I’m not a big fan of running in the rain, so when I woke up and saw it was tipping down, I hesitated. I checked the forecast and it looked like there was going to be a gap in the rain. There wasn’t! So, I bravely donned my lightweight waterproof jacket and set out, amazed at myself!
It was still quite warm. I set off slowly after my warm up walk. First km starts off downhill and I always take it easy anyway. Second km I’m not really sure what happened, but couldn’t find my pace and struggled! No real danger of stopping, the stamina was there - but I slowed down. My coach was encouraging me all the way 😊. I turned soon after the halfway bell.
I found my pace at the beginning of the third km and then it was smooth sailing. I remembered graduating the first time in July 2020 and how surprised I was that I managed to do it! I remembered all the support on this lovely forum.
As I got closer to 3K I started to speed up a little. I knew I’d cover around 3.5K and I wanted to finish strong even though I was pushing myself. It’s difficult to gauge my pace on this route as much of the time I’m running under trees and don’t get an accurate pace from my watch.
My coach tells me the run is over, but I’m near 3.4K so I run on for 30 seconds or so. Strava and Garmin haven’t agreed much lately and I wanted to record the full 30 minutes!
So, I did it again. Feeling pleased with myself as I head for home and coffee. Oh, and today, definitely, the breakfast of champions! 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️👍🥇🏆🎉☕️🥣
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I was taken by surprise by a sudden cloudburst a while ago. It had been spitting but as I turned at the halfway bell, 2 things happened! The heavens opened with torrential rain and Freddie Mercury started singing “It’s a Beautiful Day” through my headphones! I was soaked in 2 seconds flat and I just looked up at the sky in disbelief 😄
Brilliant - well done! To do it once is amazing (as I can vouch for 🫣) but to know what's coming, grit your teeth and push through it is just awesome. Excellent work. And now you have a group to run with sometimes too!
I think I found the structure easy. Just did what I was told, knowing the program works! Now I have to make a training schedule for myself 😊. Starting on Saturday with a 35 minute slow run!
Woo hoo🥳🎉🎊 Very well done, but it was never in any doubt, apart from the rain maybe 😉. In some ways it's harder second time round to stick to the plan but you did it and have every right to be pleased with yourself.
Well done on regraduating from C25K Jools2020, you should feel very pleased with yourself, I hope you enjoyed that coffee and the breakfast of champions which you are.
Huge congratulations on climbing back up on the log. 🏆🏃♀️🏅
We skirted Bracknell on the bypass on Saturday afternoon whilst on the way to Kent, and I mentioned to Herself that you were somewhere round that area and gave a very short potted history.
Thanks, Pete. Yes, you’re right. A few weeks of consolidation - not making any drastic changes, then I’ll write my plan! Just want to get my body used to running 3 x a week for a while first.
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