Squeeze it in! 🤗

[Jogunlikely]

The restart of C25K (post injurys/life stuff) had stalled and the plan is to restart on Tuesday. But it's such a beautiful day today I really wanted to go out for a run. The diary is rather crazy today so know there isn't time to do a week 4 run 😢

So I dumped that idea, got back from riding the horse, swapped wellies for trainers and headed out , still in my jodphurs 😂

5 min warm up walk, followed by an 8 min run. I only covered 1km on the run but I feel SOOO much better for having done it.

It took a long time for me to accept that short runs are not cheating. I now count them as mental health moments, though why I feel the need to justify this to myself I have no idea 🤷‍♀️

I hope you are all able to make use of the dry weather x Happy running folks xxx

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Horse riding and a run what a great way to start the day and you feel good for it. Enjoy the rest of the weekend 😊😊🐴🐴

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy. A frosty morning hack is a joy 💕🐎

[Debston Graduate]

Well done for grabbing the time to run on this gorgeous sunny day. Sorry to hear that you've been on the Injury Couch recently, hope all better now. ☺

[Hidden]

Well done on your jogette. Sounds like you made the most of your morning to me. Today’s a rest day for me but I took the dog for a big muddy walk. Loved seeing the sunshine at last! Beautiful day.

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Very jealous of your dog walk DD. I haven't had a dogwog for 6yrs now 😢

Nothing better on a sunny day x

[Comfortnotspeed]

Hi and glad you’re back to it. Yep, we’re running to suit us not to tick boxes. There’s enough of that out there.

Hope all goes well 😊

[Agelesslass]

Glad you’re back in the saddle so to speak. Any run short or long is a run, well done. Nice to see you back on here 😀😀

[sTrongFuse Graduate]

All runs are runs and they all count. Sometimes you just have to grab whatever time you have. The me of this time last year would have scoffed, but now I'd take 8mins running over none at all any time..

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to sTrongFuse]

I too was a scoffer {hangs head in shame} A dear friend of mine would often say she had done a 10 min run that morning. Whats the point, would run through my head. She collapsed during a running event last year and was banned from any running for 6 months by the doctor. Thankfully all is well now and she's building back up.

You are completely right, let's grab what we can, while we can x

[Katnap Graduate]

C25K starts for me on Monday! Enjoy yours!

[skysue16 Graduate]

That image of you running in your jodhpurs and running shoes made me smile I have only run in jodhpurs after falling off and trying to catch up with my pony!!

All the best with your return to C2 5k.

[Jogunlikely Graduate in reply to skysue16]

😂 done that a few times. I think the smaller the pony the naughtier/cheekier they are! 💕🐎

[skysue16 Graduate in reply to Jogunlikely]

Ha, ha - yes indeed, my miniature Shetland, Alfie, was a very cheeky chappy

[Speedy60 Graduate]

I thoroughly enjoy my every third run when I do intervals for 20 minutes. It conditions my legs to run faster the next time out and breaks the tyranny of the 30 minute non stop run.