Day 5 of 14 of self-isolation here... my son is symptom-less, his father has come through the other side of COVID19 and is itching to get back to work to support his stressed out surgery staff. I have been feeling tired, and hot, with burning patches of skin and burning, irritated eyes. Very odd. Without testing who knows what’s what. My left knee also swelled up and I couldn’t walk normally for three days, let alone run. A bit worrying and disappointing given I have a lot more time on my hands at the moment... Not sure what caused it but lots of ice and rest seem to have helped.
So today I thought I’d do a gentle 3k and do my tiny bit for the virtual running cup thingy. I had heavy strapping on my knee. It wasn’t entirely pain free but did ease as I went on. My body is tired though, and the wind didn’t help. It really was like pushing against a wall at times. I struggled on, determined to log the 3k, speeding up a bit as the Garmin told me the battery was low... and told me again... and then died at 2.81k. Bugger it! I jogged home, plugged the Garmin in, waited 4 minutes then did a whizzy couple of minutes running to make sure I bagged the 3k. It did occur to me it was all pretty bonkers.
I uploaded the picture above with additional screenshots showing what time the two runs took place and they have kindly added the 3.2k to the UK tally.
Then went back to bed. 😴
PS. Did you hear about the chap who ran a marathon on his treadmill?!
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Wow, what a story. Bless you all. Real grit and courage to do what you did. The distance is secondary. What's important is that this type of run will really help you going forward. Hopefully you'll get stronger and in time be able to run more freely. Well done though. Hope you all keep well.
Glad you’re (sort of) ok. I was thinking about you this morning. I don’t think I’m going to manage the long run this week so don’t feel you need to catch up!! Concentrate on getting yourself well, hope your son is ok too.
Hope you feel much better quickly and are able to get back out there running, just build it back up slowly, don’t go too mad!
Sorry to hear you’re under the weather ktsok but hope you’re feeling better soon. I had a chuckle at you nipping round to finish .2km to make sure of that 3k! The things we do to get to our target! Stay well!
Grit is your middle name. Glad you achieved your goal. 👏🏼 But take care. Hot & tired doesn’t sound good, let alone bad knee. 🤔 Fluids, blanket & sofa sound a good way to go. Your young man can bring you things and read to you for a couple of days! 😇
Yes, he has been charged with making me a cup of tea for Mother’s Day morning. It will be the second he has made. He did well with the first bar the fact he ripped the teabag open. Better than my
first attempt as a child when I forgot to boil the water!
You just take care ktsok; you need all of your energy for your health and taking care of your tea maker at the moment. We are part of a team......so those of us who are not suffering at the moment will do our best whilst others recover; that is the essence of team work. Tea making lessons for junior seem to be a priority 🙂
Shouldn’t you be staying at home if you don’t feel well and have a temperature Kt? Your son could have passed the virus to you without having the symptoms himself.
Thanks Dexy. I felt hot but no temperature. We are lucky enough to live on private land so can walk and run around fields not having contact with anyone, or touching gates, etc. Seem to be on the mend now 🙂
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