against the wind...well done for getting out there regardless! It's all good fun 😉

[NewRunner4 Graduate10 in reply to Run46]

Thanks. You’re right, it’s all good fun adding to the running experiences 😀