I insist that provided you maintain a running motion, you're good - so in the case of canine comfort breaks, running on the spot will do. In fact learning to 'pick up' whilst moving has probably improved my coordination!
Reversing cars need adding to the list.......more than once......hello the pavement is for pedestrians.....I shouldn't have to break stride to give way....or so you'd think
Cars parked on pavements are the bane of my life. I'm for ever clouting wing mirrors with my hip as I squeeze past. Roads are for cars, pavements are for pedestrians.
Yes I can blow my nose whilst running no problem whatsoever! Traffic - I jog on the spot at the side of the road until the cars have cleared - feel a bit foolish but never mind and often people are nice and wave me across in front of them
I had to stop during one of my week 6 runs and tie my shoelace, even though I always do a nice tight double bow. I'm ashamed to say I'd run for at least 2 minutes with it dangling free, dangerously, because I really didn't want to stop! I added time on at the end of the run after Laura said walk, to make up for it.
Oh yes , I forgot about my shoelaces ! Flippin bane of my life they are , tie 'em too tight and they make my feet numb, too loose and they come undone...
I once dropped my phone on the treadmill. It landed on my foot then shot off the back of the treadmill. I ignored it and some kind soul handed it to me WHILE I WAS STILL RUNNING!
Shoe laces came undone. I stopped to retie them, then went for a pee, and someone handed in my belongings to the receptionist and stole my treadmill.
1) a runaway beer keg rolling down the hill towards me. The drayman let it get away whilst dropping it off the back of the lorry (technically, I didn't stop, but rather did a Usain Bolt impression as I sprinted out of it's path)
2) halfway round my first parkrun - stopping to read a text message from home. The message: "Get a move on!"
Erm... sorry to lower the tone here, but I can add needing a 'wild wee' on my longer runs! Fortunately they are out in the middle of nowhere and I have a Shewee so it's fairly discreet - until Mr. Strava shouts 'Run paused'
The main cause of me stopping is heavy traffic when I am crossing the road, though an articulated lorry coming down the road can give you a burst of speed as you cross in front of it!
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