Running in hail???

[Bloomsbury22]

Ugh, had actually been really psyched up to move on to W4R1, having really surprised myself with getting through W3. I went for my first run in the rain the other day, but that was just a light sprinkle and it was actually quite refreshing, and dare I say, I think I actually enjoyed myself. However, over the past two days it has been heavy and icy cold rain, and...it is now hailing! Is it too much to have three rest days? I really don't want to lose my momentum but last thing I want to do is A) get a cold/sick from being out in this weather, or B) slip and fall due to it being slippy (had a badly broken ankle which took three surgeries to fix. Bit stuck as to what is best to do.

[roseabi]

Absolutely! Three rest days, or more, is perfectly fine. I certainly wouldn't want to run in hail!!

You're doing fabulously xxx

[Bloomsbury22 Graduate in reply to roseabi]

Thank you! Just had quite a lengthy discussion with a friend of mine, who is a long-time runner, and he said just the same. That to either wait it out, or just take another rest day. That was not a good idea to go out in heavy rain, and certainly not hail.

[Tasha99 Graduate]

Wow where are you?!

It hailed at parkrun once. Painful in a T-shirt🤣

[Bloomsbury22 Graduate in reply to Tasha99]

In London. It did stop though and went out and did it, W4R1! So pleased! Can't believe I did it!

[Tasha99 Graduate in reply to Bloomsbury22]

Fantastic! In the UK you just have to embrace the weather 👍🏽

[Bloomsbury22 Graduate in reply to Tasha99]

Funnily enough we had had about six weeks of absolutely great weather in the twenties celsius, until this week, which is all freezing rain, and hail today. Ah well, got my window and took it. Feeling very pleased!