Wk5R3 - a milestone challenge done 🍾🥂

[FormulaRun]

I peeked out of the window when I woke - ☔️ hmmm not great. Following on from torrential rain on Thursday and all day yesterday it’s going to be very wet & muddy out there. I ache a bit from an over enthusiastic session at the gym on Thursday evening, & a surprisingly robust yoga session yesterday which seems to have worked muscles in odd places!! Just to add to it my nose is streaming & it’s 4 degrees out there....oh and there are no 🍌 in the fruit bowl 😒 Enough of the excuses already - I am doing this. I find out my waterproof, strap on my trainers and off we go. 20 minutes - yikes - this is the furthest I’ve attempted since C25k in August last year. Jo assures me that I’m good for this - I can do this - of course I can.....can’t I?? I start tentatively and I’m anxious in the first five minutes to catch my breath and get into a rhythm. Two songs in & I’m in a flow and on my way. The puddles are massive and I try to avoid the worst of the mud, but I’m aware that I’ve got wet feet and I’m slipping and sliding about on the path - the road that comes next is better. 10 minutes in and I’ve got the worst of the hills in my sights. Five minutes to go - a gentle down hill helps - I’m going to do this thing 😛 I finish on a mean little up hill towards the farm and surprisingly the track is the best ground of the day. I run past my wk5r2 end point and YEAY - I’m done - I’ve done it 😀. Arms aloft 👏 Olympic gold medal style 🥇 Phew - been worrying about that one all week. I arrive home dripping wet and I’m steaming as I do my stretches before heading in for a shower and some brekkie. That’s a real milestone for me since picking up an injury in September last year, and advised against running for a couple of months by the physio. During my stop start attempts since then wk5r2 is the furthest I’ve managed for various reasons.

Week six here I come! Happy running 🏃‍♂️ 🏃🏻‍♀️ all - enjoy your weekend. 👍😊🏎

[Becca169]

The inspiration I need for Monday!

[over61andstilltrying Graduate in reply to Becca169]

Hi Becca169, I don't know which challenge is ahead of you on Monday but may I suggest you read some of the posts on this forum for the same run. I have found them to be so very helpful. Advice like slow and steady, keep running, keep smiling. Also make sure to do the warm up and cool down and do the stretches for runners after your run. Which run are you on? All the very best for Monday. I do hope that it goes well.

[Becca169 in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Thanks! It’s w5r3 on Monday and a very wet forecast... will still do it!

[over61andstilltrying Graduate in reply to Becca169]

I really hope the run goes to plan. I had some drizzle today, but not heavy rain. The drizzle kept me cool. I have yet to run in proper rain, not sure that is my idea of fun. Think that I would delay a day instead! Look forward to hearing how it goes.

[FormulaRun in reply to Becca169]

Good luck forMonday 👍👍

[over61andstilltrying Graduate]

Well done you! Enjoy the moment/rest of the day! Bathing in success! W5R3 does have a reputation doesn't it? But you have risen to the challenge! Congratulations! So pleased that you seem to have got through your injury. I can really relate to your anticipation of this run as I have just logged on to post about my W5R3. I'm still grinning! All the best with week 6.

[over61andstilltrying Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Oops! Think I put that reply in the wrong place!

[FormulaRun in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Good luck for week 6👍👍

[over61andstilltrying Graduate]

Well done you! Enjoy the moment/rest of the day! Bathing in success! W5R3 does have a reputation doesn't it? But you have risen to the challenge! Congratulations! So pleased that you seem to have got through your injury. I can really relate to your anticipation of this run as I have just logged on to post about my W5R3. I'm still grinning! All the best with week 6.

Oh dear! I just sent this reply to someone else. I better go and sort that out.

[Lorijay Graduate]

Well done!! Bask in the glory. A lot of us heading into w6, good luck and look forward to reading about your success