Week 5 Done and Dusted

[Richard7]

What a week to be doing Week 5!Run 1 and 2 done with 2nd being a bit icy underfoot so I took it nice and slow! I had expected run 3 to be clear! However the running gods had other ideas sending an overnight snowfall.

Fortunately it was not too heavy so I ventured out this morning where it was "shallow and crisp and uneven -🎵🎶🎵"

With outside temperature showing 1° with a wind chill of -4° I had selected my trusty Merino Wool base layer and added another two layers top and bottom so I ended up like a piece of toilet paper - 3ply!!!

The run itself was slow and steady with the noisy crunching underfoot as I went over the iced snow. When it got to the half way ding I happily turned around and headed back - the last 3-4 minutes were a mental struggle as the hip aches had already ceased - I switched over to Sarah on the app and she gave me her usual encouraging words.

The last 2 minutes flew by and finally - you've done it!! This might be a repeat of C25K for me but the joy of completing a difficult run is still there.

Hopefully the weather will be kinder for week 6 but if not I am ready for it 😃

Happy running everyone, stay warm.

[LauraRuns Graduate]

Well done for getting the runs done Richard! Especially in the snow and cold 🥶 good luck for week 6!

[Richard7 Graduate in reply to LauraRuns]

Thanks Laura - I think the months of not going outside has left me more determined! 😬

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

So impressed that you took on Wk5 in the cold and with snow on the ground Richard.

Repeating the program so you knew you could do it, but extra kudos for not making excuses when looking outside!

'Aint nothin' gonna stop you now....what an inspirational post.

🏃❄️👌🎉xxx

[Richard7 Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Well my knees might yet - but so far so good 😊

[jiggles7 Graduate]

absolutely love this for you! Well done!!

[Richard7 Graduate in reply to jiggles7]

Thank you ... It looks like you and Nugget are about to venture into week 5 ... Good luck to both of you 😃

[jiggles7 Graduate in reply to Richard7]

Yes indeed we are embarking on week 5 on Sunday. To be fair I think I’m feeling pretty good about it…I’m sure that’s going to change when Sunday morning rolls round and the glorious basking in the end of week four dissipates. But thank you for the well wishes! If you’ve been running in snow you’ll smash week 6!