A slow 3.5k Niggle Recovery run to re charge the batteries !

[Instructor57]

The photo is Misty the cat also 'On charge' 🐱 🤣

So this was my first run for 12 days .

I have been nursing a couple of niggles lately and also busy with work .

Today ended up an unexpected day off and the niggles have been , well , ok !

So decided I needed to get out there before I forgot how to run !

I was going to go earlier but with having an unexpected day off i decided on a lie in 😴

So was up around 8:30 , for a shower followed by porridge !

It looked nice outside .

Dry and bright albeit a little chilly at 6 degrees.

So after the obligatory faffage I was out of the door around 10:45.

Today was men in tights 😁 and a long sleeved running top and very light jacket .

I don't know why but I felt a little apprehensive about this run , but started ok but could tell I hadn't run for a while so kept it nice and slow .

The toxic 10 made themselves known and I wasen't sure how it would go but then started to loosen up and onto the 2nd K.

I had no pre determined distance for this run , I simply wanted to get back into it gently .

Legs and muscles felt fine on this run but I could tell my aerobic capacity had degraded as the hill up to the church was feeling tough again !

To be expected . ' Use it or loose it ' 😐

The rest of the run was ok followed by another incline taking me up to 3.5K where I decided to finish the run .

Back home , stretches done and a mug of tea .

Oh, and take Misty off charge now as she is raring to go 🤣

[Peter44 Graduate10]

Well done, glad your able to get back out there, i know how frustrating it was for me, back in feb/march, not running due to various niggles, but sometimes, maybe i little rest can be a good thing, for us middle aged folk 🤣

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

Haha , yes your right 😁Just need to build up consistency again now !

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Glad you got out and it went well, Misty looks beautiful, Parker is lovely but he brings things in! we are getting a collection of soft toys 🧸 that he brings in during the night

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you ! Oh and Misty does the same , she is chipped and I have a chip operated cat flap on the kitchen door so I often come down to 'Presents' 😳

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

😂 We have a magnet operated cat flap in the window but he wouldn’t go near it with the magnet on so taped the opener down and at least he uses it now

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[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

He's lovely 😁Different coloured eyes ? 😁

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Instructor57]

I think just the light from the window catching the right one, he’s 7 months now, ripped the sofa to bits and doesn’t purr but otherwise he’s delightful

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Haha, Misty has wrecked my cream leather sofa !😐😐😐

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Hope you feel good for having done the run today! Use it or lose it - I agree. It's so easy to get in a trough!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Roxdog]

Thanks ! And yes , always feel better afterwards 😁👍

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Well done Ian, lovely to have an unexpected day off and take advantage! I know what you mean about feeling apprehensive before a run, it’s weird. I’m glad the niggles seemed to behave themselves, and next time that hill will be a bit easier! Nice to see Misty unplugged and full of beans 🤣.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

Thanks Kate !Just need to regain some consistency now !

And yes , Misty is now fully charged and playing outside 😁🐱

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Great Instructor57 😊 just going out for that run gives you a tremendous boost doesn't it. Something to feel good about all day! Regular little runs building back stamina is the way forward I'm sure. It's working for me.

Good luck🏃‍♂️🤞🍁xxx

Your cat is so cuddly

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thank you !And yes , always feel better for a run 😁

Just need to rebuild the frequency up again now !

Glad it's working for you 👍

And yes, Misty is very cuddly 😁🐱

[roseabi]

Lovely cat! Cool tail 😻

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

Haha, yes she is a darling 😁🐱

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

Gorgeous Misty 😍😍 well done on that run, it's a slow road back but you're taking all the right steps 👍😃

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

Thank you , yes she always makes me smile 😁🐱And it certainly IS slow , but ! Patience hopefully will eventually get me back to where I was 🤞

[Hidden]

Good for you for getting back out there after your niggles and defeating the Toxic 10.

Hopefully each run will gradually get easier as you get back into it. Bravo 👏

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Cheers Alan !Hope to get out again over the weekend 👍

[nowster Graduate10]

I agree with you. It was definitely men-in-tights weather this morning.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Yes, they were perfect today ! 👍

[PeggySusi]

I thought it was just me that often felt apprehensive before a run.. that makes me feel a bit better.. and of course we all know we always feel better afterwards..😊Misty is adorable..

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to PeggySusi]

Haha no, I'm sure a lot have the pre run apprehension 😁I guess afterwards we then wonder why !

And yes, Misty always makes me smile 😁

[Hidden]

WOW what a tail!! My hairball (I have a nakey cat and a hairy cat) has caused a true blood bath yesterday. She had a checkup and blood was to be taken. But she wasn't too happy with it and protested in her way, because of which a full (but not yet closed) tube of blood flew through the air and splashed wall and floor with blood. Luckily it was my mother who was at the vet with her and not me, because I think myself would lay flat on the ground by then, unconscious 😂

Too bad you have such problems with those niggles and can't run as much as you want to. Hopefully they'll clear or calm soon! But you did a run! Maybe you can work it up from now on again?

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Haha, it looks unusually big in that pose but she is certainly a long haired cat , Oh you have one of each 😬🐱🐱

Sounds like your mum had fun at the vets 🤣

Yes, had a few niggles on and off ,

I think I need to do a bit more than just the running, maybe a bit of strength and flexibility 😁

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

I tell myself continuously I should do something besides running. But I'm too damn lazy...

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Great you got out there and it sounded like a good run. Misty looked as though she was fully charged before you left! Fantastic photo. 🤣🤣🤣

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

It was certainly a much needed run and yes, I think you might be right about Misty 🤣

[misswobble Graduate10]

😁😁😁😁😁. Bless 🥰

[GailXrunning]

Seizing the moment(s), or what?! A beautiful day to run and a belter of a snap of Misty.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Yes it was nice to have an unexpected day off Haha Misty likes to pose 😁🐱

[GailXrunning in reply to Instructor57]

A true star!