Got lucky this morning by heading out early whilst the sun was shining. Half an hour later, it was pouring down!
So this is my 5th or 6th outing, after my break during recovering from a reoccurring calf strain.
I think I’m on top of my niggly calf now (which is a whole other story, which includes physio, yoga, standing desks, heel wedges and various ankle rolls). So getting back to my usual distances, my thinking is to lean into jeffing, which would allow me to increase my walking distances at the same time I’m upping my running, as for some strange reason my legs find slow running easier than walking.
So I’ll stick to 30-40min morning outings 3 times a week.
This morning, it was alternating 1:30 min running with 1:30 min walking. Add to this 5 min warmup walk, some ankle mobility and calf drills, all before the run starts.
Then afterwards, a 5 min cool down walk, followed by a 10min stretch or yoga, integrating selected poses for my calves. My foam roller will also be involved.
So it’s going well! My calves feel great, which is such a difference from first half of May, where I suffered 2 calf strains 2 weeks apart.
Happy walking and running, everyone!
1000 feet high walk