Running In the Rain Quest week 3- please feel free to join. 🐳☂️🌂🕶

Funny old week spent trying to swim through treacle recovering from a short but busy trip. I was pretty thrilled to get out for a run and absolutely the rain did not matter at all, if anything it kept me comfortable (although I was an eejit and took my windproof cycling jacket which of course was worse than useless after the warm up walk).

I didn't make it out twice because of not having the car for a while... could have done what most people do and run from the house but didn't feel my body was up to the hard surfaces. Felt a definite need for yoga stretches and managed 3 and a half times (don't ask about the half!) with candles and everything, nice. None of the other fitness activities, and I anticipate, at least until next weekend, that's the way it will stay as another short sharp trip booked mid-week.

Also got some exercise pulling up all my blighted tomatoes, so the wet weather's not all good.

I looked back over my last couple of months running, and was shocked to find I have done this -

Stepping Stones once

A mile as fast as you can for the Strava callenge - twice

A cadence run - x1

A massive, massive hill climb - x 1

Stamina - x 3

A step pyramid of cadences - once

Polyrunner 164 Steps per minute - once

Speed - twice

Total elevation during July 2,000 MTs

I have had NO easy runs, seems like I forgot to plan....guess what I'll be doing for this week!

Item one ticked off!

I returned to Conkers - which was my first parkrun - to do my 25th. All I wanted to do was beat my time of 41 minutes but I got an all time pb of 34.31, despite being near the back before the start and taking about 44 seconds (apparently) before the crowd thinned out and being able to start running.

I also managed to run up Cheeky Hill this year, it was not as steep or as long as I remembered it.

How are my goals looking?

1 - to run 2/3 times a week - went out twice (repeating wk 5 runs 1 and 2)

2 - to do at least 2 more parkruns - was talk walker at my local park run on Saturday

3 - to do physio exercises/yoga on 2 or 3 days - did everything on 1 day and just physio exercises on another - so I've kind of achieved that one.

All in all - a good week (although I did have to take my new running shoes back as having worn them around the house, even with playing with lacing styles, they were still too tight ) - about to go on hols for a few days, though, so it could all change!!!

No run last week Came back from my trip late on Thursday and thought I was managing the jet lag fine. Ha! I spent most of Sunday asleep!

From running regularly three times a week, I have plummeted to running twice in the last two weeks

Had a terrible run during my lunch break Tuesday. No idea what was wrong with me it was just so hard and I gave up just after 4km and 26 mins (normally run for 35 mins on my lunch break treadmill runs) aiming to get out tomorrow morning early doors but will see how I feel. Rather disheartened after Tuesday to be honest