Hettie you are a (wizard 🧙‍♂️) RUNNER 🏃🏼‍♀️

[SweatyHettie]

...I know this because today when I woke up at 5:15 and it was blowing a hoolie and raining it didn’t even occur to me not to go out! But I did think I would try and get another hour’s sleep because it was forecast to improve a bit.

The only slight pre run drama is that when I woke up at 5 it was because one of the cats was miaowing at the front door to come in. Such a diva as we do have a cat flap round the back! But he is 21 so I’ll let him off if he couldn’t be bothered to scale the fence! Anyway when I got up again at 6 the front door was open! 😱 reminded me of the nocturnal shenanigans at Beagles’ house -had an intruder, well, intruded? No some numpty hadn’t closed the front door properly and it had blown open. Good job the dog hadn’t decided to go for an early morning stroll as she is confined to barracks with a poorly paw( that’s another (grass seed) drama ).

Anyway where was I? Oh yes a real runner. I have been moaning about the fact that I haven’t properly earnt my running stripes because I haven’t run in a proper downpour yet. Well today was the day, even though it eased off about 5minutes in-the forecast was right!

I really think the wind is my nemesis,I find it so difficult to get my breathing right when I’m against it. Still, a 34min run and 4.8K so I’m happy with that. I just couldn’t muster enough to go the whole 5K this morning!

But I’m officially an all weather runner! Well, so far....😜🏃🏼‍♀️ (and btw, extra brownie points if you got the Harry Potter reference in the title! )

[Dyfodol Graduate]

Brilliant job! Well done.😀

[PeggySusi Graduate]

Respect!.. I’m afraid our cat Stan is ignored if he miaows at 5am.. and he has to go back to his kennel.. (which is very cosy). So well done for kindness to animals and for your all weather run..😊

[Newbie59 Graduate]

Well done on the heavy rain! I set out this morning in a slight drizzle and thought that counted as running in the rain

[SweatyHettie Graduate in reply to Newbie59]

If it means that a few weeks ago you wouldn’t have gone out in it - I think you can have that! 😜

[Newbie59 Graduate in reply to SweatyHettie]

Very true!

[Birdlady64 Graduate]

Respect!😎

🌧️🌧️🍃💨🏃‍♀️

[Workingathome Graduate]

Oh wow fantastic effort! I’m hugely impressed at you getting up at that time on a Saturday And doing your run, well done indeed

[Equilux Graduate]

The girl did good! Especially in the wind and the rain! Sometimes that wind blows so darn hard it’s like you’re on a treadmill - all that effort yet you’re not going anywhere!

Ps love hearing about your animals!

[BeetrootFace77 Graduate]

Good work Sweats! I’m still to do a raining one so I guess I’m a Muggle! My plan is to run early tomorrow, I think it’s dry but with a strong SW wind 💨. If you could cast a fastious runious spell for me that would be great 🤪

[SweatyHettie Graduate in reply to BeetrootFace77]

Beta velocitas 🧙‍♂️💥⚡️!!

[BowlingT Graduate]

That’s determination that is! Early waking, pet trauma and rain 😂. 👍