Week Five completed💪💪💪💪💪!!!!!. I ran my first early morning run today at 7:24am!! Not that early, I had been awake since 5.30am (so annoying I still wake up early on my day off) Anyway finally got myself out. I will have a coffee before I go out next time (yes I am going to keep trying the early morning runs!!!) as all I kept thinking about whilst running was a lovely hot cup of coffee!!!☕️☕️☕️ Out into the rain and cold I went with my hood up. I decided to start my run sooner rather than walking down to the park as it felt so cold. There was quiet a few runners in the park so felt safe, I saw the man who runs with no top on, he did have his bobble hat on today though! I ran what felt like a steady pace around the park in the rain 🌧 🌧🌧 my time was 22:52 minutes and my splits were 5:39, 5:44, 5:35 & 5:39. I must say, I find the last run of the week really tough, I always seem to feel so tired, not sure if anyone else feels like that. My feet were soaked and my toes were so cold 🥶 🥶🥶 I think I am going to start wearing two pairs of socks in this weather to keep feet warm as noticed the other evening that my feet were cold. I think I need to get some warmer running clothes as feel very cold once I have finished running, although I noticed that other people are wearing shorts. I embarrassingly got caught looking at a fellow runners legs this morning 😆😆😆 (I was actually staring thinking OMG you are brave you must be frozen ) but he gave me a nice smile back!! (Runners are such lovely people!!). So proud to have completed week 5 and motivated to start week 6........9k!!! OMG getting so close now. I plan to do one early morning run a week, I think when I do the 5k in the middle.
Hope you have a week filled with happy Running 🏃🏻♀️💪🐻🐻🐻
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Brilliant run so early on a dark winter morning. Layers are definitely the answer to keep warm. Have a look also at these exercises to do at home before and after your run rather than getting chilly with walks, this is how I manage to run in shorts and T-shirt with snow/ice on the ground, oh and lovely menopause but you’re a long way off that 🤣nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/h...
Fabulous!I felt quite ill last week after my long run...partly I think down to the cold.
I’m now warming up in the house, driving to my route, then a few more quick stretches before my brisk walk warm up. I’m then driving back and doing the cool down stretches in the house.
I picked up a long sleeved cycling jersey In Lidl a few weeks ago, which I’m now wearing over my running top. I’ve still got my fleece on top, which ends up around my waist after 1-2k...but goes straight back on once I’m back to the cool down walking. My legs and feet are fine...I’m saving the tights for sub zero temps 😂❄️
I must say I am really enjoying it, although I am feeling more tired now that I am back working long days, plus the cold weather. Will have to slow down and pace myself better moving onto 9K (could never imagined I would be saying that let alone running such distances when I started C25K!!).
I know really strange, especially in this weather!!
Your pace is absolutely amazing! Did my final W5 run this morning, but definitely not pre 8am! I really don't know how you do that! But ran 8+k due to a mix up on my NRC app. Ready for W6, and feeling good. See you on the other side
That is amazing 58soon, really impressed that you can do the longer run at the end of the week and ran 8k+ you will smash week 6!!!
Lol that was my first early morning run I could not do a long run at that time at this stage but going to keep trying to get into the early morning running.
Nice to see your trying early morning runs, pity about the weather today. Your speed is so impressive, your like a greyhound! You’ll definitely complete 10k soon no problem, well done you’re doing great 👍 🏃♀️
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week3run1 ✅. 3 x 17 mins with 1 min walks. 
How did your parkrun or (not)parkrun go?
