Post flu jab run

[Instructor57]

i have a day off today and had planned another 2.5k "Get back into it run" followed by a flu jab

however, not much ever goes to plan

i was in the pharmacy late afternoon yesterday and asked the pharmacist what time his walk in vaccination would start on Tuesday he told me 10:30 and then said but I can do it now if you like

I accepted but

wondered if it would affect my run this morning.

I actually felt ok, just a slight headache this morning following a poor nights sleep

it was quite cool as I went out around 08:30 so wore running tights and a long sleeve zipped running top , and of course my new running shoes 😁

actually, there not a lot to say about the run, it was fine.

I'm still way off from where I used to be but I accept I am where I am and I will take as much time as necessary to regain my former fitness .

for me it's all about fitness and enjoyment.

not distance, pace or numbers .

in fact I didn't even look at my watch until i knew I was near the finish line .

as I knew this would be about a 20 min run I decided to listen to one of my favourite Pink Floyd tracks 'Echoes'

this track is around 24 minutes, in fact it's what I listened to on my c25k week 7 runs.

so run done , back home for porridge and a mug of tea .

After post run stretches of course !

Heres the track if anyone is interested 😁

youtu.be/zrProK5R7ms(Not working as expected?)

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Well done on that post flu jab run Ian, and for being in the moment and not worrying about the numbers 😊. We never know how vaccinations are going to affect us do we? I had both my covid booster and flu jab on Saturday, and managed a decent run on Sunday but had a bit of a headache towards the end of the day. 😁

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

Thanks Kate

glad to get all vaccinations out of the way (well, for another year)

glad you had a decent run after yours 😊👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Good to see you running more often again 😀 awesome choice of music too.

Glad the vaccine didn’t cause you too many problems, last year it laid me low for 8 days and my arm swelled, the year before no issues, so i’m going to take a chance on this year .

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you

its good to be running again 😊

glad you approve of the music 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

That was a nice 2.5K run for you this morning Ian, I don't think that I would go a run the next day after getting my Covid and flu vaccination jab, which I had three weeks ago this Friday, I didn't go to parkrun the next day. but it's not seemed to affected you at all apart from a slight headache

After reading about all those runners on this forum running HM's and 10 mile runs I thought to myself that as I haven't run a 16K/10 mile run at all this year I'll run one in a few weeks time, see how it goes, if I complete it, it will be my 6th 10 miles run

I will have a listen to that Pink Floyd track Echoes soon, one of the best rock groups of all time. 😊

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Al, it was just the flu jab, my COVID booster was 2 weeks ago now 😊

Oh, good luck with your next 10 miles 👍

and yes, I'm a life long Floyd fan 😊

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Good luck for that 10 miler AlMorr whenever you decide to run it!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

Wednesday 2nd November at around 7.30am, I'll take advantage of daylight at that time after the clocks have gone back a hour on Sunday 30th October.

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Perfect

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

By the way Birdlady64 yesterday, Tuesday and today Wednesday I walked and ran exactly 5K on the same course, on Tuesday the walk was 57:06 and I burnt 268 calories, this morning for my 123rd (not ) parkrun I ran in a time of 32:55 and burnt 371 calories, I did the walk yesterday as it was a beautiful sunny day, this morning it was cloudy but dry.

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

I love a sunny day walk and often walk the sane routes I run along through the woods It's nice as you have time to take in your surroundings

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

I agree with you Birdlady64 regarding having time to take in the surroundings, especially when walking, I went that walk yesterday afternoon because it was so sunny and decided that on Wednesday morning I would do it again today as my midweek run and see how much the difference in time was, walk:-57:06-run:-32:55. 😊

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

A good run Ian, glad there were no ill-effects from your flu jab. I had mine last month and did a decent run the next day. I have my covid booster booked for next month. I read somewhere that exercising within 24-48 hours after a vaccination helps increase the efficacy of the vaccine so I may run after my booster too.

