It’s blustery with heavy rain showers but if I’m going to do C25K at this time of year, then I have to be prepared to run in less than ideal weather. And in my humble experience, it’s hardly ever as bad as you think it’s going to be once you are out there.
My new Brooks Ghost 14, bought in September, are still in their box under the bed. Who knew it would be 3 months before I could run again when I got them? I really want to try them out, but I don't want to get them wet & muddy. Even if I am sticking to the road today, instead of beloved woods. Next run maybe...
I have a major faffage with the tech this morning. How do I switch on these lovely shiny new Aftershokz Aeropex headphones? A search for the instruction manual follows. Right ok. Now, where did I put my phone? Another search. Right. Fire up the Autumn HU HM & 10 K playlist (well, why not?) – headphones working great! Then Nike Run Club to log the kms for the office post-Christmas Distance Challenge, the c25k app. What else? Oh yes the watch!
Right I’m ready. As I step out of the front door the heavens open. Oh well, I’m out now, I may as well go…
The rain is stop-start all run and decides to pelt down just when I’m running into a headwind. Now I can’t see out of my glasses. 👓🙄But I’m loving being out here. 😁
I’m on Week2 of C25k, so its 90 second run, 2 minute walk intervals today. It’s hard to remember now how these runs felt first time around, but it’s a bit of a struggle for the first couple of run intervals, after which I ease into things. I try to concentrate on my form and keep everything nice and relaxed. As in Week 1, by the end I’m starting to really enjoy it and feel like I could carry on, but I don’t want to push it too far.
I stop the watch at the end of the run and then press End and Save in the c25k app. Not the same sense of euphoria I had first time round, but definitely a sense of achievement. And definitely much less out of breath.
Then I realise I forgot to press Start on the NRC app so my distance won’t count to the works Challenge 🤬.
Back home, stretches done, I having a coffee and check the stats and notice that the c25k app hasn’t saved my run! 🤬 Moreover, it didn’t save Week1 Run3 either! 🤬🤬
Oh well never mind. I know I've done it. And the works Challenge is only a bit of fun, and motivation for us to get a bit more active.
Now - where is that instruction manual to tell me how to switch off my headphones? 😁
The photo was taken on a Boxing Day walk in the woods. It's rained loads more since then, which partly explains why I'm running on the road instead of there.
W10:2... good run, bad tech
The fiddling and faffing worked. Yay. 👍
Spur of the moment run! 
