DONT

[Ajay99]

wear new (lets be honest slightly small) running gear; run in the midday sun (am out of UK at present) with sunscreen dripping in your eyes; run without eating since 7pm the night before and no breakfast

Stupid me I did all three, kept having to hike up my leggings and rub my stinging eyes on new white teeshirt which is now stained with a disgusting mix of sweat, sunscreen and mascara - and I felt weak from hunger...but at least it took my mind off the 20 minute obstacle and I DID IT! First 10 minutes was all discomfort; 10-15 seemed to go in a flash, and the last 5 minutes were very hard, but with all those stupid made-by-me handicaps I feel like I climbed Everest!

[WildflowerJo]

Lol! Well done!

[Ajay99 Graduate in reply to WildflowerJo]

thanks!

[Hidden]

Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Ajay99 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

thanks!

[Beccym Graduate]

Fab. The first 10 mins of a run is where I often question why I am doing it. After that your breathing evens out.

[Ajay99 Graduate in reply to Beccym]

first 10 was SO hard

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done indeed...but take care of you... You are your best asset and need to be kind to yourself !

Very well done... no more running at midday though..in sunshine........ ( what's that ?

[Ajay99 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you! and thats it for me on sunshine runs. So weird though, blue skies, sunflowers and bougainvillea...

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Ajay99]

Gorgeous

[Nictwit Graduate]

Well that's basically as good as graduating 😉 If you can cope with all that and still run nothing can stop you now!

[Ajay99 Graduate in reply to Nictwit]

Woo hoo! Thanks for the encouragement!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

It's a milestone, well done.

Be respectful of W6R1, it is trickier than it looks.

[Ajay99 Graduate]

I am trying to block it from my mind....!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Ajay99]

Anticipation not apprehension.... slow and steady

[Lillybeth30mins Graduate]

Wow! Not a run you’ll forget in a hurry(!) tho not necessarily for good reasons. Welll done for persevering. And enjoy that ☀️

Liz x

[Ajay99 Graduate in reply to Lillybeth30mins]

Yep I am stocking up on Vitamin D!