Turn around…again and again!💦🏃‍♀️💦🤣

[Sandraj39]

Goodness me - it was wet out there today! 💦 We had quite a bit of snow yesterday evening but it turned to rain overnight, so this morning we woke up to rain! I ran later than planned - eventually setting out for my 10k mid afternoon. Although it was raining when I set off, I was lucky that it eased and then stopped as my run progressed.👍

Now, anyone who knows me on these forums will know that I don’t mind a little water and mud - in fact I relish the chance to splash my way through a few puddles! 😃 However… todays run was ridiculous 🤣 in that my route was thwarted on three occasions (!) when the puddles were just too large and too deep for even this keen and slightly crazy runner! Top left of my photo is one example, where I just turned around rather than carry on! This was just after the bridge you can see, the river had obviously broken its banks and flooded the surrounding paths. The photos on the left were runnable…well splashable!!

Needless to say, Garmin confirms this was not one of my faster runs 🤣 but it was fun! I also trudged up a grassy hill towards the end, which kept me above the flooded areas for a while but was really tricky to run up today as it was so soggy! !

What have your runs been like this weekend - if you’ve been able to get out at all? I know that snow has been a problem elsewhere in the country.❄️❄️

[RunWillie Marathon]

Well done Sandraj39 Opposite problem here. Running short, early and slowly due to heat. Saw Dolphins this morning which is always a treat. 😍

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to RunWillie]

Wow! No, I have never seen Dolphins on my run!🤣

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Good morning Sandra! That was a gutsy effort, even though you enjoy splashing about on your runs. No run for me this weekend. A calf injury from last Thursday’s run is keeping me off the trails I am afraid. Physio today. I enjoy running through fresh fallen snow; there would have been an opportunity for that yesterday. Running through puddles on trail runs is just part of the joy isn’t it?🤿

[RiceAndPeas Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Oh no BC, hope your physio visit gets your calf sorted out quickly. I'm not sure I share your enthusiasm for puddles on the trail! 😂

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Hope that calf injury heals quickly Beachcomber66 - hope the physio went okay?

Yep, running through puddles is definitely part of the fun, although yesterday was a bit excessive…even for me!🤣

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Physio was ok thanks. I have a damaged sheath which protects the achilles. She tested for a stress fracture using a small hammer (gently!). I have to give it cold and hot treatment, the first to reduce swelling, the second to encourage the generation of synovial fluid which will lubricate the Achilles! Makes sense when she says it! Follow up next Monday.

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

🤞 for you Beachcomber66 - good to know what you’re dealing with and have a treatment plan.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Thanks Sandra; I think that most of us are the same; a diagnosis and a recovery plan to work through makes us feel that the injury is on the way out. Moral support very welcome 🙂

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Maybe take your swimming kit next time Sandra!

I can hear the squelch from here 💦 but good for you for getting out and getting it done 👍

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

I have been running on these trails and bridleways for nearly 10 years - and have never seen it so flooded!💦

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Great pics Sandra . That reminds me of a run I did a few years ago where I just kept having to turn back in ever decreasing circles 😍 I love how you embrace the wet and the mud though 😊

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

..the three places where I just had to give up 😬 had never stopped me before! I clearly have my limits. Now, if I’d had a small dingy…🤔🤣🤣

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

😍😍😍

[RiceAndPeas Marathon]

Fantastic effort!!!! Those are more rivers and lakes than puddles and you even forded some of them. Sounds like you had a lot of fun doing it too. 😃

I went out yesterday with the intention of doing a gentle 4 miles after having had some vile bug for weeks. It didn't go quite to plan as I got horribly lost. After 6.5 miles I was still 3 miles from home and exhausted. When I found myself at the same train station for the 3rd time I couldn't resist the warmth of a dry train carriage dropping me home.

This flu bug is pretty persistent!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to RiceAndPeas]

I did have fun thanks RiceAndPeas ! Well done on getting out yesterday - sorry to hear you got lost though! Thank goodness for the train station!🙂👍

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Well done Sandraj39 ,that looks a lot like our local cycle track,have waded around there a few times! No run for me, had to take Kenny's son to football practice, but they cancelled it at 5 to 9😬 and we'd already left! Grrrr! So I went and watched the end of parkrun and had a chat with friends ( he wasn't amused!)🤬 xxx

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Goodness... very, very well done .... you got out ! It looks very, very wet. I have not run for ten days now... we have had wet yes, but for the last week ice and snow. The heavy snow yesterday was thawing,, but then froze as soon as dusk fell.

Another light shower overnight , about an inch has covered the ice and conditions this morning are dreadful. Light snow forecast again for most of the day!

I think I would settle for muddy puddles right now, ( not on your scale), and warmer. My indoor exercise has taken the fore !

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Great that you have an indoor option Oldfloss - ice is definitely to be avoided!

[skysue16 Half Marathon]

Wow, they really are big puddles (lakes!!). Well done for getting a run despite the conditions 👍😊

[misswobble Marathon]

I waded through floodwater recently, trying to keep my feet dry by walking on my heels ☺️ It didn’t work 😀. All I need to do is not fall in the mud, which I managed 😀

Your trail looks fun! Better in summer I guess but we can’t have everything 😀. It’s invigorating stuff and I bet you felt epic afterwards 🏃‍♀️💪👊

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Agh re falling in the mud misswobble - that’s grim! I’m happy to go ankle deep but loads of this was much deeper so I had to turn back.😬 Honestly, it was fun - and I prefer a winter trail to the heat of high summer. I don’t do well in the heat!🥵

[misswobble Marathon]

A guy on my recent marathon fell his full length into the mud, leaving him to have to complete the race in filthy, wet clothes, poor chap. It wasn’t too cold thank goodness 🙂

I much prefer trails 😀🏃‍♀️👍

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Oops! 😳🤣

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Goodness me, I love trails through wood but I'd have stayed in I think faced with that much water, well done you for keeping going