Am I allowed?

[cheekychipmunks]

I ran a lovely 4k this morning. Night and day difference to the same run last week. Last Monday it felt sluggish and generally hard work from the off. Today’s felt springy and light. Amazing. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

So, tomorrow I have an induction at the gym we’ve joined. Would I be allowed a little runlet on the treadmill while I’m there? I promise not to make it a long one, but I’d like to have a go before I get forced inside by the weather.

Two days in a row though .... I’ve been so good observing rest days. Is it risky do you think? Should I just walk on it? (Snore 💤) I’d hate to jeopardise my progress, and I have my long run (8 or 9k) planned for Thursday.

Thanks for any advice guys. 👍❤️

[telford_mike Graduate10]

Maybe half a kilometre? No more 😬 And stop if anything hurts. Don’t forget to warm-up.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to telford_mike]

Thanks Mike, good advice. I’ll certainly stop if any niggles occur. 👍

[Hidden]

What about a snail’s pace kilometre? And you can play with the incline. That’ll slow you down even more 😉delighted you had a good run 👍

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

That’s a good idea Paula. Super slow snail up a short incline! 🐌🐌🐌😀

[Hidden in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Don’t slide off now 😳

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Oh just imagine if I did! 😅😳🤣

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Why not start it at a walk and then increase to a 5 min brisk walk, then increase to do a short run just to try it out and then go back to brisk walking again. They will show you how to make the changes so it will be useful for you. 🏃‍♀️👏👏

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Yes I could couldn’t I? Thanks Dexy. 👍 Will definitely need help with the controls. I’m actually getting quite nervous! 🤦‍♀️

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

You’ll be fine. Don’t do what I did once while walking on a treadmill. I took my sweatshirt off and stopped walking - I went flying off the end! I shouldn’t be let out really. 😂

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Oh heavens, that’s exactly something I’d do! 🤣

[ju-ju- Graduate10]

Well done, and enjoy the gym.... and good luck on the treadmill, I’ve never conquered that bad boy!!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to ju-ju-]

The closer it gets the more nervous I’m becoming! I hate not knowing what I’m doing - hopefully there won’t be anyone else there to watch the newbie! 😅

[Millsie-J]

You are a graduate! Do what you feel is right for you! 👍🏼

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Millsie-J]

Thanks Millsie-J - I still feel very new to running though! Thought I should check with experienced runners such as all of you. 😀🏃‍♀️🏃😀

[Millsie-J]

In which case, yes you are alllowed as its all up to you. But, listen to how your body feels and cut things short if you feel necessary. Enjoy!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Millsie-J]

Thank you. 😀 I will be sensible and make it a very slow/short walk and run, just to get a hang of the controls! 👍😀

[Hidden]

Well done on your 4k run!

I'm super impressed that you are thinking about the gym, I'd be way too scared.

For what it's worth, if I was in your position, I may well be tempted to try the treadmill, even if only for a short sub-1k run initially. Yes you should probably avoid doing consecutive days if you can, but you know your body enough to understand what's going to be OK and what isn't.

I've occasionally run on consecutive days just because I needed the mental mood lift that running gives me.

I'm sure you'll be fine if you're careful. Just be careful, OK? We don't want to see you on the injury couch now, do we?

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Neil! 😀 My husband and I joined the gym together as he’s a rower and wants the use of a more modern rowing machine than the ones at his club, so he can train even more (yep, he’s obsessed with his rowing!) We won’t ever be there at the same time though!

I thought it would be nice to have the ability to avoid the really foul weather if I felt like it. We’ll see how I get one 😳 And yes I’ll be super careful and make it a tiny little run tomorrow. I’d never forgive myself if I ended up on the IC. I have an appointment soon with 10k I hope! 😀🏃‍♀️

[Mayanow]

All sound advice cheeky. I nearly went to the gym for a run 3-4 times but the treadmill makes me nervous/bored and i chose the rain every single time!

Let us know how it went. I am curious... i have walked a lot (before c25k) but running? Not yet.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Mayanow]

I will definitely report back Maya! I’m quite nervous as I hate being a newbie at anything. Luckily it’s a tiny gym (I think that’s lucky 🤔🤔🤔), so there shouldn’t be many there to observe my fumbling! I’ll just walk a bit, then go a bit quicker, then try a short slow jog and see what happens! 😅