Just completed the 2nd run while recovering from a broken shoulder. 2 days ago I set an extraordinary time and distance on my comeback run - 6k in 33m 50s!
As a regular 5k'er before the accident some 5 weeks ago , this was clearly a result of pent up energy, drive and desire to get back out there.
Last night, it might have been the same for you, we had the worst wind and rain this year so far, leading to a power cut here all morning. It barely died down all morning which gave me a dilemma. Today is my run day and I've only just gotten back to it - not fair! But it was horrendous out there.
By mid-afternoon, the heavy rain turned into 'regular rain' and the 50 mph+ winds dropped to some more forgiving 20 mph+ winds; so I seized the moment, got changed and shouted: 'Going for a run' .. My daughter (visiting) shouted back, 'You're mad! Have you seen it out there? I pretended not to hear. I was off!
Here's a question that I have been meaning to ask of you, my peers and mentors. Throughout the C25K programme, there's the 5 minute brisk walk to warm up, and again to cool down, Do you all still do this?
It was during this first 5 minutes, out there in the eye of the storm, that I almost convinced myself to turn back: 'This is madness, don't run today. Look at this weather'. At that very point, thanks to posts on here, or it might have been a book I read during the consolidation runs on the C25K programme, I read something like... to overcome the doubt you will inevitably have when it is inclement weather, make yourself go - because your mind will become all the more stronger for doing so and you will be far less likely to be put off the next time the weather is not so great.
It was tough - the wind and rain in the face meant head down and gritted teeth esp. on certain stretches. Floods on the country lanes along my route meant leaping onto sodden, muddy and slippery grass verges to bypass them, though there was still the inevitable feet-soaking from many unavoidable large puddles, but it felt fantastic.
This run was a very different one to my return run. Much more of a mental and physical challenge but the type of challenges that need to be conquered if I am to develop into a 10k runner with the rest of you inspirational lot.
I didn't do the 6k wonder run again, but a very respectable 5.6k in 32m 11s. I will stick to around 5.5k for a bit to get fully back into my rhythm, then might look at Ju-Ju's 10k plan - which comes highly recommended I see.
I was not one for watching the time of my runs before the accident, just wanted to do my 5k and be happy., but that was before the day before yesterday's 6k in 33m 50s comeback run phenomenon!
Message to me and maybe to you the reader too is: beat those the mind demons down, overcome those doubts, don't find excuses not to run, only have reasons if you can't, e.g. if you have a bad knee or back problem, or broken shoulder, for example😉
10k here I come, but slow and steady if you please.
When is it ok to run back to back days?
Some runs are best done in the dark 😅🙄
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