Back to running in the cold but.....

It was amazing! Have been in Spain for five weeks running three times a week in fairly warm conditions (24 degrees at 8 o clock am) and found it quite difficult to fight off the Gremlins (language problem??) and although I managed 5k each time, a lot of it was walk/run and came home feeling a bit deflated and felt I had lost my ability to run 5k non-stop. My lovely partner (who is an Iron Man so knows about these things 😜) convinced me I should do the local Parkrun today so I braved the freezing temperatures and- I did it!! Cut my PB down by 3 minutes too - nobody was more surprised than me, but feel so much better having done it. Obviously more suited to running in the cold, which is a shame as I have just bought a holiday home in Spain!

[tortoisegirl Graduate]

You are looking very professional there! I would much rather run in the cold than heat. Hopefully you've ditched your gremlins somewhere over the Bay of Biscay!

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Thank you - yes hopefully they are swimming with the sharks 😁

[pollyp1 Graduate]

You'll get used to it!

[FozSoc Graduate]

Well done on the Park Run and beating your PB! Loving the matching running gear btw! Looking very trim too!

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Thank you - wasn't actually planned as matching running gear - just dug out the warmest I could find!!

[Curlygurly2 Graduate]

I understand exactly where you are, I live in France and UK half and half, France in Summer, UK in winter. It's pretty hot where I am in France too, and I almost never do non stop running there, I run from patch of shade to patch of shade! I'm back in UK now, and looking forward to getting back to non stop runs. It takes a little while is all! I enjoy my double running life, in a sort of masochistic way! And yes, it's a bit chilly here innit? I've never known such a contrast, there's usually a much milder period to ease you in before winter starts. C'est la vie! Congrats on your new home xxx

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Yes just come back from an early morning 5k run in 4degrees and a freezing wind, had a headache from the cold air after 5 minutes - BUT did one of my best times ever - must be something to do with the desire to get home to the central heating 😜 Another week in Spain next week to take over our new house so will no doubt be moaning about the heat then! But hey - aren't we blessed to have such options 👍