C3 ✅ The long awaited inaugural run with hubbie 😆 and maybe not the last!

[CazzaW]

So Sunday morning arrived but at 2 degrees 🥶 we waited for a couple of hours until 11am for the temperature to reach a balmy 4 degrees! 🌝 We’d already decided to do the route of down the road, across at the huge🚦 intersection and along the old railway line, now a wide tarmac path, which was a repeat of my graduation run, only a week before 👩‍🎓 I’ve been using Runkeeper to check my distances to see if I can get some consistency, but haven’t been confident that they’re correct so John said he’d check it as he runs it regularly 🏃‍♂️

For those of you not in the know, I’d kept doing C25K a secret from everyone, including my husband, and the plan had been to surprise him on my graduation run. Unfortunately I had to fess up a few runs short when I developed tendonitis 😕 as he was so concerned and couldn’t understand how on earth it had come about 🤷‍♀️

We got prepped, did the dynamic exercises 🧘‍♀️ and off we set on the warm up walk. He runs ‘naked’ but I have to have my 🎶 so I just had to say start and stop! He said he was more than happy to run at my pace 🐢(just as well as I can’t run at his 🤣) so we jogged along in happy companionship exchanging smiles 😬... whoops sorry should’ve been 😃...nods that I was ok 👌 and the occasional few words, with me able to keep him abreast of what 🎶 were playing. It felt very different running alongside someone else 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ (well sometimes in front or behind too depending upon what on earth I was doing 😂) but I did eventually settle down into a steady rhythm, which John later told me felt much better on his knees than usual 😆

At 30 minutes I said ✋ and we walked the rest of the way back home, did the stretches then breakfast. Apparently we’d covered 4.49 km (and Runkeeper concurred) so maybe I will be able to continue for a bit further to 5K before too much longer but will stick with 30 mins runs for the next 2 weeks.

Hubbie said he absolutely loved that I could now run with him (occasionally I’ve said!) so it’s made the effort all the more worthwhile 🥰

So I’ll be back to 🏃‍♀️ on my own again for the next couple of runs but so long as I can continue to get out and keep motivated I’m a happy 🐇

Hope everyone is having as good a week as possible with everything that’s going on and happy 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Caroline xx

[Jericho2332 Graduate]

A great success story, I bet he was really surprised when he found out, also very proud when he watched you actually run! very nearly a 5k too 👍🏻 that's brilliant 👍🏻

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to Jericho2332]

Yes he was totally surprised, and soooooo proud 😊 I knew he’d be so thrilled if we could occasionally run together, something else to look forward to doing when we retire back to the UK in a couple of years. My dream is for us to be able to run the 5k across the Toronto Islands together before we leave here, so that’s looking very achievable now 👌🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

[BonniesRest Graduate]

That’s great! And sounds like a lovely run together. Almost 5k too! Well done! 👍🎉

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to BonniesRest]

Thank you 😊 yes the distance covered rather surprised me, I don’t feel as though I should be running that fast (well, it’s not fast but you know what I mean) but I seem to settle into a steady rhythm so guess it’s ok. The main thing for me right now is to carry on with achieving 30 mins as I’m worried if I start doing shorter runs I won’t manage 30 again 😂

[LudoLen19]

I love this Caroline. Well done you! 🏃‍♀️

[CBDB Ambassador]

Awhhhh, so lovely to read! As a newbie runner with a runner husband I know how nice it is suddenly to have a common hobby. Lovely!!! Happy many runs together!

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to CBDB]

Thank you 😊 I knew it was something he’d really love us to do, but as I’ve always hated running with a passion I don’t think he ever thought would be an option. Let’s hope I can keep it up 😂

[CBDB Ambassador in reply to CazzaW]

We got this! 💪👏🏻🙏🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️

[Ant50 Graduate]

Great that you are finally running with your husband. Great run by the sounds of it !

[LauraRuns Graduate]

Wooo well done on the third consolidation run Caroline, lovely that you got to do it with someone to keep you company too ☺️ Hope you have a fab day, stay safe!

