Running through a freezing hail storm.....😳

[Cakerunner]

This morning I just about had time for a 30 min run....lots of other things to get done...you know how it is!

So, even though I could see a very dark cloud on the horizon, off I went......I got to the home stretch, pretty pleased with my time...and then it hit....freezing hail, blowing nearly horizontal......well now..do I wait under a tree and hope it passes swiftly? Nope, not this girl, I plowed on...and boy it got tough, but I figure I can hit the shower as soon as I get home. My goodness it stung! I wouldn't recommend running in a hail shower no.....don't do it...... rain yes....hail, nope, just nope....🤪🤣🤣🤣

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Congratulations on keeping going in that hail shower, yes you girls are a hardy bunch, that reminds me when I was out a walk during the winter, there was a sudden hail and rain shower, I was covered OK with my hood on and the wind behind me when suddenly coming in the opposite direction with the wind heading straight into her there was this I would say 20 something female running along only dressed in running clothes not making any effort to shelter, I said to her as she passed, "not good running weather" she answered back, 'I must keep going' if it had been me, I would have taken shelter. 😊 🏃

[Cakerunner Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Haha, yep sounds like me! I couldn't quite believe how wet my running gear was by the time I blew through the front door! Haha🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[energy1 in reply to AlMorr]

Do you buy wet gear to run just started joined 5 K Couch in all weathers ? Well done 👍

[Cakerunner Graduate in reply to energy1]

Nope, just regular running gear. Personally, by the time I get back home, I'm either soaking wet through sweat, or rain, or both, so it doesn't matter! Hit the shower when you get home. Well done for getting started by the way, keep going, it's addictive you know😊

[energy1 in reply to Cakerunner]

Thank you have one more session to do and finished first week but had set back this week recovering from ear infection ! Looking forward in getting out there to complete my first week

[Cakerunner Graduate in reply to energy1]

No worries, don't run when you're unwell, you'll pick it up when your ear is better 😊

[Katnap Graduate in reply to energy1]

Take care of yourself! Soniabrown is right. The path will not always be smooth so the basic advice is:

Don't try to catch up if you miss any runs - rest days are important

If illness is neck up you should be OK

If illness is chest down, don't run

...but if you can, keep up the habit by going out for a walk

Enjoy your C25K journey energ1 😁

[Katnap Graduate in reply to Cakerunner]

Agreed! 😁 Or you end up with all the gear and no idea

Hat and gloves for the cold

Maybe a baseball cap for keeping rain (and hail) out of your eyes. 😁

[Cakerunner Graduate in reply to Katnap]

Yep always a baseball cap for running, keeps the sun....rain...or hail from hitting me in the face...and, I can still see through my glasses, so it's all good! Oh and gloves.....I wear gloves when it's cold😊

[SaskAlliecat Graduate]

Ouch! Hail bad...very bad 😆. I'll remember that if I ever get stuck in that predicament 😂

[Cakerunner Graduate in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Haha....yes, that about sums it up!🤣🤣🤣

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Huge well done you and yes... Hail really hurts... so really well done!!

[Yogaandrun Graduate]

🤣🤣 your post made me smile. Well done for carrying on.

I ran this morning however I got the sunshine and cold part of the morning.🌤

[Cakerunner Graduate in reply to Yogaandrun]

I shall be trying to avoid hail showers in future......definitely....😁😁

[The-Mole Graduate]

I got caught in hail a few weeks back. I have zero hair and ended up with what our kids refer to as brain freeze, the head ache you get from eating ice cream too fast. So I agree, avoid the hail

[Cakerunner Graduate in reply to The-Mole]

Oooh.....ow.....nope.....couldn't cope with brain freeze as well!! 😃😃

[Jell6 Graduate]

I can vouch for the fact that it hurts like hell!.😖🥶

It hail stoned on the day I was born and as it's my birthday today this was a bit unusual. My Welsh grandfather wanted me to be named Cenllysg (balls of ice), fortunately for me, he and my mother had a row, so to spite him I was named something far more ordinary. I often think I dodged a bullet there😂😂😂

[Couchsurfer Graduate]

Wow - that's hardcore! Well done!

[Cakerunner Graduate in reply to Couchsurfer]

Well, that is the first time someone said I was hard-core, I'll take it! Thank you Couchsurfer 😊🏃‍♀️

[Megayossarian]

Hi Sonia. I did exactly the same yesterday though it was freezing rain and heavy. I took shelter behind a tree until the worst of it passed, about 3 mins. Good to get in the shower.