Well, I tentatively tried out my toes in a short walk-run-walk outing, on a sunny cold February day, one where I had booked a leave day.
So after waking, sun and blue skies appearing in the bedroom window, hubby and I thought to do a little walk. And then I thought I might as well put on my running gear and try out my slow joggle with my hopefully newly healed metatarsals. So he walked, and I slow-jogged every 5 min or so for 2 minutes.
So I count this as week number minus 4 of C25k. I feel still ca 2-4 weeks away from starting back into C25k.
I still feel some tenderness in the ball of my foot, but the little run felt great. It reminded me how much I liked running more than walking. But I could tell my running fitness had gone, even though I rowed every day. Knees felt great, but back pain was there again afterwards, which surprised me. I thought rowing would have strengthened my back. But I’m also still waiting to finally commit and buy the 0-drop but shoes with a supporting medium stack height, I’ve decided on.
So a bit more patience, and a few more tiny walk-runs. In the meantime I’ll continue on my 5k to 10k rowing plan, but I’ll be looking forward to the next walk-run outside at a time when spring is in the air!
Oh and this little 2k walk brought me a 700mile postcard for my everlasting LEJOG journey!
Happy running everyone!
The MAF Method, walk/slow jog #1