W7R1 first run outside

[dieOR5k]

I moved outside as the snow melted. Not really a winter outdoor person unless campfires and🍷 are involved. And it snowed while I ran. I just started laughing. I was warm, my winter tights kept falling down and I was running slower than my old auntie can walk.

Running outside was mentally hard. You have to think about going on vs the treadmill just drags you along. The school track is a good first run. Flat with no obstacles. This outside run was hard.

The coffee shop is 2 blocks away and I’m sitting with a coffee now, feeling glad to have survived. W7R1: not easier, but great sense of accomplishment.

[Granspeed Graduate]

👍🎉👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Enjoy that well earned hot drink. 😄

[DrEdFullyunfit]

Yaaaay!

You did it!

It will get easier and soon you may find you’re planning new routes to mix it up. Ideally ones with no hills and a coffee shop at the end

[L62B Graduate]

It is so different running outside isn't it. I used to run on a treadmill a few years ago and totally get what you mean about it dragging you along.

There's a different sense of achievement when you've run outside.

Well done for completing your run in the snow.

[dieOR5k Graduate]

Still not a runner in my heart but hoping if I do it enough, it will feel natural and enjoyable. Now it's just a chore I do because I am not comfortable in my body, and starting to get signs of ageing like stiff joints and high cholesterol.