W5 R3 tomorrow In the pouring rain!

[Moomin63]

Well I managed to get R2 out of the way on Sunday. I was so chuffed that I managed to get through the 8 min runs! 😁 I’m up in rainy but beautiful Scotland in a tiny place called Eskdalemuir. It’s so great to be running amongst such gorgeous scenery and waving like an excited child /mad person at all the sheep, hares and horses along the way! I desperately wanted to share a photo with you guys but for some reason every time I tried the screen just froze and I ended up losing my message as well! Very frustrating 😡 if anyone can shed some light on this?

Anyway I am looking forward yes looking forward to what feels like a massive jump up in Run 3 tomorrow ( if I keep telling myself I will believe it right?) Although, have checked the weather and it’s 100% rain all day. Needless to say I haven’t brought anything suitable for torrential rain so will probably end up wearing a plastic carrier bag on my head!! 😂 wish me luck! 😀

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Well done.

It is not a massive jump, as this post points out healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Relax and enjoy it.

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thanks will do.

[John_W Graduate]

To compliment IT's post here two I made earlier:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to John_W]

Thanks John. The mad thing is I have read these a few times but I think it’s the constant running with no breaks that is making me think this way! Anyway I shall do it and look forward to the immense satisfaction I get from it! Thanks for your support 😀

[John_W Graduate in reply to Moomin63]

A 'fun' experiment for you. Imagine you have jog for 30 mins , 3 times , in Week 9. Working backwards from there, at point do you introduce walking breaks in your DIY program, assuming Week 1 is easy enough to do from the couch.

You're underestimating the amount of fitness you've gained. Always focus on the TOTAL running time (or total workout time)... It's *that* which builds your stamina and fitness, NOT the presence or not of any walking breaks.

Week 1 - 8 mins (x3, 24 mins)

Week 2 - 9 mins (27 mins)

Week 3 - 9 mins (27 mins)

Week 4 - 16 mins (48 mins)

W5.1 - 15 mins

W5.2 - 16 mins (easy by now?)

W5.3? Just take it nice and easy.

You're ready.

Do it.

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to John_W]

Yay I’m ready! Thanks! Will definitely start looking at the total running time in future!

[MartinMX5 Graduate]

I've just completed this, also in the pouring rain. Rain is good for running in - for me anyway, possibly because my head is 100% waterproof with no hair to get in the way. Anyway, I won't lie: it hurt a bit towards the end but Laura got me through. Don't overthink it. Hope it goes/went well.

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to MartinMX5]

Thankyou 😂 unlike you I’ve got a lot of hair (sorry!) and am soaked to the bone. No amount of layers kept me dry in the driving rain but I did it!!

[sally1993]

Good luck! I was very nervous too.. put it off all day! But I just did it.. my body was ready x

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to sally1993]

I’ve done it! Can you believe we are W6?!! X

[sally1993 in reply to Moomin63]

😁 well done!!!!!! Hope it went well!! I know 😱 x

[Wightman37]

Hope R3 goes well I have it next on my list . Dealt well with the 8 minute Runs today

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to Wightman37]

That’s great! You will do fine on your next run - I did so you will also 😀

[Sybilw Graduate]

If you run in Eskdalemuir you need to expect lots of rain (and cold). I grew up the other side of Lockerbie but now live in east Anglia and often hear the weatherman say Eskdalemuir- usually as the wettest/coldest place in UK! It’s beautiful and I always mean to visit the Buddhist temple there. I would recommend it to you but I see it’s closed for the year due to Covid however it would still be worth driving past. It’s beautiful. You’ll smash run 3 - as you’ve sussed you need to KNOW you can do it. Have fun.

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to Sybilw]

Thanks so much. Yes we know the area quite well cos my Mum lives here and lives a couple of miles from Sami Ling. Shes a fully fledged Buddhist you see! It is beautiful round here but the weather as you say is always tricky! I did run 3 this morning in the rain of course and smashed it!!😀

[Sybilw Graduate in reply to Moomin63]

Oh I should have realised you’d a link to the area. Eskdalemuir is hardly a tourist area - beautiful as it is! My mum grew up near Corrie and I was in Moffat last week visiting my sister. Great work on run 3 - it’s a landmark one and the end is in sight.

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to Sybilw]

Oh I’ve heard Moffat mentioned quite a few times over the last few days! It rained so much here yesterday the roads became completely flooded and my daughter couldn’t get back to Edinburgh! I think they had to drive by Moffat to get back. 😀

[Sybilw Graduate in reply to Moomin63]

I got married up there and my grandad couldn’t get home from the reception. You can rely on one thing in Scotland. 🌧 ☔️

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to Sybilw]

Yep!!

[Caley67 Graduate]

Good luck with the Scottish rain...I spent Saturday soaked through up a Munro in Glen Coe....dreich is the word!!

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to Caley67]

😂 I know the feeling! I got absolutely drenched this morning!! Looks like I’ll be here for the next run also. Good luck to you on your next one!

[Caley67 Graduate in reply to Moomin63]

I've been repeating the longer runs to build up stamina, so once you're into week 6, 7 and 8, I've been doing 4 or 5 25 min runs....

[Sybilw Graduate in reply to Caley67]

My favourite word.

[Caley67 Graduate in reply to Sybilw]

Very descriptive...I also like scunnered, glaiket and peely Wally 😷

[Sybilw Graduate in reply to Caley67]

Shoogily is another favorite and although I use it all the time I’ve no idea how to spell it!!

[Caley67 Graduate in reply to Sybilw]

Aye, shoogly is brilliant...beeling is quite good or footering. Unsurprising we Scots have 'dreich' in our vocabulary. I'm going to do a 25 min run on Friday after my wee break home which, whilst wet, has been fantastic.

[Sybilw Graduate in reply to Caley67]

Oh I’ve not used footering for ages!! I still talk about going ‘home’ and I’ve not lived in Scotland since 1994. I’m trying to get my grandchildren to use the best ones - their favourite is oxter. 🤣🤣🤣

[Moomin63 Graduate in reply to Sybilw]

That’s a new word I’ve just learnt!

[Sybilw Graduate in reply to Moomin63]

There’s so many that are so much better than plain English.

[DonnaKP Graduate]

The buzz you will get once you've completed it is brilliant, stay positive and just keep going.

[Moomin63 Graduate]

😁👍🏽