I have continued to do my exercises - pilates for half an hour almost every day, and one or two lots of back/hamstring routines. So there's about an hour of that lot, plus walking for up to half an hour.
On Friday and Saturday I did very gentle jogs around the garden - firstly for 30 seconds and then for a minute, twice during the day, with stretches before and after.
On Sunday I went out for 22 minutes, with walks mixed in with 4 x 90 seconds of gentle jogging, for a total of six minutes.
This morning I did 30 minutes of yoga and then the same 22 minutes, but this time 3 x 120 seconds. I feel better and easier than I did on Sunday.
I have shaved, showered and then cooked for almost an hour and a half. It's 0850!
I enjoyed the change to yoga this morning - first session in months! Adrienne is rather wonderful and though I missed the extra push of the pilates exercises and the physical release I feel afterwards, I did get some different movements to ease back & hamstrings - plus I got to some deeper breaths that have clearly being waiting around for quite a while for a chance to get out ...
I know I was capable of running further today - actually probably much further, but I am restraining myself. I'll do the same type of time on Thursday, two good walks in London over the weekend, and then hopefully run for very slightly longer on Monday.
I'm sorry this setback happened, but it is going to make me stronger in the long run. My body already feels looser than it did a month ago, when I could run 5k. In a couple of months I may be back at that kind of distance, but I will be a different, more secure and stable runner.
I must admit, I don't feel like sitting and working on scripts and play recordings for hours on end now, but duty calls ...
Happy running/walking/stretching/exercising!
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