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to LauraRuns]

Thanks Laura, and you too 😊 I’ve just seen you haven’t got long til graduation so good luck with it and enjoy 🏃‍♀️👩‍🎓

[LauraRuns Graduate in reply to CazzaW]

Thank you! Hopefully I’ll complete my last two runs and be able to move onto consolidating like you are soon ☺️🏃🏼‍♀️

[MinnieMoo55 Graduate]

Go girl! 🙌

Look at you 🏃‍♀️ alongside John all runner like! 😁😆

Who cares whether it was 5k or not!

I’m so pleased for you 🤗

2-4degrees is a bit serious though I’m sure it’s gonna get colder still 🥶 ❄️

How are you finding running when it’s that chilly? You’re not still in a T-shirt?

The ‘sunny’ Isle of Wight (it’s 🌧down today) is a positively balmy 12 degrees 😊

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to MinnieMoo55]

I have to say it really did feel weird running with someone when I’ve always been on my my own. Kept worrying I was going to trip him up 😬 🤣

Once we were out and walking to warm up it didn’t feel too bad, I wore a long sleeved t shirt and long leggings for the first time but I did warm up quite quickly. I’m going to have to get some warmer clothes though but I do prefer it cooler than hot and humid which I hate 🥵 I’m not looking forward to the minus 20 tho’ that’s for sure 🥶 It’s already been snowing not that much further north, so will definitely prefer to ski rather than run in that 😂

Hope you’re having a good week off 😊

[MinnieMoo55 Graduate in reply to CazzaW]

The image of you tripping up hubby is not a good one 😂😂

I’ve been in long leggings and long sleeve zip up for a few runs now which just shows what a wuss I am. I’d probably been in thermals over where you are! 🥶

Week off is doing bits round the house and some chilling 😊The weather is pretty much dictating that 🌧

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to MinnieMoo55]

Good you’re having a break away from the laptop though (well I hope you are 🧐) and are enjoying some down time 😊

I gather the weather is supposed to get better and warmer so hope you’re able to enjoy it if it does 🤞🌞

[MinnieMoo55 Graduate in reply to CazzaW]

I’ll be back at work when the weather gets better. Happens every time! 😆

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Aaaaw fabulous Caroline!

Hey maybe you can teach him a thing or two...sounds like he’s been running too fast 😂

An occasional run with him sounds like a great way to mix it up 👍

Good distance too...was that just the 30 minutes, or did it include the walking? I managed 4.3k, including walking, on Sunday 😊

Wet here today...may get out after midday, I think I would prefer your cold and dry weather.

Happy running! 🐌🐢🏃🏻‍♀️🍁🧡🍂❄️

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to LottieMW]

Thanks Lottie 😊 funny you should say that as he now does ‘my’ warm up exercises and a 5 min warm up walk before he runs and a warm down walk too 👌 Unsurprisingly his hips and knees warm up much better now 🙄 and yes, running slower helped too 😂 Who’d have ever thought I’d have become so knowledgeable 🤷‍♀️🤣 just shows how good this programme is 👍

Yes, that was in 30 minutes, an unexpected surprise as I thought Runkeeper had been kidding me 😉 You’re covering good ground too, I think it’s just whatever comfortable rhythm we get into that’s important 🙂

Sorry about your rain 🌧 yes you’re like me and prefer cold and dry 😊 hope you get out later 🤞🏃‍♀️

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Just got back now 🥵

...yes...I think I’ll be concentrating on distance, not speed 😂

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to LottieMW]

Well done 👍 will be looking out for your post later 😊

[LottieMW Ambassador]

On it 👍

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to LottieMW]

No pressure 😂😂

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to CazzaW]

😂😬🙄😳

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Reading your post has cheered me up. Great run and great love.

[CazzaW Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Ah thank you Wardlewunner, so glad it’s cheered you up 😊 It must be so frustrating for you but good you’re still keeping an eye on what we’re all up to 😉

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I must give Mrs Wife a nudge to run with me 👍 but maybe not today......

[RacingintheStreet Graduate]

That was a super read 😃✨ I imagine there were bonuses for each of you in that run 👌.

Your runs are sounding really steady and progressive too , inching away towards that 5k.

Won’t be long , I think sticking to 30 mins is paying off for you 👍

I’m so looking forward to your Toronto Islands post 😃

[acountrycabbage Graduate]

Cazza, this is such a brilliant read, I’m so happy for you, what a lovely pastime to share with the hubby 🥰