Cats and dogs and RNLI open days...

I am delighted to report that the early morning runs have continued. Well, I'm not delighted about having to get up at 6am, but I am pleased that I am fitting an appropriate amount of training in each week as a result.

Up until recently, I have been very much a fair weather runner. Running in rubbish weather isn't much fun and I am so accident prone that the risk of slipping on a wet pavement has seemed too high (a long time ago I actually broke my ankle walking down the street - I rest my case!!!).

This changed last Tuesday morning. Having made a huge effort to haul my lazy backside out of bed that morning, I looked out of the window and it was raining cats and dogs. Having already made the effort to get up and bearing in mind that the weather in Newcastle in October could be less than perfect, I decided to continue with the run. It was miserable and I returned to the flat looking like a drowned rat (a strong look!). But hey, at least I did it. In fact, I have had to run in bad weather a couple of times since as the weather in Geneva has been horrible. It was either that or no training at all because falling off a treadmill seems like a bigger risk.

My fair weather running attire seemed inappropriate and I got really hot running in a water proof. So team, any tips for running in the rain?

I felt a bit sad on Saturday. Simon and I would have loved to have attended the RNLI open day to have a nose and get our picture taken with the team. We also heard that Tim and Mr E did a fantastic job with the Radio Jersey interview that morning - well done boys. To add insult to injury, I was at work that morning which did nothing to lift my mood. But we were with you in spirit and I look forward to reading some posts letting us know how it went.

Simon and I went for a run on Saturday afternoon and it went well - I can now run for 30 minutes non stop, which is a huge improvement from the two minutes I could manage when I started all of this. I've still got a long way to go, but onwards and upwards...