Looking for advice. I really enjoyed the C25K, no aches and pains and never missed a run. Since graduating I seem to go from one virus to another, I have also had awful glute pain that radiates down my right leg. I got up to 6K at the end of May (2 months after graduating) and now struggle to run 20 minutes x3 in a week. I will be 64 in a couple of weeks and really want to get back to where I was at the end of March. I’m not sleeping well and my diet is not as good as it was. Please feel free to I’ve me a kick but should I go back to week 5 of C25K and build up from there?
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So sorry to hear you’ve not been so well, seems like you’ve been feeling quite run down with one thing and another. That glute pain doesn’t sound very nice at all, have you had chance to talk to a physio and get some help with it?
I think your idea of starting at week 5 to get back to where you left off is a great idea, you may be surprised that you haven’t lost so much fitness....the main thing is that you want to get back out there regularly so anything that will help that is good. Your VRB’s are here to support you, if you still lived around the corner I’d come knocking on your door, but a virtual knock will have to do, virtual hugs too 🤗🤗🤗 you can do this 🏃♀️
Thank you Mrs J, yes have been feeling poorly and a bit down but perhaps the first step was admitting it. I love this app!! So pleased to see your progress and who knows one day we may tackled Tolls Hill together!
Sorry to hear you've not been feeling well and with plus the glute pain it's no wonder your motivation has been awol. Hopefully some structured exercise will help you to sleep better too. I do think it would be worth having a physio's opinion in the pain. I've just had an online physio appt this evening for something similar to what you described and it was really useful. Some bum strengthening needed, I can keep on running and another in a couple of weeks. Have a look into seeing someone... the pain might be subconsciously knocking away at your motivation..
I’m sorry to hear you haven’t been well. As others have said it’s hard to get going again when you’ve had a forced break but it’s great that you want to as the mental attitude is the most important. Definitely speak to someone about your leg pain, either physio, osteopath our Chiropractor, then try starting again from w5r3, that’sa great idea. Be kind to yourself but just keep getting it for a run no matter how short and I’m sure it will all click into place again when your body is ready. Good luck
Hi Phdgranny. Sorry you haven’t been well but it is good to hear from you and read that you are planning your comeback.
I agree with everyone else about getting some professional help with your injury. I would also suggest core strengthening exercises too, such as Pilates, which will also support your recovery.
Go out for a run and see what you can comfortably manage then make a plan about where to re-enter the C25k programme from there.
Good luck. I’m looking forward to reading how you get on 😊🌷.
Hi Delidot. I went for a walk with Tia (my dog) this morning. Wasn’t dressed for a run except my shoes but when I got into the wood trail I decided to have a little ‘trot’. Managed to run all the way down the hill and surprisingly back up again! So probably around 15-20 minutes and about 2k (it’s over tree roots and quite steep) but felt good. Hip/gluten still a bit sore but I will try to get some advice and in the mean time do some exercises. My son is coming down in 3 weeks time and I would dearly like to go for a trot with him (he will probably need to walk!) he’s an accomplished runner and Ironman competitor so may have some good advice too. Will keep you ll posted, I am so grateful for all the support.
I'm sorry to have missed your post! I wondered how you were doing!
The viruses were bound to lay you low and sorry you haven't been well.
As a recent sufferer of glute pain and sciatica I got on online physio appointment and did the exercises, plus a lot of research! You might want to YouTube James Dunne's channel. His videos helped me tremendously! Lots of hip stability work, also bridges etc have seen off my pain.
I hope that's encouraging, because it can be a bit miserable when you're trying to run and don't know if you're making matters worse. I hope a bit of strengthening work helps! Good luck.
I just wanted to add, you could go back on the programme, but as you're managing 15-20 minutes and enjoyed that short impromptu run, perhaps rather than going back to ct5k, you could just run, do the strengthening exercises and build up your time a little bit at a time once your injury is a bit better? This worked for me when I recently had 6 weeks out, on the IC.
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