I ran a 5K training run last Wednesday and ended up pulling a muscle above my left hip just above my belt line. Last Thursday I was in agony only when walking up a stairs. I had to hold onto the bannisters with both hands. On Friday I was OK again, but decided to give running a break for a week.
I’m just back in from a nice easy slow 32:09 minute 5K and it felt great. No niggles, but I could feel a little bit of pressure on the muscle. So hoping for a pain and niggle free day tomorrow. It was my first 5K I’ve ran slower that 30 mins since March. Slow and steady was lovely. I think I’ll just forget about pace on Saturday and run parkrun at a nice relaxed whatever feels good vibe. I didn’t even look at my watch this evening which was great.
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I love hearing little comments like this - my best 5k time so far is just over 37 minutes, so when I hear of people that I think of as fast saying that they were more similar to me only a year ago, I feel so boosted!
Sorry about your injury last week but so glad that your injury has now healed, I wouldn't say that 32.09 is slow, I ran a 31.33 5K run this morning, it was the quickest time, apart from a parkrun that I have ran, round a local loch near to where I live, I wanted to get that particular run off my chest, so to speak as it was on the exact same course as the local Santa 🎅 Dash on Sunday which I was a spectator. 😊
Well done. Last year I was running 5K in about 34-35 minutes. A 32 min 5K time was a parkrun fast run. This year I did a lot of interval training and longer runs. I managed to bring my parkrun PB down to 25:36. It took a lot of sweat 😓 and tears 😭. But little by little I improved and was getting parkrun PB’s almost every week for a couple of months. Next year I want to go sub 25. But for the time being I am going to just relax, take it easy. Keep a good base and enjoy some nice easy 5K runs.
That’s a relief Damien. I’m glad you were able to get out for a lovely 5k (which seems pretty speedy in my world!). Have fun at PR, take it easy and I’m sure your hip will thank you for it. 👍🏃♂️😀
Thank you Cheeky. I’ve never done a parkrun in December before. So this weekend I will be getting my all weather parkrun badge. Another badge to collect.😀
Thank you. I was like a 98 year old man trying to climb the stairs out of a car park in Belfast last Thursday morning. Oh the agony. Going down a stairs and walking were ok, but going up a stairs, oh the pain. 😀 But anyway my wife reminds me daily that I’ve never experienced real pain before.
Glad to hear this damienair ...there's nothing worse than feeling a niggle and knowing you're going to have to take a break but listening to your body is the best advice I could give to anyone and that's exactly what you've done and that's paid off with this lovely sounding 5k...although that's a fast 5k to me, my fastest 5k is just over 35 mins so you are a whippet compared to me and I used to beat myself up about my time but I don't anymore because it doesn't matter how far how fast a run is a run at the end of the day. Taking it easy on Sat and running a relaxed parkrun sounds like just the ticket. It's so hard not to keep looking at your watch all the time I am guilty of that!!
I’m looking forward to just going out for a nice easy 5K tomorrow. There will probably be a pacer day tomorrow at my local parkrun. I might volunteer for 32 or 35 minutes pacer if it has not been taken.
I’m actually gutted, my parkrun is cancelled tomorrow and is being replaced by a 3k santa dash for a local hospice, id forgotten about it until I saw the post from park run reminding everyone that it’s cancelled and I’ve left it too late 🥺
Oh dear, how annoying with the muscle, but great that you’re on the mend - even if you do consider 32 mins a slow run 😂I’d be over the moon at that 😂 Take it easy at ParkRun and enjoy it without injury! 👍
Not sure I have any muscles there Damien. At least I can’t pull one of them!! Did an easy 5k myself yesterday, really a recovery run from my calf massage (ouch!!). Always good to get the first one out of the way 👏👏
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