Good morning running friends.
The Corner is open, warm and comfortable and there is a welcome her for all... New runners, old friends and those of us who are repeating this wonderful programme or simply. Popping in for a chat!
Some rather tasty home-made biscuits, ginger, some lemon muffins and some fresh croissants too !
Grab a cushion and sit right down!
Well... look at that snow!
So says the motto of the US Postal service. Originally apparently first spoken by the Greek Historian, Herodotus.
I have used this quotation before, because I think it fits so many of us and our running, perfectly!
We run in many locations and in many countries and climes, but, one of the things we have in common...is weather!
This last week as I have been reading your posts... I have, as I so often am, in awe of the sheer strength and determination of all of you.
Whatever the weather... out you go...!
The extreme weather has, here in the UK, over the last month or so, ranged from unseasonably hot, to the first frosts of winter, and encompassing, storms, gales, and floods.
Did that stop you... did it heck! As long as you felt safe, out you went... !
We do, here on the forums post our seasonal posts with reference to heat, cold and inclement weather, and we do know, that many of you do read those and do heed any advice. A few folk... maybe not !
Many of you know exactly what to wear and how to prepare for the weather you are heading out in, although, there have been posts now and again, creeping in, asking advice about running in cold and wet weather!
So, I had a bit of a nosey around( you know what I am like... ), and I found some great stuff!
Including this... take a read,,, it is interesting! From the Buxton Mineral Water website... who'd have thought it!!!
buxtonwater.co.uk/articles/....
There is a heck of a lot of sound advice there, but the main thing to remember is, however much we feel we want to run, or even need to run, we need to be the ones who make the judgement call. In other words... we need to be sensible!
If it is not safe to head out...then just don't.
Me? Well, I have been out in all weathers... I am not a fan of heading out in torrential rain... but if it rains when I am out there... its fine. It is just wet. I have read a few posts over the last day or so, where I am put to shame by those who HAVE headed out in torrential rain... but we are all different. We are talking serious rain here! Please do read some of the posts on this forum. You will be amazed!
I love to run fairly early in the mornings, Spring bringing the early promise of the warmer days to come, and I am able, because of running early, ( in the UK), to beat the heat of the Summer; the cooler Autumn weather is pure joy. and I will run in Winter, the first fresh falls of snow on the fields, but never, ever, when it is icy... ever!
I have too, waxed lyrical, about many of my outings in all manner of weather... The Beast from the East run...( and the two sequels to that... the The Hound of the Baskerville run. The White Van man run... and the Bambi run ! Oh such fun!!!
So... what about you?
Maybe, if you have been running over the last few weeks, you are beginning to see and feel the seasonal changes... maybe you have run in the rain for the first time? Maybe you have found out that even if the wind is against you on the way out, it is still against you on the way back in 
Maybe you are doing C25K inside...? In which case there may be other issues which affect you !
Grab a cushion... grab a snack and rest a while... time to share your thoughts !
Looking forward to seeing you.
Oldfloss x
PS
Just for a laugh... this was the Beast from the East running ramble, from six years ago!!! Eeek!
