Trick or treat run

[Fionamags]

Ok I admit it - I love a Garmin badge! I've been struggling a bit recently with the weather being atrocious. It just sucked the motivation right out of me. I've only been doing one run per week for the last few weeks and last week was so horrible I stopped 20 minutes in. Today I was on the hunt for the Halloween badge on Garmin so thought I'd try the short, "Find Your Pace" run with Coach Cory on Nike guided runs.

Well it was another total gasper. Was glad to finish it as my breathing just never settled for the whole run. However, I had a 3 mile walk to do to get the October walking badge so set up the watch and kept moving.

After walking for 5 mins I got bored - after all I was on my lovely canal and its my favourite place to run. So I decided to try again at a very gentle ploddy pace. Hurrah! Now fully warmed up the chest was loose, breathing sorted and I trundled away fir the 3miles quite happily!

I have gotten used to my pace and breathing only taking 5 minutes to settle but maybe with the cooler weather its going to take longer to properly warm up and get past the toxic..... 10/15/20?????

Well I'm glad I tried again - that's made me feel a whole lot better knowing that I may just have to put up with a longer lead in to that happy pace.

Happy Halloween all 👻🏃‍♀️🧛‍♀️🧙- and happy badge hunting!!!! Here's one I earned earlier.... 😉

[Lizcanrun Graduate10]

Well done! Sounds like just what you needed 😁

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Lizcanrun]

It really was. I need to get back into a routine. After all, during C25K I ran in all sorts of weather.

[Lizcanrun Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

So easy to let the routines go... Especially with the weather giving a permanent excuse!

[dijep Graduate10]

I just spotted your post and so pleased to see you've been getting out even if it's a struggle with rubbish weather. I started my firepit to have a BBQ for Halloween but had to cook indoors as it started pouring down ☹️And thanks for the badge photo I always forget about the Garmin badges.

It sounds like a good run despite a false start 👍

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

I got there in the end 😁. And I ended up with 3 badges today. Result!!!! The one above, another one for sharing it on Whatsapp and then the 3 mile Halloween 'walk' that was mostly run....

Share the Scare - Garmin badge.

[Hidden in reply to Fionamags]

Thanks for this, did not know you could share it on WhatsApp too! I now have 2 badges today ☺

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Well done for persevering through the toxic ten. The weather has been a bit brutal. We've escaped a lot of it down here, but this morning (when I had been thinking of a run at the end of a hectic week), it tipped it down!Glad you enjoyed your lively canal

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Roxdog]

Thanks! Doing that pace setting run was a bit brutal in the circumstances. But the second shot was lovely. The weather really has been awful, hasn't it? But remember the rain or shine runs on C25K? I need to get back into that mindset - I live in Scotland, after all.... 🤣🤣 Hope you get a good weather window for your next run.

[Roxdog Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

I like a run in the rain, but not when it's battering down!

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Oooh oooh as soon as I saw your badge I had to check Garmin to see if I had one! Which I do so thank you for the heads up 😁. I think the cooler weather def affects how long it takes to warm up, and well done for starting to run again during your walk! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

Check out Share the Scare - another cheeky little badge for sharing ur Halloween activity badge. 🤣🤣🤣🧙👻🕸🕷🥂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Oh i never thought about a garmin badge!! too late now and blowing a hooley out there and the rain coming down. Glad you got a good run in, it’s often tough in the beginning

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yes but I had gotten away with mild puffing for the first 5 minutes - so I think I'll have to accept a longer warm up now.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Fionamags]

Should work well for you, I often go of too fast, feel like i’m really enjoying myself then realise i’m puffing like a train and slow down

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Well done FionaMags on getting your trick and treat badge and your walking Halloween badge. I got my two as well walking 3.1 mile Friday, trick and treat today and 300000 steps challenge October. Weather been bad and trying to dodge the worst to get walk and runs in .

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Doris8]

Wow you are really going for it! Good job!!!

[Doris8 Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Thank you

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10]

It's much harder to get motivated when the weather is so horrible but well done!

PS I got the Garmin badge and the NRC one too

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Yesletsgo]

Ha ha ha ha excellent!

[RunBrianRun Graduate10]

That’s at least one well earned badge Fiona. Well done for getting back at it and glad to read that you overcame the toxic 10 et al. 👍😃

[PandaCory Graduate10]

Well done for getting out & getting on with it - and a nice badge as well!

[GailXrunning]

Hhmm! Looks like Garmin didn’t award me a Halloween badge for my efforts. I did get something vaguely Darth Vader from NRC, though. Good to see you in search of mojo. I definitely find that a proper warmup makes a huge difference.

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

That's a shame about the badge. Yes I think a longer warm up is in order now.