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Wind is not my friend!

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Wk 7 run 1 ✅ but it was tough 😅

Sooooo windy (I’m not talking about a personal gastro issue, although that might have helped power me on 😂) the gale was against me the first half of the run and I made the rookie mistake of putting a long sleeve t-shirt on under my running top. Firstly because I thought it looked cold out and secondly the arm band to hold my phone had cut into my skin last week. By about 10mins in I was hot and flustered and couldn’t get my rhythm. For the first time it crossed my mind I mind not get through this run (didn’t help that I’d rushed out the house and forgot to do my dynamic stretches 🤦‍♀️)

Then Sarah is telling me I’m half way through so I turned round, wind at my back, ‘I can go the distance’ song from the Disney film Hercules comes on through my headphones as if a sign from the running gods (yes I have Disney on my playlist 😂) and I know I’ll finish. I even managed a 60sec sprint at the end.

So maybe wind is my friend after all 😉

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I got a bit of a shock this morning when I turned into the wind. I'd added an extra section to my route to account for the extra 3 minutes of week 8. There was only 30 seconds of running into the wind (the rest of the course seems quite sheltered) but it really took me by surprise :)

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Well done for even going out in this weather. I had a similar issue with a phone holder. I've since switched to a bumbag. And no I don't look hip like I'm going to a festival, but it works better for me than the arm strap, plus the added bonus I have somewhere to stash doggie poop bags.

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Love this post!..... inspiring!.. just when you thought you couldn't go on ... and then you found the fight from somewhere!..

Well done!

I've had a couple of wardrobe malfunctions lately too!.. i always end up having to multitask and de-robe as I"m running!.. I'm now going to remember ...less is more! :-)

You're doing great!

My W7r1 felt a dream of a run (despite having to de-robe)

My W7r2 was tough - the closest I have come to stopping!

I'm hoping W7r3 reverts to the technique of run 1

:-)

Good luck for yours

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Foxyblue in reply toTinytears60

About to get my trainers on now for run 2 so fingers crossed 🤞🏼

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Tinytears60Graduate in reply toFoxyblue

You don’t need it- you are flying 👏👏👏🏃🏽‍♀️

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