Hello week 7, I think I love you.

[Rolyat_Adnama]

Due to a run of hideously bad luck I had to have a break of 3 days after completing week 6 and it was awful - I spent the whole time wanting to go for a run! (bad luck including, but not limited to, locking myself and my 2 young daughters out of the house for 2 days while my husband was away overnight with work, losing my phone and running out of petrol.)

Today I had an hour between doing the shopping and taking the kids to a party so I put on my running gear and off I went, it was great, I found my stride easily and felt the minutes fly by, Laura gave me the half-way mark then the heavens opened, I haven't been out in rain as heavy as that since I was a kid stamping around in wellies. It was brilliant! the rain was bouncing off the pavement, I was soaked to the skin with squelching trainers but the rain totally took my mind off what I was doing and before I knew it I had 60 seconds left! A helpful onlooker at a bus stop awarded me first prize for the wet t-shirt contest and I awarded myself a big pat on the back. 25 minutes run without feeling particularly out of breath, without muscles aching and without wondering how long was left. I can do this!

Then I came on here and read a whole bunch of posts from people saying how great their week 7 run had been, maybe it was a good day for running, maybe we've all hit a sweet spot in the training but whatever it is, I love it.

[Dunder2004 Graduate]

Sorry to hear about your various non-running related travails but equally pleased that W7R1 went as well for you as it did for me.

You are nearly there now, let's just make sure we take it easy and avoid injury.

[runningnearbeirut Graduate]

Sounds like a brilliant run - well done you! It seems like you got into "the zone" - sometimes when that happens I feel I can keep running for ever. Well obviously not really for ever, but I think you now know what I mean. Usually having a slightly longer break between runs doesn't do any harm at all, as you've now found out

(A personal question - but did your run of minor disasters relate in any way to just before your time of the month? I know I can get a bit ditsy for a few days and I've got friends who almost always get lost if they try to go somewhere slightly unfamiliar.)

[Rolyat_Adnama Graduate in reply to runningnearbeirut]

fortunately no, imagine if I had days like that every month! bizarrely I get super-sensitive to smells for a few days before my period and can't eat meat because it all smells bad!

[Potty Graduate]

Sounds like a fabulous run, well done! I'm pretty sure I remember one of my week 7 runs being very similar and being on top of the world because I, too, suddenly realised that I WAS going to be able to do this enjoy the rest of the programme and let's see that graduation badge

[fredl Graduate]

Well done! You're not far away now.

[turnturtle Graduate]

Well done. running sorts a lot of woes. It is so good for quietening a buzzing brain I've found. Locking yourselves out of the house for two days is quite something! Hope you had accommodating friends !

[Rolyat_Adnama Graduate in reply to turnturtle]

I had a very lovely 2 days with my in-laws, they wouldn't let me help with any of the housework and entertained my 3-yr old so it was basically a mini-holiday... they might get suspicious if I do it too often though

[herewego86]

I love it!! Well done!! How amazing! I had my first "rain run" (just spitting really) and it was really lovely! Lol weird!

Sounds like you're doing super! Xx

[Pigivi]

Lovely run! Nearly there, keep running !

I remember locking myself out of the house on graduation day