{"id":1386,"date":"2019-01-02T11:55:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T11:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2019-01-02T11:55:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T11:55:04","slug":"running-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/running-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"

I did it! I went out to run on my own outside today. I received a few messages yesterday from people who suggested starting at a park to build my confidence up and that really helped. It didn’t seem so daunting running in the park. It was a cold morning and I set out later than I had hoped to be out by, but I didn’t back down! I set the timer for 30 minutes on my phone and launched the Strava<\/strong> app to record the length of the run. I must admit, even though I only did 30 minutes it felt a little boring running around the park. I just kept going round and round! I did 4.4km in that time which I was happy with.<\/p>\n

\"FirstI’ve signed up for Park Run (http:\/\/www.parkrun.org.uk\/<\/a>) this Saturday and hope I will get a good time for 5k. This will be my first ever proper timed run. I have done Race for Life (https:\/\/raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org\/<\/a>) in the past but I normally just walk, never attempted to run!<\/p>\n

I really want to try and do a different route tomorrow even though\u00a0I am really nervous to go out on the roads. I might have to go super early when there aren’t many people outside! It sounds pretty stupid right? Grown woman like me nervous to go outside to run. I don’t know what’s stopping me. Maybe I feel I will get judged for running because I wear a headscarf? I know it is silly, most people are probably too busy going about their day to notice but I think that is my main fear. Anyhow, I’ve got today to sort myself out and plan a route before I attempt going out tomorrow morning. Wish me luck guys! x<\/p>\n

\"strava<\/p>\n

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