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Motivation decrease as weather gets colder...

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DiverIzzieGraduate
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And I’m running in a gym!!! This morning was so hard to crawl out of bed and when my blue-tooth headset was flat, I thought the Gods were trying to tell me something - then my daughter phoned from Colombia (she was just coming home from a night out) and asked how it was going - so I had to face up to it and go! Felt much better afterwards I have to say....

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Jessom

I struggle at the weekends with this!! Why do I want to leave the house when it’s pouring down?!!?? The feeling afterwards always outweighs this though

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IannodaTruffeMentor

I would struggle to run in the gym at any time.

Nothing like a nice crisp frosty sunrise run to reinforce the joys of running.

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DiverIzzieGraduate in reply toIannodaTruffe

Agree however it was 1C, wet and windy - not a chance of getting me running outside!!!😀

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ktsokGraduate in reply toDiverIzzie

Bracing!!!

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GoogleMeGraduate in reply toDiverIzzie

Oh it's exhilarating... the challenge is setting out, as with the gym, except that the payoff in the end is better!

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Wimborne in reply toDiverIzzie

I am with you on that one 😀

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