8k and feeling it. I feel fine but I seem to always get a bit stiff after returning from a run, even after giving myself a good stretch, and then just attending to my stats and sneaking onto this forum for 5min, just those 5 min or so are enough to feel stiff when getting up to shower.
But I did 8k!!!! Only 2 more to go to hit the magic 10k!
It was a rainy run, passing dog walkers with Santa Clause hats, discovering new backlane paths with trees decorated with baubles and shoppers giving me the thumbs up!
Such a lovely way to spend a Sat morning!
Happy running everyone!
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We don't have any disused railways round here, but my first 10k route has a canal for the third quarter of it. I'll need to walk it at some point before running it to check out the suitability of the path that comes just before the canal section.
Yes, my final route will also include a canal path. And my plan is to walk the other way around in the next 3 weeks, as my next long run on the magic plan is another 8k, so I’ve got a bit of time. It’s funny though, how we do not dare run some new routes before walking them! It feels the runs are too precious. But are the walks accordingly not? Strange! 🤣🤣
Well done on your 8K CBDB 👍 you’re so near to 10K now. It’s another fantastic milestone on your running journey. Good luck getting there!Sounds like a lovely run too. 👏👏
Great going CBDB! I feel your pain with the late stretching- those stats seem more important at the time 😬🤣 Although stretching the distance IS challenging the body so a few aches and pains are excusable 😁👍 you did it! 8k!
Congratulations on your 8k 😊 I have to stop myself going on here till after stretches and a shower or I'm loving having a bath after the longer runs. Hope the stiffness wears off quickly. And it sounds a great run and very festive 🎄☃️🎅
Yeah! Longer bath sounds great but we only had space for a shower 🚿 ☹️. I never took a bath when we had one, and once I had started to run I now think it might be nice to have one again! 😂
Thanks. Yeah I always add 5min walking at the end, but still... I think my muscles are just needing some time to get used to the longer distance. Thanks 🙏 😊☺️
Good to know I’m not the only one! I will myself to put it down to the body telling me it’s registered this distance and after a recover period is ready for the next! 🤣🤣
I love my bath after a long run. I try to be disciplined when I arrive home. Definitely stretches! Often with a glass of water and a snack. Then I try to have breakfast before looking at my stats (I often fail and have a quick look!)
Getting into a hot bubbly bath after a long run is just ..... heaven !
Fantastic CBDB. Lovely to see you are running through my native Cheshire countryside😊. Epsom salts in the bath work wonders for soaking tired muscles. 🤗
If you can stand it the best cure I’ve found for stiffness is to have a cold shower. Or if is just your legs then just hold the shower head onto them. Do this pretty soon after getting back and hold the shower for a good while. It’s 🥶 but worth it 👍
Tried this this morning, after a 4K. A shorter run where normally I don’t feel very stiff anyway, but I think this worked as my legs felt better than usual! Thank you!
Well done on that 8k run 👏 interesting reading everyones comments, about the stiffness afterwards, i've also been doing one longer run, each week, same stiffness, glad it's not just me, i put it down to age, and maybe still pretty new to this running malarky!!! 🤣
When I get back from a long run, I usually have a long soak in a hot bath, I find that has really helped prevent post run stiffness and aches. Maybe worth a try? Well done on the 8k by the way !
Oh, how I can relate to the achiness! I ache all the time anyway, but any run over 5k exacerbates it temporarily. But I still love it! I figure it's just me getting stronger. At one point 5k did this to me. Now 5k doesn't make me seize up. Maybe one day the same will be true for 10k!
Well done CBDB, that's absolutely brilliant. 10K is so close for you now, you'll be running it before you know it. And think of all the new places this will open up for you, isn't it exciting.
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Horrible 8k
8k done! 
