These cooler days suit me much better when running. Hot days just sap my energy and was grateful that I was able to use my neighbor's gym when it got really hot. With this temperature, it is great to go for a run with others from our group after the little ones have been dropped off at school.
When taking the little ones to school, there is a short cut I can use along an unmade road enabling us to walk. Without this short cut, the distance is a bit too far for the little ones and so I have to drive them (not something I really want to do).
When we get a lot of rain, this road gets wet, muddy and very slippery and cant be used (even with wellies) and so I have to go the long route and use the car. In previous years, the road got wet and unusable long before the weather cooled down. This year, even with the rain we had recently, the puddles soak away almost immediately and so it is still perfectly usable. That's great, more exercise for all of us, less pollution and less cost.
This has left me with a problem. The little ones walk at a lot slower pace than my warm-up walk, so if I dress how I would do for a run, I am bl**dy freezing on the way to the school. Not only that, my bladder appears to shrink and all I want to do when I get there is pee!! (Sorry, was that too much information?). If I put on a coat, what do I do with it when I am running?
I don't like running with things tied around my waist as they get in the way. The only suggestion that I am considering is a small backpack. Does anyone else have this issue? What solutions have you found?
I have a nice variety of running gear that covers me for running whatever the temperature (within reason) but that assumes I start my warm-up walk immediately.
Rain, rain go away? Oh ok then, don't!
So proud of my ten-year-old!!
What sort of terrain justifies trail shoes?
Do I need a rain jacket?
Week 5 accomplished :-).
