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The day the gremlins didn't win...

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So today was W4R2, I ran W4R1 on saturday with the group that the local council put on and so I was determined to run tonight, however, it seemed like the gremlins were trying to throw everything at me.

It was raining for a start but that wasn't going to let that stop me and then I managed to land in a large puddle so my trainer became instantly waterlogged but I carried on, after my second run I decided to increase the volume as I couldn't hear Laura very well so I pressed what I thought was the volume control on my headphones and then realised I had jumped two podcasts forward and was suddenly doing week 6! I can't read anything without glasses and luckily I had a spare pair in my pocket so managed to get the podcast back to W4.

On my return home I was just about to start the final run and my one of my trainer laces came undone so had to stop again (didnt think it was worth the risk of running with it undone).

I finally made it home although I was soaked through and my hair was plastered to my head. I felt proud of myself for going out in the rain and not giving up.

Can I ask what you guys wear when it rains? Do you wear something on your head ? I had a lightweight waterproof jacket on which helped but I was soaked through.

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agedsnailspaceGraduate

Learn to embrace it! Running in the rain can be fun (more so in the warmer months!). I generally will wear a hat - or if it is raining hard a cap with a peak (such as a baseball cap). This at least keeps the worst of the rain out of your face.

Good for you for keeping going and giving the gremlins the old heave-ho. Well done!!

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RainbowCGraduate

Well done for chasing those gremlins away!

I used to have a Karrimor waterproof-ish cap for rainy runs, but Miss Rainbow has apparently mislaid it for me (she's helpful like that...!) so I'm now just getting wet. I will buy a new one at some point as it's very helpful for keeping the rain off my glasses and helping me see where I'm going! :)

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Thermal hat.. a buff...and a windproof but not waterproof jacket..Rain is just wet.. and a hot shower soon warms us up :)

Massive well done! Those gremlins were left reeling in your wake!!! You did brilliantly!!! :)

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