Tales from the IC : Baby (running) steps … (#5)

[CBDB]

Used my annual leave day today to do another tentative tiny run of ca 30 min including warmup and cool down walk, trying out my precious metatarsals.

Felt great! I was a bit more out of breath than usual, but I also happened to run after having my morning green smoothie breakfast. I usually run (and like running more) on an empty stomach so feeling slightly out of breath as I did, I actually do associate this with having eaten not long before.

It felt I was going intentionally really slow, but Runkeeper told me I hit my old average. This the average that I had before having consolidated the 10k distance which in turn had made me a faster in my 5k distance.

I had chosen my old Aldi running shoes which I always felt were lower drop and wider toe box, but not as padded. But they felt right. (My new shoes haven’t arrived yet.)

So ok-ish. My foot felt ok, but it often starts heating up some time after having run, but here’s fingers crossed. Everything seems ok, and as I see it, I’m still healing whilst attending to my metabolism and fitness by these quick runs. So I’m not pushing it too much, and still plan to keep my runs short and slow and easy…. or rather even slower and even easier! 🤣

But it was nice to be out there again!

Short other updates from coming off the IC:

My Conqueror App also progressed me nicely in the north of Scotland, where I seem to be running through sunny hilly paths! I love that!

I still have to put in my last runs to my End2End RunLeJog journey, but I have crossed into Scotland a few runs ago! But I will need to ask the lovely people at End2End to transfer me over to another cohort. I’m just too slow And have also now lost time to be able to run the whole UK in the average time that others do. But that’s ok.

Also, this was the first outing of my new IPhone, as my old one stopped working when I had stopped running. Obviously it was sulking, and even a trip to the phone doctor didn’t resurrect it. Thanks to living in the cloud, my old phone’s soul made a trip into my new phone and everything was fine again.

I am actually in utter awe of all those naked runners, as I desperately (but joyfully) cling to all sorts of apps to keep me motivated.

So happy running everyone!

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ALL LINKS TO MY RECOVERY POSTS:

So just to keep my links to my recovery couch available, here the links to the posts during the weeks on the injury couch. I’ve added a few terms to each link, as a means of reference:

Tales from the IC: Getting to know my Metatarsals (# 1) healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (Metatarsalgia, fracture vs Morton’s Neuroma, shoes, barefoot and zero-drop shoes, exercises to strengthening toes)

Tales from the IC: zero-drop shoe quandaries (# 2) healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (more about barefoot running, yoga for toes)

Tales from the IC: Reader, I ran today. (#3) healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (trying out a short hill run, IPhone issues)

Tales from the IC : Stop Go Stop Go … (#4) healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (back on the IC, waiting for last medals)

Tales from the IC : Baby (running) steps … (#5) healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (trying out another mini run, ordering zero drop shoes)

Tales from the IC : Row Row Row your Run (#6) healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (starting to row a runner on Zwift)

Tales from the IC : Festive Rowing-Run (#7) healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (XMas, finished Zwift Running 101)

Tales from the IC : More Virtual Running Fun (#8) healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (update on my rowing in all virtual races, also start of RowAlong 30x30)

Tales from the IC : Rowed runner intervals and hot lava! (#9) healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (third week of daily rowing and missing running)

Tales from the IC (#10): Running vs Rowing. My experience of two different worlds healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (differences between rowing and running, differences between different running vs rowing online communities, differences in stats)

Tales from the IC (#11): I dreamt I was running healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (update on all virtual rowing challenges)

Tales from the IC (#12): Strong knees and cute toes healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (finished Jan rowing challenges, starting to think how to get back to running)

Tales from the IC (#13): Running vs Rowing, muscley toes, and recovery plans healthunlocked.com/bridgeto... (recovery plans rowing and running, year goals)

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

That's great, sounds like the IC hasn't had that much of a detrimental effect on your fitness 😃 I'm with you on the app front, I need something in my ear, whether it's a guided run, a podcast or music. The only times I've had to run without it's been due to faulty tech! Whatever works 👍

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

😃🎧🎶💬💿📖👍🏽

[Fionamags Graduate10]

I'm with Beatles - another tech lover here. That sounded like a good run. Interesting that you were using your lower drop shoes and had no pain. 🤞 that you may have found a solution?

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Would be great if it was that easy. We’ll see. But I have feeling the discomfort was rather to do with some inflammation of nerves, and it rather doesn’t appear immediately on or after the run. But feel ok now, but can feel the area that still feels tender, so … maybe?

And, tech-runners unite!

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Ah brilliant CBDB! Great pics. I love the idea of an old phone’s soul entering the new one thanks to the Cloud. Try explaining that to someone who lived a few hundred years ago. I need to check out this Conqueror app, it sounds like fun. Hope the foot feels ok 😊😊😊.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

It’s sniffling a bit quietly at the end of my foot (metaphorical speaking). So it feels a bit sensitive again but I put this down to all that oxygenated blood flowing into that area and increasing the repair and healing! 😃🤞But now it’ll be another 3-4 days before I try running again, and I think this will work to balance recuperation and fitness recovery!

Conqueror virtual runs are great, I have to admit. They’re app is just so slick. And their medals are awesome! Really artistic! It’s a New Zealand company, I believe.

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to CBDB]

Def the oxygenated blood getting all that goodness in! 😊

[grumpyoldgirl]

That sounds great cbdb, you must be pleased with that! I've just got a new pair of walking shoes with hardly any drop, and I'm having to get used to them because my hips are in a completely different alignment when I walk in them, and I have to use a fuller action in my feet. It's got to be better for me in the long run, using a more natural gait. Hope your new shoes work for you!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Thank you! Yes, my goal is by next year this time to be back up to weekly 10ks but also be much stronger and more fit! 💪🤞

[Woollyweaver Graduate10]

I'm glad you had a good, pain free run today. You are very wise to take it gently and learn to enjoy the little runs - do make sure that you give your body time to heal.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Woollyweaver]

Will do thank you. Yes, I’ll wait 3 or 4 days until the next run. That way if I did in the end overdo it, there should be plenty of time got recovery. But it just feels a tad tender, but nothing serious.

[Hidden]

It sounds like everything went well for you today 🤞. That is great news. Hopefully you can gradually build up and put that injury behind you. Well done.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Yes. And I’m counting on my body coming back stronger! I should be able to expect that, right? 🤣🤣

[Hidden]

Despite not doing anything with it, I need my Garmin too. It almost feels like, if it was not recorded, the run did not happen 😂.

Sounds like a good run. Do watch out with the switching of shoes though. Less padding than you are used to, can cause injury too.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you yes. Plan is to go back in distance substantially and built up very slowly again whilst switching shoes to also very slowly get used to different ones. 👍🏽🦶🤞