Week 6 😊 App FAIL 😣 RAIN ☔

[AliHC]

Week 6 Run 1 - I was looking forward to this one after conquering the 20 minute run in Week 5...

The weather forecast was good. Drove 5 minutes up the road to my usual spot. Headphones plugged in. Start the music. NO. Not happening. Oh well, I can run without it!

Start the C25K app. How do you feel before your run? 😁 OK... let's go! 5 minute walk. 🚶🏼‍♀️Great. Start running with imaginary music in my head and all is well🎶🏃🏼‍♀️... Still running, Laura's not talking to me, check app....It's Stopped! S**t! 💩 Ok, check time on phone. Ah! I've been running 7 mins! OK... Slow down and walk for 3 mins. Try and restart the app whilst walking. NO. Not having it. OK. 3 minutes up, best start running. Check time on phone, GO! Imaginary music in my head, no Laura spurring my on.... And the heavens opened! ☔ OK. 8 minutes to run. No app, no music. GRIM 😢 JUST KEEP GOING, JUST KEEP GOING. Kept running until I got back to the car.

Sat in the back seat, soaked to the skin looking like a drowned rat 🐀😂 Shoes off, top off, shorts off! Windows steamed up, thank the Lord 🙏 luckily I had a long coat in the car!

Drove home, got out of the car clutching wet clothes and shoes and was met by the neighbour 😣

Overall a good run! Strange! But good! And although the times were all over the place... I'm having that one 😋

I took a nice picture before the run. Hope you're all well and having a lovely weekend! ❤️

[MarybellM]

Well done for persevering despite all the hiccups! Definitely put that one in the bag! Had to smile at your description of the soaked changeover in the car... I’ve had that experience a couple of times too. Avoiding a soaked car seat is the main thing and then scoot off home for a nice hot shower.

[AliHC Graduate in reply to MarybellM]

😂 Fortunately I run in the middle of nowhere! Good job the farmer wasn't out on his tractor 🚜 x

[backintime Graduate]

Bet the neighbour was surprised

well done for sticking with it despite the odds

[AliHC Graduate in reply to backintime]

Fortunately my run is in the countryside surrounded by sheep. Luckily no farmer passing on his tractor today! 🚜 😂

[AliHC Graduate in reply to backintime]

Oh the neighbours face was a picture! 😳

[backintime Graduate in reply to AliHC]

hahaha I can imagine

[BillyBChops]

Buy a "dry bag" for your phone and invest in some wireless earphones and buy an all weather running top. I enjoy running in the rain more than when its top hot.

[AliHC Graduate in reply to BillyBChops]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing 😀

[Oldgirlruns Graduate]

Oh my goodness AliHC, top marks for finishing that one!😆

[AliHC Graduate in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thank you! 😀

Hope you're well x

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Well done you, none of your tech worked but you persevered . Glad you had a coat in the car 😂

[AliHC Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

So was I 😂

Hope you're well x

[Debston Graduate]

The running gods like to keep us on our toes sometimes, don't they? 😂 Well done for keeping calm and carrying on!

[AliHC Graduate]

Thank you! Here's to Run 2 tomorrow! 😁

[MuddledGardener Graduate]

Well done! I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when you met your neighbour! 🤣

[AliHC Graduate in reply to MuddledGardener]

I'm too embarrassed to go round and explain! 😳

[MuddledGardener Graduate in reply to AliHC]

Bahahaha! 🤣🤣🤣

[Puppy-love Graduate]

Well done to beat the odds and thank you for a very entertaining read. 😂

[AliHC Graduate]

😀 Thank you! Enjoy your next run xx

[Doddery123 Graduate]

I found it....😁

[Jkm123 Graduate]

My app has done the same thing before! Had to manually set alarms for each stop point as it was one of the earlier weeks! Ah well at least it kept it interesting haha.