My first outside run

[LeyaBlu3]

Definitely harder than a treadmill. The Freezing wind and hail beat me I failed lol. I have so much admiration for all you outside runners 👏💪

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Welcome to the great (if wet and cold) outdoors. You didn’t fail... it would have been easy to fail on you first outdoor run, you could have stepped outside, seen the weather, gone back in, made a brew, put your feet up, and watched TV instead. You didn’t do any of that, you ran. Transitioning was never going to make this an easy run... your pacing looks reasonably good on your splits, maybe starting slightly slower would improve the evenness of the pace, but hey, it’s your first run having to do that! You say fail... I say great running. I’m right too 🤪

[LeyaBlu3 Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you

[Liverpool7Potter in reply to UnfitNoMore]

It was weather like that for my first run too and as soon as I stepped outside I wanted to step back in. But I knew if I did this I would never start. To be honest it’s made my runs a little easier because weather wise your throwing yourself in the deep end!

[Tasha99 Graduate]

Do not retreat indoors!

[Buddy34 Graduate]

You went out and you ran that's no fail, running outside gets better the more you do it good luck 😊😊

[Tartancat Graduate]

How is that a fail? You ran for over half an hour!

Running outside is different to the treadmill - I have great admiration for treadmill users, you obviously have greater stamina and determination than me as I think the monotony would have me giving up after 5 minutes!

So well done you!

[LeyaBlu3 Graduate in reply to Tartancat]

Thank you x

[Franglaise Graduate]

Keep going out there. I transitioned from treadmill and yes it was tough at first, but it doesn't last long, just until you get used to pacing for yourself instead of the treadmill doing it for you. There is so much more to distract you outside, as well as fresh air, vitamin D etc. My treadmill is redundant now gathering dust in the barn.

[LeyaBlu3 Graduate in reply to Franglaise]

I’m gonna keep trying thank you x