Well that was tough!
Its been 4 or 5 weeks since my last run and that was also the first for 4 or 5 weeks 😐
Too many reason's to list here unfortunately .
Anyways , today was an opportunity to get out again .
I knew it would be tough because of the breaks but also the weight has been creeping up and I need to put a stop to that and re build the fitness.
So today was just a short trot with a couple of walking breaks .
This could take some time ! 😐
Well done Instructor57 🙂 for getting out there.
Thanks, could be a long journey back but there is no rush 😁
Wishing you all the best for whatever you can do, whenever you can do it. I know you love running and will give to it, and the runners in this community, and derive as much from it, as you can.
Thank you 🙏
That was a nice run for you today Ian, 5 weeks off running, perhaps you could repeat some of the earlier weeks of C25K before going onto run non stop longer runs, IannodaTruffe advises runners who have been off running for more than 3 weeks to repeat some of the earlier weeks of C25K. 😊 🏃🏾 👍
Thats effectively what im doing !
Ill be taking my time Al 😁👍
Just to rub it in, my bother who is 5 years older than me just did a 10 miler this morning 😐
I am in the same boat as you. I feel as though I’m starting from scratch all over again. Back in July I was running 15K and training for a half marathon. Then I got sick which took about 6 weeks before I could run again. I was just about getting back and then I had a 3 week break. I have also gained a few extra unwanted pounds in weight. So I, like you am walking/running and bit by bit building it back up again. We will both get back there and 2023 will be a great running year.
Thanks for that !
I was also on a HM plan before all the issues and my next run was due to be 15k
Then the wheels came off 🤣
But , as you say , we will build it up again 👍
Well done for getting back into it. I’m in the same boat but a bigger gap. Started C25k to give myself structure. Good luck with your progress
Good to know you are back out there Ian, there’s no rush, take your time and fitness will return
Thanks , yes, ill take my time .
frequency first .... The rest will come in due course 👍
It’s great to see you back out there Ian. I bet it felt really good afterwards 😊.
Thanks Kate ,
Yes, absolutely glad I did it !
So frustrated to be struggling with 2.5k again though 🤣
Please don’t be too hard on yourself Ian. I’m just pleased you you got out there 😊. The open road is going nowhere!
Thanks Kate 😁
Good to break the streak of not running so you’re now a runner who ran today instead of five weeks ago. Really good luck building back up again. Hopefully it will come back easier than you expect. 🤞
Thanks , and yes, as you say good to break that no running streak!
I'll get the frequency up again first and then the distances can follow
On your way back…well done!🙂
And time... that you take as and when you can... So good to see you back out there... we re running with you... slow and steady x
First step back. All the credit is here in runs like this buddy ✅
Thanks for your support as always 👍🙂
Hope things improve steadily.
Thank you , building up my run frequency again will be first on my list with distance to follow 🤞
In my book more runs=more headspace so you will get more than just improved fitness !
Hey Instructor57 ! A run is a run and you will get back to your fitness in no time at all! I’ve started my 10ktraining plan for my race next year and it’s all down to your great advice ,which was just what I needed at the time…….So you are going to be just fine👍😀😀
Many thanks
i appreciate your comments!
and enjoy your training plan 🙂👍
Good to hear you got out for a run, and as you would say to others, there’s no rush and just take your time. 👍🏻
Well done for getting out. 👏
I really need to but have so many excuses 😡😡😡.
Maybe when ive got rid of this head cold 👍
Hey, great to see you back !
As we know , the gremlins soon start to move in .
Will be good to see you out again when you shake off the cold 👍
A big thank you Ian for inspiring me to get out. Having read your post yesterday I decided to get my man tights out the drawer and get out the front door.
I had a very slow 5k with another absent friend in the form of Coach Bennett.
So you got me out the door and CB helped me manage my run 🏃♀️
I find it so easy to fall into the trap of getting in my car, driving all day and then climbing onto
the couch. Yesterday's "step count" amounted to 453. That genuinely made me ashamed of myself.
Feels good to have done it 👏 👍
Thank you.
