🎶 I can’t stand the rain on my window pane 🎶 Weather Alert : Potential disruption due to rain 🙄☔️

[RacingintheStreet]

I realise me getting my final run in is not exactly important in the general scheme of things and whilst for others there is the potential of flooding and power cuts but I am so over this rain 😫😫

I’m a fairly positive ‘it’ll be better in the morning’ type of person but when you can hear the weather before you open the curtains a certain amount of resignation is required.

We have 40km north east winds, the rain has been continual , all the wet weather gear is drying in the garage and the dog took one look out the door and has fled upstairs under a bed .

He too will need to accept his fate soon .🐶😂

I’ve just taken some recycling out to the bin and have to say my pace was pretty impressive though ☔️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️☔️

So R2 was late too due to rain too , got it done Friday but have to say I didn’t enjoy🤷🏼‍♀️ Went off too fast and had nothing left at the end . Thought I’d knocked that sort of behaviour on the head 🙄😂

So for my final run my only goal is to enjoy it 🤷🏼‍♀️

But I know that is up to me , I need to stay steady ( plod is the other word 😂)

Also I didn’t figure on this weather , I have been totally lucky with it so far too 👌

However the good thing is that there is no ambiguity or ‘humming and hawing’ required ..... it is absolutely wild out there .

Quite like a bit of wild weather normally , my favourite time to walk the beach is autumn & winter but not today 😂😂

Today will be about lots of coffee , finishing the book I’m reading , watching ( and listening ) the wind and rain and remembering that although we humans think we’re in control it’s still the Planet that’s in charge 🌎🌧💨🌬🌊

So maybe tomorrow 🤷🏼‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

Will content myself with watching a bit of the marathon to see how it should be done 😂🏃🏻‍♀️

Meanwhile I am off to see if I can coax Cooper( the dog) from under the bed and get wet ☔️🐾☔️🐾🐶

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate]

Lol, I'm sorry your last run has been delayed, but your description has really made me laugh, so thank you! Fingers crossed for tomorrow. 🤞

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Yes hope so 👌 could do with a break in it ☔️💨

[carolinestanford Graduate]

Coopers got the right idea x best to enjoy today snuggled up at home xx

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to carolinestanford]

Indeed ! Neither of us will have a problem with that 👌😂🐶

[Rubesrun Graduate]

I’m on W9/R2 today and like you want to enjoy it so I too watch the weather. I’ve decided there’s no race to complete it’s about doing it, so after today I’ll be hoping for another nice ish day to do R3 this week 🤞

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to Rubesrun]

Hope you get that nice day 👌

[Rubesrun Graduate in reply to RacingintheStreet]

Thanks - today’s was good had a nice bit of sunshine. Wednesday looks not bad so a couple of days rest should help - might try to finish on 5k - did 4K today so we’ll see. Good luck on your runs 👍 here’s to life after C25k for us 🤞

[nowster Graduate]

There are some days when the weather is just so abominable it's not worth going out. For me that was yesterday. And this morning we have sunny spells here (rain expected later).

An extra rest day will probably do you good. Dragging the drenched doggie round outside will keep you active.

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to nowster]

Dragging was the operative word 🙄 He clearly has a reservoir for a bladder , no interest in going out in it all 😂😂🐾🐾

[LottieMW Graduate]

I know what you mean!

I’m W9R1 today...with a brightening window opening up this afternoon. I was going to go back to the River Walk today...but I know some people are finishing their VLM there, so I think I’ll give it a miss! 😂

[RacingintheStreet Graduate]

They are an absolute inspiration all the VLM runners 👏 🏃🏻‍♀️👏

Good luck with your run and the weather . The rain here is lighter but the wind is impossible 💨💨💨

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

😂Great post - well done on your speedy recycling! 😂

Here's hoping tomorrow is calmer and drier - but you've put in the work and you've come this far - tomorrow is the celebration of all you've worked for - go out there and enjoy it!😀👍

[RacingintheStreet Graduate in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you 👍 just cajoled the dog out this evening and it’s a little better , didnt get soaked but wind still a bit furious 🙄

🤞for tomorrow

[acountrycabbage Graduate]

I hear you..! Such a pain.

I can’t believe I didn’t even hear about the Marathon being on today, otherwise I think I might have made an effort to graduate today. That would have felt rather fitting 😃

Ah well, it’s nice to pause with coffee, reading etc. Good luck tomorrow 🙏🏼

[RacingintheStreet Graduate]

That would’ve been a good idea , I knew it was on but didn5 think of that !

Alas it was not to be anyway 🤷🏼‍♀️

Shouldn’t complain , I’ve been fortunate the whole nine weeks regarding the weather .

Would like to get the run done , not just because it’s graduation bu5 because it went to pot a bit on R2 and I didn’t enjoy it .

So I’d like to make a better job of my next run .

Good luck with your runs too ✨

[Pnegirl Graduate]

I bet you were itching to get out even if your canine companion was less so 😂. Like you say, at least there was no second guessing the weather; it looked dreadful! You'll be raring to go by the time things do settle and hopefully it'll be lovely so you can just enjoy your graduation run 🙂

[RacingintheStreet Graduate]

No I’m glad I didn’t , it would have been miserable really .

I did it this morning black clouds to start but gave way to a little bit of autumn sunshine and it turned out just fine 👌✨

[Pnegirl Graduate in reply to RacingintheStreet]

Oh that's brilliant! Congratulations on your graduation! I can see you've got the super shiny graduate badge now 😎

[RacingintheStreet Graduate]

😂😂 I know , feels pretty damn good too, doesn’t it 😉