I wanted to change things around so I wouldn't know where I had got to relative to previous runs. I went out to another local village as I thought it would be fairly level but one look at the roads made me decide it was to lumpy for my liking. I went back to my usual place but took different routes. It had just started to rain so I did my walk with my hoody on, took it off and threw it in the car on the way past. The first five were a really difficult, I was ready to give in as the rain was really coming down now. I decided to keep going but thought it best to not run past where I had parked to avoid the temptation to quit. I got to the 3 K at just after the 21 minute mark, which spurred me on to up the pace slightly and got to just over 4K just before the end of the 28 minutes, I'm happy with that.
Week 8 Run 1: I wanted to change things around... - Couch to 5K
Week 8 Run 1
![plop profile image](https://images.hu-production.be/avatars/110785b4d07225c734b241e6ad3a4447_small@2x_100x100.jpg)
Written by
![plop profile image](https://images.hu-production.be/avatars/110785b4d07225c734b241e6ad3a4447_small@2x_100x100.jpg)
plop
Graduate
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
5 Replies
•
![ju-ju- profile image](https://images.hu-production.be/avatars/4aaf9f27bb1b995c7baf2ae0def45f3b_small@2x_100x100.jpg)
ju-ju-Graduate
Well done plop the rain is actually quite refreshing I think?
![Ullyrunner profile image](https://images.hu-production.be/avatars/51ae9ff3ddc399383b6e874767adacbe_small@2x_100x100.jpg)
UllyrunnerGraduate
Well done - it's quite nice to have a change from the very hot weather recently. Only 5 runs to go!
![dddd4 profile image](https://images.hu-production.be/avatars/604e952e90b63b95149b51343c33e550_small@2x_100x100.jpg)
dddd4Graduate
Sounds good well done for keeping going in the rain. Big temptation to go back to car-but you resisted!
![NeverSayNoToJeffing profile image](https://images.hu-production.be/avatars/cd3059b8dcc34588556cf7e1774443da_small@2x_100x100.jpg)
NeverSayNoToJeffingGraduate
I can't dare deviate my route as I get an inkling as to when I can stop if I follow the same roads. Also the way out is a gentle incline which means the way back in is positively down hill, therefore, if I get half way I know I'll be able to make it back. ☔️
![Wil237 profile image](https://images.hu-production.be/avatars/a349b1206224a8642c9a2b3d78e4061a_small@2x_100x100.jpg)
Wil237Graduate
Well done
Not what you're looking for?
You may also like...
Week 2
So I’ve just done week 2 run 2 .. I cannot work out why this week is harder surely it’s not the...
A reset, return of a lapsed runner.
Well! Not something I though I'd be doing but here I am in 2024 restarting couch to 5k!
A bit of...
W1R2 done 😁
Yesterday was hectic, I had a lot to do and was constantly behind schedule but instead of de...
Shoes
I'm told by my daughter that my shoes are "walking shoes" not suitable for running. I'm now on Run...
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beyond Couch to 5k runs now on available on the app! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Have you updated your app recently? If not, you’re in for a treat! Once you’ve graduated, you’ll be...