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...and she's back in the game!

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Hi there lovely friends! Been on the Injury Couch with mysterious foot pain - didn't really hurt when I was running but the top of my foot was painful when walking about, especially in flat shoes. The pain was very similar to the ache in my other foot a few years ago when I broke my 5th Metatarsal or whatever it is; not when I actually broke it (that was agonising and swollen) but the ache while it was getting better. So I decided the best thing to do was rest.

Well! How frustrating is not running?!?!? For 99% (I worked it out) of my life on this earth, "not running" hasn't been a problem. In fact, I would say that "not running" was my happy place, my comfort zone, my nirvana. WTF has C25K done to me? "Not running" for the last couple of weeks has been *so* frustrating - I could just feel myself being sucked back into the swamp of indolence. I was really terrified that I'd just flip back into the zone I'd been in for 99% of my life - I hate exercise, I can't run, I'm happy on this couch, when's Columbo on?

I am here to tell you, guys and gals, that with one bound I was free! I *haven't* been sucked into the quicksands of perpetual sofa-sitting; my foot is better (I think) and I just rocked the Parkrun yesterday. Not a personal best but not far off, still under 45 minutes (which I know sounds ridiculously slow to most of you but represents p-r-e-t-t-y d-a-m-n s-p-e-e-d-y to Supersnail here.) Take that, injury couch!

So the sun is shining in Llandudno and I am smiling the day away.

See you again soon my dearios,

Nia

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Moodymoo

Fantastic...

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antonioa

Glad you're back and the " quicksands of perpetual sofa-sitting" didn't overcome you. That said, it would need all my willpower to get me out during Columbo :)

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Languid_Lil in reply toantonioa

Lovely to hear from you Antonio - hope things are going well.

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antonioa in reply toLanguid_Lil

Always :)

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linda9389Graduate10

Sounds like a great comeback! well done for getting straight back out there. You ARE a runner :)

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SANDI_runsGraduate10

Fantastic Lil, so pleased to hear that the injury couch does not keep you hostage. As I am now entering my 2nd week on the IC and like you were am feeling very frustrated, jealous of everyone I see running, and fearful that I may get stuck here.

Your post has given me faith that I will be able to return when I am recovered. Xx

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Elfe560minGraduate

Great you are running again. 😃 - there’s nothing like the IC for bringing out that “Just let me run!!” inner Rottweiler. 😂

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UpTheStanleyGraduate10

Welcome back Lil - will you be stretching out across that damn Bridge again, or are you going to stick to happy 5ks?

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Languid_Lil in reply toUpTheStanley

Good question. I'll get myself back up to 3x5k per week again and see how I feel x

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Dexy5Graduate10

Nice to see you back LL, take it slowly for a few runs and you’ll do great.

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