Week 2 Run 2

[Cfc55]

Well been weather watching all day today. Snow and ice up here in NE Scotland. But despite my daughter thinking I’m mad went for it and completed my run tonight. Felt a bit like dancing on ice at times but took it steady and really glad I went 🙂

[Deals1 Graduate]

Well done! Bet it was exhilarating tho. And u feel great now 😀

[Cfc55 Graduate in reply to Deals1]

Thanks for the reply 👍. It was certainly “interesting” especially the black ice 😂

[Deals1 Graduate in reply to Cfc55]

Yikes!

[Pianism Graduate]

Well done! Not sure about the ice and snow (as a soft southerner from Manchester), but I'm sure you're made from sterner stuff.

[Cfc55 Graduate in reply to Pianism]

Well was only a wee dusting of the white stuff but it’s frozen so made it a bit slippy ⛄️.

[Grouchofthecouch]

Just started this week 😉What happens in week two thou, is it still 60 jog 90 walk

[Grouchofthecouch]

What's week 2 like 60/90 just curious as week one nearly done

[Cfc55 Graduate in reply to Grouchofthecouch]

It’s an easy step up, run for 90 walk for 2 mins! I’m sure you’ll manage fine 👍

[Pianism Graduate in reply to Grouchofthecouch]

I agree - don't think too much about it and you will manage it no problem. Partly, it's a matter of finding your own comfortable pace and then it's easy.

[Sandie1961 Graduate in reply to Grouchofthecouch]

I never looked beforehand to see what the next week brought and just went with it. So much of running is between the ears and I reckoned if I didn’t know I couldn’t worry about it

[Amicie Graduate]

I am starting week one on Monday - hoping I will have your willpower when it comes to getting outside on a freezing morning! Well done x

[Cfc55 Graduate in reply to Amicie]

Thanks for the message Amicie! Good luck for Monday, you’ll be fine 👍. As for motivation if you’ve run before you’ll know it gets addictive 😂!

[Coolcookingteacher Graduate]

Take care! Hopefully you have really good trainers and lots layers!

[Cfc55 Graduate in reply to Coolcookingteacher]

Managed to just about stay upright 😂

[Silverfox1943 Graduate]

I'm debating about a run today Tyneside, will have to check conditions. My son ran yesterday and slipped after 5 miles picked himself up and managed another 1.5 miles back home before he went to A & E for 7 stitches for a cut eye brow.

[Cfc55 Graduate in reply to Silverfox1943]

Ouch!! Good on your lad for keeping going!! That must have nipped 🤕

[Silverfox1943 Graduate in reply to Cfc55]

💪

[orcadia Graduate]

I was too wary to do my run yesterday due to the ice and snow. Worried I'll slip and injure myself and then not be able to run for much longer than just missing a few days due to weather. I'm in NE Scotland too - and normally run on forest tracks. Just about to start Week 6.

[Cfc55 Graduate in reply to orcadia]

Must admit dunno if I would have done it if I was further into the programme. Still a lot of walking in week 2 which was fine! I’ve been running along the Ythan footpath in Ellon, don’t know if u know it there?

[Biddy55]

Wow impressive! We had ice here just north of Glasgow and I waited until later in the morning - didn’t want to break my neck! So much better than the treadmill. Wk 2 Run 2... tick!! Keep going!

[Cfc55 Graduate]

Thanks Biddy, one of the hazards of living in the frozen north 😂! Still cold up here today but hopefully better underfoot tomorrow for run 3! Good luck with your running too 👍

[Eternal-blue-18]

I’m impressed. I was due to do week 2 run 2 on the same day and I also live in NE Scotland. The pavements around me looked way too slippy for an accident-prone novice runner like me! I was so keen to get out and do it too. I’m yet to do that run as I’ve now got the lurgy.

[Cfc55 Graduate in reply to Eternal-blue-18]

Aw you’ll get back to it once the lurgy clears! Was easier running on the crunchie icy stuff, it was the black ice that was the worry 😂