50km in June

[Kish247]

So after not posting in here for a while, the always encouraging Grannyhugs challenged me to run 50km in June which would have been the first time I've hit 50km in a month since March (April was 43km and May was 29km)

I'm pleased to say that I did it and the shoes are working well! I was actually hoping to go for 55km but I had a bit of an issue so I'm glad I managed to make 50km!...

Last Sunday morning was when I reached 50km by running a 7km (longest duration since the start of May!) however I had a fall on Saturday evening where I fell down the last 3 steps on my house and straight on my back! Ouch.

Sunday morning was a bit hit and miss on if I should go out as I was feeling a bit of pain but not too much so I decided to go out and aimed for the 7km and to be honest, it went well as I was mindful not to overdo it on my pace so I could finish but as soon as I did, and I started walking home, that's when I felt some serious pain.

Since Sunday, I haven't run at all and between Tuesday evening and yesterday morning, not only did I have pain in my back, I also had pain in my abdomen/sides so I'm glad I didn't go out today as planned.

I'm hoping to go out tomorrow for a short 3km as I know it'll be a hard run due to still having the occasional pain (but no more than the usual pain I had before the fall) as well as eating absolutely appallingly this week due to it being my partners birthday earlier in the week and we've dragged out the celebrations, including a meal tonight

So all in all, I'm glad I pushed myself on Sunday morning to go out for the 7km as I managed to reach my 50km and I don't regret it as I think if I had gone for a shorter run instead, the pain most likely would have been the same and I would have still ended up resting the entire week away.

Sorry for the ramble and happy running

[Jools2020 Graduate10]

Well done for your 50K - but take care not to run again too soon! 👏👏👏👍

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Well done Kish247 what a distance but hey remember a rest is well earned ✅ great running rambling

[nowster Graduate10]

Well done and take care of yourself.

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Ouch! I’m sure that hurt 😫 I bet you were really winded too.

Running can be hard on the back so take it extra slowly and perhaps try a walk/run to begin with to see how it feels before breaking into a continuous run.

And well done on the 50K/month achievement!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Ouch, I feel the pain. Well done reaching your June 50k target - you know what comes next😂 July has an extra day so even with your accident recovery days you still have a chance to reach it😂. Happy running 🤗

[Kish247 Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

haha. Well, part of me being allowed to buy shoes was agreeing to leave them at home when we go on holiday and I'm away the last week in July so I'm going to try and run as much as I can beforehand. I went out for a 3k this morning (first run since the 7k after my fall) and my back was okay so I'll probably go for a 4k and 5k this week to ensure I do it

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to Kish247]

Glad your back was ok, don’t overdo it while you have an injury, you can always make up for it by running 100k in August - just saying 🤣