The weather here seems to be alternating between one day wet and windy, one day OK for a little while (then wet and/or windy). Luckily my 'running days' have managed to fall on the OK days.
So far I've run twice this week, NRC's Breaking through Barriers, nice and gentle on Monday, and their Triple 7's interval run today which was really enjoyable. It's 3 x 7 minute runs at 5k pace with 2 1/2 minutes to recover between them. The longer intervals were a lot more relaxed than just doing 1-2 minute intervals and having to constantly slow down and speed up again.
The first half of the run felt effortless but when I turned to go home I realised why - a strong headwind hit me so it must have been pushing me along before!
On Saturday I'll either Parkrun or go off on my own and attempt 7k depending on mood (and the weather).
The prospect of running in the rain was quite inviting during the summer but now? No thanks!
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It has been very windy recently! And as you say, you can really feel a difference when you turn around 💨 But don’t be apprehensive about running in the rain, it really is fun and you don't even notice it after a while. And when you finish you feel like a warrior 💪😂
Nice! Reminds me of the Donald Fagen song "Walk between the raindrops" though I expect there are countless songs about raindrops - even a Chopin Prelude which I had to learn for an exam. 🎹
I was a bit hesitant about intervals initially, it felt like 'going back' to c25k, but I wanted a change. NRC has lots of different ones and apparently they build speed and endurance. My current routine is one shorter easy run, one intervals or similar then a long run on the weekend. I'm really enjoying this, it makes the long run feel like a treat, it varies the effort and I feel a whole lot better afterwards 😁
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week3run1 ✅. 3 x 17 mins with 1 min walks. 
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week 2 begins! 
