30 mins in a blizzard!

[Greystones]

Set out feeling apprehensive about my first 30 min run in Wk 9. The sun was out, and it looked beautiful, some areas of snow on the canal towpath but manageable. Actually that made me go pretty slowly and carefully, so when the snow started after 10 mins I turned round but just kept going back and forth in increasingly heavy snow, amongst my own footprints, until 30 mins was done. Was going at about 7 .5 mins per Km so really slowly but I did it and ended up feeling quite ok! Not sure when the next chance will be though, forecast is not good.

[jennyh7227]

Wow- 30 mins - seems like a lifetime away for me!! Well done on your achievement!

[Greystones Graduate in reply to jennyh7227]

Where have you got to so far? You will get there I’m sure... 8 weeks ago you culd have knocked me down with a feather if someone had told me I would be able to run for 30mins!

[jennyh7227 in reply to Greystones]

I’m just about to start week 3- week 2 was hard enough lol!!

[Greystones Graduate in reply to jennyh7227]

Just go slowly...you’ll be fine! Good luck!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to jennyh7227]

You will get there.. you will be amazed where slow and steady gets you

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Slow is absolutely perfect... slower is even better..very very well done. We have the badge waiting

[jennyh7227 in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks. Actually it does help talking to people esp as above- my hubby and daughter are more sprightly than me. It was 3 min run today- first one hard but I concentrated on finding my own pace 👍

[jennyh7227]

I survived! Feeling surprisingly good though my calves wanted to cramp when walking.

I run with my daughter and hubby- I’m getting used to seeing them go on ahead now- I am very slow!

[Tasha99 Graduate]

Well done! I’m contemplating going out with fairly thick snow of the ground 🤔

[Greystones Graduate in reply to Tasha99]

How did it go? No problems I hope.

[Tasha99 Graduate in reply to Greystones]

I loved it! Used a buff for the first time and it really helped my breathing.

[Clairecandothis Graduate]

That isn't slow! My pace at the moment is more in the 8min per km and I'm on week 7! X