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! 😀
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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 😀
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.
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.
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.
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!!😀
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.
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. 😀
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.
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. 🤣🤣🤣
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