Back home - after 6 weeks in UK

[Bazza1234]

I am back home after an enjoyable ( if somewhat stressful) driving tour around the UK. We did about 2500 miles over this period - and were basically "full on" for almost the whole time we were there. My running plans did not eventuate as planned. I had intended to run most mornings for around 30 minutes to keep my fitness levels up and to do 5 parkruns. But neither of these two things happened. I did manage to get a few enjoyable runs in - a run along the sea at Blackpool, a couple of nice canalside runs, and a few "country lane" type runs and one parkrun ( my 101'st)- but even this minuscule effort came to a halt when I injured myself during a run into the Cathedral precinct of Wells. I misplaced my right foot onto a gutter edge (instead of the road) when transitioning from a footpath to cross a road and badly went over on my right foot - with subsequent lots of bruising/swelling. I have been able to walk ever since - but only slowly and painfully. Don't think I will be running for quite a while.

I did the Fountains Abbey parkrun - beautiful place -- but planned visit to Strathclyde had to be cancelled because of weather, Shrewsbury pr was cancelled due to a rock concert and visits to Salisbury and Cambridge pr's were cancelled because of my injury.

So - am back home - a couple of KG's heavier- and cant run. I am considering joining a local gym to do some weight training - more or less just for something to keep me occupied physically while the foot repairs.

What do others do when they can't run????

[Millsie-J]

Yoga is good! Sorry to hear about you whoes. Is that Wells by Sea?

[Bazza1234 Graduate10 in reply to Millsie-J]

No - Wells (near Bath)

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

They plan routes...and do other exercises to keep their old bodies from seizing up... well that is what I did!

Sounds like a great tour... I have a photo of husband and I .. on top of one of the towers of Wells cathedral... ( honeymoon) fortunately our wedding has fared much better than your foot! (44 years this August!)

Hope you heal soon!

[Joy57 Graduate10]

Sorry to hear about your injury. Those old pavements and roads can be dangerous! Sounds like you covered a lot of the scenic parts of the UK though.

Thankfully I have not been on the IC but I'd do yoga or pilates and yes, plan new routes.

[runningnearbeirut Graduate10]

So sorry about your ankle. My mum badly sprained hers a few years ago, and the medics told her it would have healed quicker if it had been broken. All that ligament damage takes some healing

In the meantime, at least you'll have time to sort through your photos and perhaps print some out to make an album if you want - the problem these days is we take so many pictures and never sit and look at them in the same way as before. Sounds like you went to some great places - although I have to admit that Blackpool hasn't ever appealed.

Hope you can keep physically active - I don't think 2kg will take too long to shift if you want it to, as long as you can get back to being somewhere near as active as you used to be.

Do keep us posted about your recovery and progress

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Oh no Bazza - sounds both epic and exhausting at the same time! I once sprained an ankle on holiday and remember powering through the pain to try and see a few last things before I had to go home. But now you must rest, do the physio and draw up a recovery plan. Because that's what I'd do - draw a big red circle round the date on the calendar when I anticipate being able to run again and then plan recovery activities to fill my time between now and then. But I'm not sure what exercises I'd choose - something complementary to running - have you read realfoodieclub's posts? And yes plan the routes and types of runs that you'll do when you start again

[misswobble Graduate10]

Oh sorry to hear that Baz! If you take it steady you'll soon be back out there

Good idea about the gym. Keeping your fitness levels up is a good plan

when I had shin splint I used the weight being gym machines, albeit in the local park, to keep help,my recovery and to stay positive. You can soon get fed up.

I don't think you will let it get you down though 🙂

[Realfoodieclub Graduate10]

Sorry to hear about your injury, I hope it heals soon. I'm still off running but hope to be back to it soon. I have been walking and have just got the go ahead to do some core work. I am doing a dynamic core regime three times a week that has been devised by my physios and it is hard work but good. I wonder if you could find some sort of stretches and core that don't rely on using your legs. Could you do things like assisted push ups so you use you knees rather than your ankles?

[Bazza1234 Graduate10 in reply to Realfoodieclub]

Yes- I have started using assisted pushups using knees. Must look for some more exercises which don't use feet

[davelinks Graduate10]

Sorry to read about the ankle Bazza! I've done that quite a few times, especially in the early 70s wearing platform fashion shoes! (No, wasn't trying to run in them!) Makes you feel sick when that happens doesn't it.

It left my ankle weak ever since, so was prone to doing it more. But I must say running I think has strengthened it slightly.. If I can't run I use a stationary bike for a spin, but gets so boring! try and make sure you keep legs strong while off running,💪 hope your not out too long!😊

[Bazza1234 Graduate10 in reply to davelinks]

It was my own stupid fault. I ran up to the Wells Cathedral on the footpath and when I got close , I went to cross to the other side of the road. I was not concentrating on my footwork - gawking at the sights around me. When I went to transition from footpath to road, my right foot ( which should have landed on the road) actually landed on the highside edge of the gutter so my foot went downwards throwing me heavily to the ground.

[ancientrunner Graduate10]

Hope you're back on track soon. Fountains Abbey must have been beautiful to run around.

[Bazza1234 Graduate10 in reply to ancientrunner]

Well worth attending

[nhs2015 Graduate10]

Drink a nice glass of chilled white wine, put your feet up, breeze in then relax.