Drooket running

[Fionamags]

I haven't posted for a while so I thought I'd drop in with an update.

While I've been reading all your posts about running at the crack of dawn to avoid the heat, up north it has been rather a poor imitation of summer. Warm weather but not hot. Occasional sun, but more often than not it has been glowering clouds and all kinds of rain. We've had it coming down in torrents some days when the road that connects the village to the main road is flooded by the river that runs into the loch. At one point there were photos on Facebook of someone canoeing down said road!

Having recovered from both Covid and knee niggles I was keen to regain the momentum that I'd built up beforehand and have been working back up to longer runs again. The weather continues to pose a challenge and getting me out the door is now a team effort, with full use of technology and a weather whisperer OH. He uses a weather radar app to predict breaks in the rain and watches it avidly on run days. "Go, go, go!" is the cry as a brief window of opportunity opens up.

Today I winged it without consulting the oracle, made over confident by the sight of blue sky overhead. I had only been going for 10 minutes or so when down it came. It was another sort of rain today - the misty, light, wet stuff that for some reason seems to get you wetter than heavier rain. Smirrh is what we call it in these parts - although the spelling may be slightly dodgy. However, fixated as I was on my plan to get another 5K under the belt, on I trotted. Another one in the legs, I toddled back to the car to drive back up the hill, belly rumbling and hot shower beckoning. So I got home thoroughly 'drooket' (soaking wet) but happy. So there you are folks, my latest offering is a smirry, drooket run!!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Nice to hear from you again Fionamags, great run for you, nice 5K, as you say the weather hasn't been very good for the summer of 2024 in the north, not all that much sun, cloudy a lot with rain, where I am, not too heavy, more annoying than really heavy rain, a smir is very light drizzle, when out running it's not too bad, enjoy your running no matter what the weather is.🏃✅

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Al. I don't mind the smir too much when it's warm - it cools you down on a long run. But I was annoyed that I didn't wear a hat - my glasses were covered in rain and I had to keep wiping the water off my face. Still, it was a good one. Next week I'll add some more distance!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

✅🏃👍 enjoy those longer distances.

[dijep Graduate10]

Great post 👍

When I read the title my initial reaction was "where's Drooket" .. I thought you were on your hols 😂😂

But I do love all the regional names for things, smirrh is such a great word, I also hate that type of rain for covering my glasses. I used to work with someone from Devon and he used the work"dimpsey" (not sure of the spelling) for dusk.

I'm glad to hear you are over COVID and the knee niggle and are getting back on track.

Well done of getting that's 5k done despite the rain.

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

Thanks Dijep. It's good to be back on form and working back up. I've stopped at 5k for a few weeks so it's time to move up the distance - it won't be long till I'm running for an hour. That seemed a long way off back in January when I started again - and come to think of it, I suppose it is!!! 😂😂😂

[Tessie66 Graduate10]

Well done on getting out to run let's hope for a decent winter after this awful summer

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Tessie66]

I'm actually still hoping for a bit of summer. 🙄 We sometimes get a nice spell of weather in October..... 🤞

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10]

The Scots seem to have so many words for rain and grey weather in general! Who would have thought there were so many ways to get soaked, especially in the so called summer?

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Yesletsgo]

On the West Coast of Scotland it is so wet that we have become rain connoisseurs. A little smir with your run Madam? 😂😂😂

[Indielass00]

Well done Fionamags for not letting the Smirrh put you off and you kept going! 👏🏻👏🏻

True dedication 👍🏻.

I also learnt a couple of new words today thanks to your post 😀.

I hope the weather improves for your next run!

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Indielass00]

It has actually lashed with rain all day today. There is a bit of a glow in the sky though so I am hopeful that the skies will clear for a while tomorrow for my next run..... Ever hopeful - it must be the endorphins from the running.

[Scruff55 60minGraduate]

O I do like the sound of that. I love running in the rain so long as it comes on while I’m out already. Good to hear your back doing 5 k.

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Scruff55]

I don't mind it either once I am on the road, but I don't quite have it in me to set off in the rain. It might be a different story come the winter though....

[Scruff55 60minGraduate in reply to Fionamags]

Yes I much prefer to run in the winter so long as there’s no ice. ❄️❄️