Let's concentrate on the fact it was sunny

[Yesletsgo]

It wasn't raining this morning so, after a couple of days of glancing out of the window and going 'No' we were off. The puddles on the pavement should have been a hint that we were in for an interesting time.

To summarise this morning - sun, mud, mud, mud, a new path that we thought would be less muddy, concrete, mud, mud, mud.

We managed 5 km but it was hard work. Just as I was settling into a rhythm I'd need to slow right down to pick my way through the puddles. At the start of the run I'd noticed lots of birdsong, but the only thing I heard for the rest of it was squelch, squelch, squelch as my trainers sank ever deeper.

On the plus side it did slow me down a little, which is generally a good thing as otherwise my heartrate tends to be constantly at its maximum. I was grateful my socks quickly warmed up when they got soaking wet so I could forget about the damp very quickly. I was reminded of it when my feet left two muddy footprints on the white bathroom rug once I was home.

Plus, of course, it's another run done in the sunshine, so there's no way I'd complain about that

Just looked at my photo again, I look like some sort of weird cross between an alien, a 60s hippy and an ancient fertility goddess. Hmm, I can live with that 😂

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

I played “ fun with shadows” last week as you can probably see from my profile picture! There were a fair few alien hippy fertility goddess ones too. I love that description.

It’s really hard when it’s so boggy and there are so many puddles around. In my equivalent run I was ten minutes slower over 5k than usual but hardly tired from taking it so carefully.

Great run. I hope your trainers forgive you soon!

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

My trainers are drying out and my socks are in the wash.

I bought some new (not running) trainers with a GoreTex lining in the sales. They haven't been taken out for a serious walk yet because I don't want to get them muddy 😂

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Yesletsgo]

I can absolutely relate to that logic!!!

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

So just a bit of mud then YLG?! But as you say, you were out and running in the sunshine and we haven’t had much of that recently! And nothing wrong with a 60s hippy, I loved my fringed suede waistcoat and tatty cords!

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Just a little bit of mud 😂

And when I said 'hippy' I wasn't being derogatory

[Roxdog Graduate10]

That sounds great! I like the mud, as dodging it or picking my way through it takes my mind off the effort of the run!

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Roxdog]

I was telling myself it's helping develop balance every time I slide and don't fall over 😂

[Roxdog Graduate10 in reply to Yesletsgo]

Oh and ancient fertility goddess sounds just perfect to me!

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

A puddy muddle run... just great !

Super photo too and I hope you and the white rug are clean now

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

Well I'm clean ....😂😂😂

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate in reply to Yesletsgo]

Uh oh!!!!