I'm lined up right in the middle - runners to the front of me, runners to the rear.... all attentive to the briefing... (I can never hear it, I can't run with my hearing aids in.)
Much better week this one. A 3Km on Tuesday, a 5Km on Thursday, and now the Keswick Parkrun (#11). The time isn't much good, but the good news for me is the exercises and slow recovery mean I had almost no knee pain from the OA in the knee.
Had loads of fun with the kids running with their mums, racing them with the taunt 'you're not going to let an old man like me beat you, are you?' Then, after they left me standing, I fell in with a nice young man on his 3rd run, clearly motivated to get fitter and control his weight. If only someone had given me the gift of running when I was 18...
We are so privileged to be part of this. Have a great week Runners.
I know but youβre doing it now. Thatβs what I tell myself when I could kick myself for not starting sooner. Lifeβs full of if onlys isnβt it π
Good news on the knee. Itβs strengthening πͺ. πββοΈ
Motivating the 18 yo me was probably a parent or teacher's worst nightmare. I was an Airfix recluse (some will know what that means). But as we say 'better late than never!'
I also lost another half kilo, so something is working. Thanks for the encouragement.
I love parkrun too, and was sad not to be running this morning (π€§π€§), but I did volunteer, which is almost as much fun. Canβt wait for next weekend when lβll be back out there again. Although I somehow donβt think Iβll beat todayβs fastest time - 16.08!!! π³
I thought the pictures were a good encouragement for the oldies and youngsters. Lots and lots of us Parkrunners are not of race-winning age, but we are all having fun!
Nice photo of you and your running friends at this morning's Keswick Park run, your 11th run. I am so pleased to hear that there was no knee pain, yes, definitely worth it doing all those exercises has helped the pain go.
Itβs a fab thing to be involved in and everyone can do it, getting themselves round on two feet or zimmers etc All moving forward together, as one. A powerful surge of energy. Ah lovely π
Great news on the knee, OF! And well done on another Parkrun! ππββοΈβ€οΈ
Our Birkenhead PR changed course this week (weβre now a 2 lap course instead of 3 laps). So lots of extra marshals to try to make sure we all went the right way! πππ
Iβm used to being beaten by a club runner in his 70s most weeks, so donβt expect older men to be slow at all! π³ (But I did just manage to finish a few seconds ahead of him this week!π)
Lucky you running in Keswick - one of my favourite places . Glad you can now enjoy your running without knee pain. Yes like yourself if only I'd started running in my teenage years but as someone pointed out to me how many years would my knees have been able to borne the strain/pressure !!
I'm not at all sure it works like that. My research says that if you run correctly, and that's a big if, I grant, then the body is pretty good at repairing itself. I'm quite convinced by the recent research that suggests flat shoes, and not the cushioned running shoes we all wear today, are the way to go. Too late for me, of course.
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Should I go to the physio for knee pain?
Managing a Dicky Knee
Knee pain - massively frustrating
Gutted- knee pain 
A Poutrun, not a Parkrun
