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Sore calf, quick 5k

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Morning runners, happy friday!

Just a quick one today, left calf has been playing up since the HM and wasnt sure about running at all today but really wanted to get out 🀣

A steady paced 5km seemed the best option and leg felt decent after about 3km and was tempted to go on for 10 but a slight slip on some horrible mud niggled the calf again close to 5k so I didn't push it and stopped.

Also brought my January run total to 150km I've just realised 😁😁😁

Have a great weekend everybody and hope your runs are easy and pain free! πŸ‘πŸ»

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Great that you were able to get out and achieve the 5k, I always like to take it slightly easier the week after a HM just to give the legs chance to recover from any niggles, take care with the calf muscle and you’ll soon be running the dizzy distances of HM again πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘πŸ‘

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GrannyhugsGraduate10

Glad you stopped at 5k rather than risking further injury. What an amazing distance you've covered this month helped by your January Β½marathon. Hope the injury sorts itself out soon to allow you to continue with these great achievements. Happy running πŸ€—

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RunforurlifeGraduate10

Good you got our for your 5km, shake out the legs after your HM but that calf niggle might need a rest, or at the very least a session on the evil foam roller 😈If I have to suffer with it, I want everyone else to as well 🀣🀣

These damn wet conditions are not good for running. Innocent mud patches can be the enemy. If only it would stop raining!!

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toRunforurlife

Sick of the sight of rain now! Spring can't come soon enough. I've never had a foam roller but may give it a go 🀣

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GailXrunningβ€’ in reply toJericho2332

Yep. Time for the foam roller.... πŸ€ͺ😬

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Peter44Graduate10

That's a great total you've run, not far from 100 miles πŸ˜‰ well done for stopping at 5k today, i was wondering how things were after your HM πŸ₯΅ i did 10k today, still bit of a thigh/groin niggle, it's ok while i'm out, just stiffens a bit later! We've got snow forcast again tomorrow ☹

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toPeter44

Oh blimey πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ to be honest I think im gonna take the weekend off anyway, rest this calf properly. Although....how far off 100 miles am I?πŸ€£πŸ€”

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Peter44Graduate10β€’ in reply toJericho2332

Just a little cheeky 10k! 🀣

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toPeter44

🀣 damn it! See how I feel Sunday morning 🀣🀣🀣

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GailXrunningβ€’ in reply toJericho2332

There’s next month and the ones beyond. πŸ‘πŸ‘ŒYou’ll have no targets left if you blow them all (away) in January!!!. πŸ€—

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toGailXrunning

Ha I don't think il get as far next month, il be happy with anything over 100 though πŸ‘πŸ»

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GailXrunningβ€’ in reply toJericho2332

πŸ˜‚ Have seen you before, J, and the way the hunger grows!!

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toGailXrunning

🀣 so true !

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GailXrunningβ€’ in reply toJericho2332

Tremendous asset to harness!

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Bambi2020Graduate10

Well done for reaching 150km but double well done for stopping at 5k and listening to the poorly leg 🦡 πŸ‘πŸ» - you don’t want the dreaded IC calling

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toBambi2020

Thanks Bambi, this is very true! Not moving at all today gonna see if it sorts out today πŸ‘πŸ» x

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nowsterGraduate10

150km? I've only done 43.5km this month. My target was 100. The majority of that was in the last two weeks.

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply tonowster

Still nearly 50km which is not at all bad with the weather we've had πŸ‘πŸ»

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nowsterGraduate10β€’ in reply toJericho2332

I should get to 50km today. 🀞

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GailXrunning

Wise decision. Take extra good care of that calf. Your 150k is *totally* amazing already... and there are all those months ahead!!! πŸ˜‰ ... and maybe with improvements to the weather too. πŸŒžπŸŒ€β˜€οΈ

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toGailXrunning

Looking forward to the weather turning! 🀞🏻

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GailXrunningβ€’ in reply toJericho2332

It will... although there’ll be plenty of ups and downs on the seasonal journey! (Bucketing it down where I am today.β˜”οΈπŸͺ£)

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Indielass00

Oh I can reply to this one RR! πŸ˜‚ I tried to reply to your 22K (which I read as 22miles at first btw 🀣) but I couldn’t post because I am not in the half marathon community.So first off many congratulations on that!!!πŸ˜€πŸ₯³

Secondly I have had discomfort in the lower inside of my right calf for a week and at the end of yesterdays run it was hurting when I run for first time ever.

So I’m not running until better. Especially as I feel it when I walk too.

Hope yours gets better soon!

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toIndielass00

Best to be safe! Gonna rest it up today and give it a good massage and see how it feels tomorrow.

Yeah the making a decision on which forum to post in is tough as not everybody is in all of them! I ended up just joining lots of them even if I don't use them yet 🀣

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Indielass00β€’ in reply toJericho2332

That’s a good idea, as I doubt I will get to the half marathon stage! Then again never say never! πŸ’ͺπŸ»πŸ˜€

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Jericho2332Graduate10β€’ in reply toIndielass00

I said the same about 10k only a few months ago... Amazing what your body can achieve with a bit of determination πŸ’ͺ🏻

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Indielass00

That’s good to hear! Then you more than doubled it! πŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸ»

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