Decided to try jeffing, ran half a k slow to warm up, ran half a k fast then walked a few minutes to recover and off again, the sun shone the sky was blue the breeze was cool
At about 3k i felt a twinge in my right calf, walked a bit and off i went ... ouch.... left calf shouted at me so i turned and walked back to the car,
First kilometer 7.35 😀possibly my fastest, willow was seconds behind me,
3k in 24. something minutes
Conclusion, jeffing sure does work but i pushed too hard and got achy calves so it will probably be back to slow plodding with the odd sprint to make me feel good
Have a good weekend runners 🏃♀️
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Nice run for you today W&S, I have never used jeffing, isn't that another way to run slow and steady, good luck for further runs over the next few days, enjoy your weekend.
Sounds like a great run except for those achy calves 😳 I've never tried jeffing but I've heard good things about it, I must give it a go! Hope your calves don't give you any more trouble. Have a great weekend 😊
I Jeff all the time. It’s run at a regular pace then walk for a bit. I run at the moment for 2.45 minutes then walk for 45 seconds. Apparently 30 seconds walking is the optimum. But it’s really whatever suites you. For me it means I recover quicker and can go further.
Take care then. If you want a sensible explanation google Jeff Galloway. It looks complicated but since I came out from shielding I’ve slowly been adjusting the ratio using his basic principle and it feels like normal now and I’m no where near as exhausted as I used to be at the end of the week. 😊🏃🏻♀️
I jeff now for most runs (I have to, I'm following his Garmin HM training plan) and it's very surprising how I can actually go faster overall when I jeff than when I run non stop. Those walking breaks really do the business. I still do a long continuous run every fortnight, just because I don't want to lose the ability to do so.
Thanks, I’ve been looking at calf strengthening exercises and skipping is one and i can’t do it at the moment so i suspect only short gentle runs for a while and let it heal and do what strengthening i can, it seems to be my weak point i first hurt my left calf boxing day, i have a 4 day off weekend next week and we’ve been talking about a very slow 10k
Well done WillowandSola!! 🤩🤩🤩 I agree it Jeffing works!
I am so in love with Jeffing, but I’m not sure if I can do a full run without the walk now! 🥴 I trust our Jeff knows it’s me running and knows what he’s talking about 😬!
Love that photo!! Those clouds look like cotton wool! 😁❤️
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