It snowed this weekend. It was neither a slight flurry nor a huge storm, but it was enough for my planned long run on Sunday morning to be cancelled. And for Run Dem Crew West to be cancelled last night *mope*
Whilst disappointing, after a friend shattered her elbow slipping on a patch of ice when running outside a couple of years ago, safety really does come first when it’s that cold outside. There was lots of chat on twitter about how everyone could be out if they really wanted to; how you could find some way to train if you really wanted it; and questioning what you would do if it was so snowy on race day…but as one of the main pieces of advice I’ve had since starting to train has been AVOID INJURY, running when its as icy as it was this weekend, running outside just seems one (potentially huge) unnecessary risk.
So there was no running this weekend, and there was no second session of RDC West. But there will be running tonight – my long run from the weekend has been shunted to tonight. I’m planning to run to meet the friend I ran home with last week (I’m running to meet her rather than getting the tube, and then we’re running back home) – and I’ll be running at least twice again before Friday night. I’m planning another long run over the weekend – I haven’t decided whether it’ll be Saturday or Sunday, but it will be happening. I’m currently thinking of home to Hampton Court along the river – a cheeky 16 miles – and I’m getting a little excited….
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