Today's run was complete embarassment. First, I had to push myself out of the door because after finishing work a bit early, just chilling at home was too tempting.
Second, my legs felt tired & stiff calves even before starting the 2.5k run. I completed the run to save myself even more embarassment. May be it had something to do with my 21.5km walk on sunday, including a 5.5km run in the middle. Didnt get a chance to do post run stretches as I had to be somewhere soon after that.
Also, it was my first run in the rain as it started bucketing just as I was finishing my run, was soaked on my walk back home. There has been severe rain & thunderstorm warning in place, I just got caught in it at the wrong time. It was barely spitting when I started from home. Thankfully the temperatures are still in 20s. It was a glimpse into my future runs for next few months..its only Autumn!
Overall, not a great start to the plan. I hope today was a one off and I wont make it a habit of feeling lazy for the runs.
I had planned to join park runs to stay motivated, however, they have not started yet due to restrictions on gatherings. The March 10k run I had regitered for has been postponed as well, again! Thats 3rd time in 2years.
I hope the JJMP will provide some structure & goal to stay motivated.
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You are probably right, as always, Instructor57 . I normally drink very little amount of water so I may not have been hydrated enough. Stretches get missed some times too.
Both of these things are basic building blocks, especially now if you are intending to up the distance towards 10K. (And then maybe even beyond!) And we want you to get there injury free 😁Good hydration is VITAL for your optimum performance, and stretching when your muscles and ligaments are still warm will certainly aid run recovery !
I had a run like that on the weekend. I totally misread the weather (midday sun, no shade), went too soon after lunch and had drunk far too much coffee. It was the first run ever that I’ve had to cut short. I actually thought I might vomit.
I’m hoping to go today or tomorrow. Wishing both of us better runs next time!
Well done to you too MissUnderstanding . Thank u for sharing ur experience, I hope this was a just a one off thing. Yes, all the best to both..we got this!
Thanks! I actually feel quite nervous about the next one after the bad experience on Saturday. My plan is to make sure I’ve eaten properly, stay out of the sun and deliberately aim to go super slowly. Hopefully that will get me back on the horse!Good luck to you too!!
Blimey, you done well just to get out the door after your Sunday activities. If it were me I would have given myself a bit more recovery time. Although sometimes we are all just a bit too eager 👍
Best of luck in doing the Magic Plan. I didn't do it myself, but something vaguely equivalent, with a different mix of run types.
Getting soaked occasionally is one of the hazards of being outside. At 20°C, getting rained on can be quite pleasant.
A 16km walk plus a 5.5km run in the middle? Sounds like you needed a rest day after the rest day! (Don't forget that you shouldn't really run on consecutive days until you've been running regularly for about 9 months.)
Keep doing the five minute warm up walk before starting running.
After run stretching remains important, as does keeping up a good level of hydration throughout the week.
Now that I've hit what seems to be a stable weight, I weigh myself after runs to make sure I haven't lost too much fluids (to sweating). How much you need to drink can vary a lot, depending on the level of activity: I usually take in about 2.25 to 2.5 L per day in cool weather, but after a long run (eg. 20 km) my natural thirst could increase that to 3 to 3.5 L.
Wow, thats a lot of water..I barely manage a litre a day, if that.I was running alternate days for c25k, changed it to 3x a week for my consolidations & plan to keep it like that for JJMP.
You are right though, I should have probably taken another rest day after my Sunday walk/run as I am ending up not going to work due to a very sore foot this morning
JJMP was brilliant for me.It was a couple of weeks in when I increased my hydration and it made a massive difference to the feeling of tiredness in my legs. I found that drinking a lot of water on the non running days made a huge difference too.Hopefully you will soon get used to running in the rain. Have to confess to enjoying rainy runs if it's not too cold.
I am trying to up my water intake. I am having to force myself to drink water after getting hydration advise from the forum members. It is no where near what some say they drink!
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