This is so good to hear!
well done you 👍
and trust me , as a driving instructor I know exactly what you mean about driving all day then slobbing out on the couch with a packet of crisps.
and believe me , my step count is similar.
but, we are both putting it right
well done 😁👍
Glad to hear you're back at it - that's the main thing and the rest will follow. I'm very envious, if that helps?! 😂 Totally understand your frustration though.
Many thanks 👍
Im assuming you are still on the IC ?
Sadly yes, since July now 🙄 No improvement with NHS physio. Long awaited docs appointment this Fri!
good luck with the appointment
Thanks!
Thanks for your post Instuctor 57, just what I needed. I find myself in a similar situation! Plagued with injuries since Christmas morning last year. I started four years ago at the age of 72. And last year had been my best year, practically injury free, best 5K time, 10miles for my 75th, really enjoying it and chasing the elusive sub30. It’s been down hill since then. I’ve restarted several times this year, but after reading your post I think I’m doing it all wrong 😱. Each time I start by doing gentle 3k walks for a week, some occasional cross training, or short slow treadmill runs. Then like last week after being off for a month, two 3k runs(24mins) and last Saturday a 5K (37mins) felt fine, really good! Next day, whilst in the green house no warning my knee”went” a reoccurring injury for over three months, but never in the same area. I do exercises that the physio gave me and assured me that there is no serious injury or need for an X- Ray. Obviously, after reading your account, I should be taking it slower, “jeffing” too , and not trying to get back to reasonable 5K times!! I promised myself a Half marathon this year, but that’s not going to happen, but thanks to you, and some common sense( not so common) I might get there next year. Well done to you for getting back out there, Together we will succeed!! Thank you very much🤗
Thank you so much for your reply 🙂👍
I am so pleased to know you are getting back out there and my post has helped in some small way to reset those goals .
It is too easy to compare ourselves with our previous self (Before injury or wheels coming off)
When really what I feel we (certainly I) need to do is accept our/my current position and go from there .
I too was hoping for a HM this year after getting to 14k
But I now accept that it wont happen.
I will stick to around 2.5 to 3k for now and walk if I want to.
I will not push that, times are irrelevant to me .
My first goal will be to build up my run frequency again and if I can maintain that and then back to 5 and 10k then I will be happy.
It will take as long as it takes and I am not interested in pb's, just regaining my fitness.
Then who knows ?
We have all next year to come !
As you say , we WILL succeed .
Take care 🙂👍
Thank you, it is my goal too to get back to running three times a week, and as you say when , and as long as it takes 🤗, you take care too , I try to read HU most days and will certainly follow your progress 🤓
Nice one! I hope that you're back to running with frequency again in no time. Enjoy those runs 
Many thanks 🙂👍
Well done Instructor, you’re back and you can take as long as you need. 😀
Great sincere, honest update. I reckon the mark of a big runner is someone who can say it’s not been going well recently, when there are all sorts of reasons behind the scenes for a big setback and the most recent run is that much shorter and harder than the ones that had been on track before the setback. It takes guts to come back, and even more to tell everyone you’re doing it. What a great example of tenacity.
Thank you !
And yes , been a tough time .... But hopefully coming out the other side now 🤞
But no point kidding myself (or others)
Not every run will be a good one and I have to accept where I am now and not where I was .
I'll get back there in my own time 😊👍
👍🏼🙂
I feel your pain! I have had a series of injuries over the summer, and haven’t been able to run. I went for a very slow shuffle yesterday , and managed 2k. I felt dead chuffed to be back ‘out there’! A slow run, is still a run in my book!
it can, but we are still running ….. or shuffling!!
that’s brilliant! I’m planning another shuffle over the weekend!
Well done for getting out there. The first back after a break can feel such an effort. You will soon get back into l’m sure 👍🏻
Parkrun was tough today
Week 4, 8km run felt tough! 
Laura's stamina podcast. Tough!? 😱
Tough 7k but done! 💥 💪🏼😎
W5R1 - gosh that was unexpectedly tough!