it's raining, it's pouring, I didn't wanna go out this morning...

[Bxster]

went to sleep last night with the idea that I would get out for a run this morning, I'd eaten my training curry but avoided the beer, woke up this morning to heavy rain and wind.

Laid there negotiating with myself and decided maybe see what the weather was like later in the day... go later it might ease up...

Made a cuppa and popped in here to see what you good folks are up to...

Which would be running in the rain... of course

Darn it. Guilt.

So I got dressed, attached the garmin and stood still in pouring rain while it connected itself to the darn satellite, this was not going to be fun... Light rain is fine, even snow, this stuff... Hurts

then I cheated... I'd decided that since I haven't sorted my own music out yet and today didn't look like a day for running with just my own thoughts, I would run with Laura and week 9 again, but... I didn't fancy the brisk 5 min warm up walk in this weather, so I just started the running instead (I know it's naughty and it's important to warm up properly and any new folks out there just you do what Laura tells you to do or it's going to hurt lol )

Anyway, this impulsive tactic actually proved to be a motivator as every time Laura chipped in with 'you've done 5, 10 mins etc' I was 5 mins ahead! and feeling smug... and wet, and cold and struggling with headwind, receiving very puzzled looks from miserable paperboys weighed down with the Sunday papers, soggy wet feet from puddles, vision all obscured as glasses covered in rain..

But I'm back in the dry, with kit in a steaming wet heap on the kitchen floor, back in dressing gown, kettle on for a cuppa before I have a warming shower and a bacon buttie I think 30 mins 3.92k matches PB and I'm chuffed I got out there

[AliB1 Graduate]

Well done you! Enjoy your bacon buttie.

So glad I went out yesterday...think it was the only 30 minutes when it didn't rain. Am hoping that tomorrow morning is dry!!!

[TJFlute]

I bet it was the best tasting bacon buttie in the world! Well done Bxster!

The weather has GOT to improve in May...hasn't it?

[NatG]

Ah well done you! I'm in the same prediciament - we have my step daughter until five, and once we get back from dropping her home it will be gone six, and whilst I don't find the idea of running as it's getting dark daunting, I'm a bit scared about combining that with high winds and lashing rain!!

[newpie Graduate]

Hmmm bacon buttie, I could just eat one. Well done on your run Bxster!, no rain forecast for tomorrow so I might get away with just wet feet

[blueboots Graduate]

Well done for getting out there Bxster, we won't tell Laura you cheated on the walk. Is everyone out there sitting in pjs and dressing gowns? I don't even have the excuse of returning drenched from a run. It is years I think since I had a totally lazy Sunday like this. The bacon butty sounds scrumptious, OH just made me a nice plate of cheese on toast but I think I could manage a bacon butty too....... what would Wii have to say about that!

[AliB1 Graduate]

Was in pjs until about 30 minutes ago!!! Bacon buttie does sound nice

[BTX4 Graduate]

Mmmmmmm sizzling bacon and soft white bread.....

Put these thoughts out of my head and go to the gym

Well done for getting out there. You are braver than me!