After an enforced break from running due to a painful tooth abscess I decided to make my comeback run this morning. Root canal treatment starting in 6 weeks, something to look forward to! 😬
The gremlins were out in full force this morning 😈. I had put everything on charge last night. Got up at 6 am. Dressing gown on 😈 and downstairs for a cuppa. Dilly dallying and chitter chat with my brother. Should I/shouldn’t I run? 😈 Tomorrow might be a better day! Went and showered. Felt more positive and put my running gear on. Checked the forecast - it’s really too warm to run, isn’t it? 😈.
Overcoming all the gremlins I decided to run but I would Jeff it and take it easy! I’m still taking painkillers so thought my heart rate might be elevated; but it would just be a 3K run. That won’t be hard!
Stretches and out of the door. Warm up walk, workout selected and off I go!
Well, I kept to my plan for the first 1/2 km, but soon started to push the run intervals. Result was, even with the walk breaks I got very tired! The uphill parts felt like mountains and it was very warm. I persevered but I was hot at the end and I felt that I’d overdone it. I was happy, though, to get that 3K run under my belt; it’s often difficult to get back to it after a break.
I think I like the 40:30 intervals, I’ll try the same again next week, Next run, I’m going to try and do a slow 5K and a longer Zone 3 run at the weekend.
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Well done, gremlins defeated and a nice 3k run under your belt 👏👏👏 your body must be feeling it after having to cope with that abscess so it's not surprising it felt like an effort, especially if you're pushing during running intervals - I just love how your competitive side can't stay in the back seat for long 😃 I'm planning a longish run later this week so might give that 40:30 ratio a go 👍
Thanks, Beatles 😊, it’s fun to play with those ratios - probably take a good while to find out which one suits us best. I noticed that I was looking at my watch a lot for the last 10 seconds of the 45:30 ratio which is why I changed it. You wouldn’t think that 5 seconds would make such a difference.
Sorry to hear about the abscess, they can be really painful so don't beat yourself up too much. Procrastinating is always part of my running routine! Glad to see you back 😀
Thanks, Runninggirl. Oh yes, it’s been painful! I need to cut back on the procrastinating, it’s mentally exhausting! I had learned how to shut it off, but the break hasn’t helped. Good to be back, though 😊
I love that Running Girl!! Made me smile so much “ procrastinating is always part of my running routine “ just sums it up perfectly. You’re so right……it’s a miracle I ever get out the door, but now I know it’s all part of my routine I’ll just go with it! 😀👍
You’re so right. I feel much better now. Plus, I’ve just sacked a locum solicitor who was confusing my case and I’ve had all her costs refunded. I feel like a load has been lifted and I’m back in control 😊
Ooh, hadn’t thought of that! Abscess is a lot less painful today as the tooth has been drilled, flushed and ‘’dressed’ with a temporary filling on top! So I can dispense with the painkillers today, I think.
Ouch thats nasty, makes me feel all the complaining about an upset stomach wasn’t warranted glad you felt ok to run again though and it sounds like it went well
Feel much better today. I think the infection is under control now. Well, you can’t run with an upset stomach, for the obvious reason and also you feel exhausted with it, so glad you’re on the mend!
Thanks, yes it wasn’t much fun but neither is an abscess so i’m just glad we are both on the mend 😀we are on way to beach, Willow is singing along to my playlist which is synced to car speakers it’s great, for a singer he doesn’t sing along to things as often as i’d like
Ouch sorry to hear about the tooth 🦷😊. But well done on getting out there for a run. Sounds as though you were met with a veritable army of gremlins this morning, they are SO bad! But you overpowered them, well done 👍.
Great to have to you back Jools - I was wondering what had happened to you! That's a brilliant comeback run - teeth and gremlins considered and all. Well done! 👏👏👏I've not been on here as much and have done my fair share of procrastinating lately for one reason or another. I need to get back into a proper routine.
Interesting what you say about the 45:30 ratio though as I was finding myself checking the watch quite often as well. I think I'll give it another go though and then I might try 40:30 and see how that goes.
Thanks, Diane, good to be back. Determined to get back to my routine, which was working well 😊
That’s the joy of Jeffing, we can try out new ratios whenever we want! Many people on the Facebook page use 30:30. I tried that and didn’t like it. Now I’m wondering if I might have been a bit hasty. Anyway, I’m going to give 40:30 another go next week over 5K. 😊
Well done Jools! So sorry about your tooth trouble. Sounds horrid and more to come 😞Back to the Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday plan. I've been keeping it going in your absence, but it's good to have you back. 😊🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️
😊 Pleased to join with you. Also pleased to say I ran my first 10km in 1½years on Saturday. Even wrote a post, I was really delighted indeed. I will drop down my distance this Saturday, but I have yet to decide how far I will run. 😊🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️
Of course! A 30 minute Jeff is still a run and Jeffing is a learning curve. I read on the Facebook page that it’s not recommended to walk for more that 30 seconds. I find that shorter running times seem to suit me better, too. I did try running for 2 minutes and that was a disaster! Then I tried 30 seconds, then 45 and now 40! I’ll find the sweet spot in the end 😊
Great you got out and got the run done yesterday 🙂. I can absolutely sympathise with the tooth pain (currently on second batch of antibiotics while I'm waiting for root canal treatment). So, so glad the dentists can treat these things again! Good luck for the treatment when it comes!
Oh, poor you! I’m not sure why I didn’t get any antibiotics, the dentist just drilled and cleaned out as much of the infection as he could, sprayed it with some stuff and put on a temporary filling. I now have to wait because he’s busy. Ah well, I’m just enjoying the lack of pain right now and it’s great to be running again and to be able to sleep at night 😊
So good you can sleep again and run! Its definitely priority to stop the pain and good that cleaning the tooth out is working. I was told that antibiotics cant really clear an infection in the jaw but can help shrink it and stop it from getting worse. I've had trouble since June last year when the tooth originally died but it flared up last week and they gave me a date for the treatment. So grateful!
The dentist thought my tooth was dead - We found out it wasn’t when he started drilling! Ouch! Let’s hope the root canal work sorts us both out - my dentist gave it a 60% chance of working 😖 I don’t care as long as as I can run 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
😮 oh! You'd certainly know it still had working nerves when he started drilling! I guess 60% is better than 50:50 and if it works its so much nicer to have the tooth 🤞 good luck!
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