Am pleased to see you running more regularly again 😀

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

Thank you , and I'm glad to be in a position where I can run again

oh, I did not know that about the efficacy of the vaccine, interesting

i had my COVID booster a couple of weeks ago, no real adverse effects, just a little tired for a day or

[Sandraj39 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

Oh, you beat me to it Birdlady64 ! I have just said the same further down this post! I had my flu jab last week and went for my usual run after work.🙂

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

Glad to know it wasn't a figment of my imagination

[Chinkoflight]



Glad the recovery is going well. Great track.

The post jab reaction was not as severe but still knocked me back 48 hours. I'm surprised at the lower take up in people I know and seems to relate to them having had the C word. The numbers are interesting but enjoyment is first. A young family, obviously on holiday and all up before 8 (!) were out walking on the prom and I waved at the little one in her dad's arms and she smiled and waved back. Joy.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Chinkoflight]

Going ok so far

oh yes, I do have an interest in the numbers , but as you say, enjoyment first 😊

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Ooo…I’ve never thought of adding Pink Floyd to my mix tapes! When my mind boggled at running for 8 minutes in W5, I turned to Barclay James Harvest and “She Said”…one of my all time favs…and 8 minutes long!

I saw Pink Floyd at the Rainbow in 1972…they played this new piece called “Dark Side of the Moon”….😂

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW]

nearly always Floyd on my playlists 😁

must have been a similar time when I first saw them , however, it was 'Atom heart

[Marvincat]

Well done for running after your flu jab. I'm having my Covid jab today but don't want the flu jab at the same time. Hoping to be ok to run by tomorrow. Love Pink Floyd, great choice!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Marvincat]

Ahh.. had my COVID booster 2 weeks ago now , hope you get your run in tomorrow 🤞

And yes , a life long Floyd fan here 😁

[mrrun Graduate10]

Floyd are priceless when running. I once spent weeks of marathon training listening to nothing but Wish You Were Here on the loop, the entire album non stop. Didn’t get bored of it once.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to mrrun]

Alway one of their albums on my playlist.

and been lucky to see them live 4 times over the years 😁

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to mrrun]

I liked see Emily Play but hated Brick in The wall. Couldn’t abide it! 😫 I liked Money! 🎶🎵

Fast forward a generation my house reverberated to all-sounds Floyd when my young son played them on repeat 😁

So becoming comfortably numb I absorbed it all 🙂.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Haha love it

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to mrrun]

I reach for Dylan’s and Zep for my long run sons, with Rod and Chuck Berry🎶🎵. Twenty miles worth yesterday 🏃‍♀️

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10]

wise words!. I tweeted Coach Bennett from NRC after someone told me that as an older runner, I had to accept that I wouldn't be able to keep up my Speed and stamina. Had a good response from him, more or less along the lines of what you've said, he said there's more to running than just measuring your speed, pace and distance, it should be around enjoyment and focusing on what you get from running and what all the other benefits are

Excellent choice of music too, may I add!😃🎶🎶

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Hedgehogs123]

I ran Coach Bennett’s twenty miler yesterday. It really helped pass the time 😀. Plus long run songs helping to chew up the miles 🏃‍♀️

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

blimey, 20 miles!!!!😇😇👏👏

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Hedgehogs123]

I’m marathon training 🙂🏃‍♀️🎶🎵

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

Full admiration!👏👏

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hedgehogs123]

Thank you

ha, yes ... Love CB 😊

i follow him on Twitter!

floyd have been with me on most of my runs 😊

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

love CB 🥰. I’m doing the NRC marathon plan and use the guided runs. Some great guests on them 🙂.

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

love the guided runs, so motivating, definitely a Coach Bennett groupie!! 🤣🤣

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Hedgehogs123]

he’s very funny 🙂. He reminds me of Woodie Allen sometimes. Daniel, the Engineer reminds me of Radar O’Riley 🥰

His two hour run (I think it’s that one) is a hoot😁

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Hedgehogs123]

There is@ a few of us...but he is of course...mine first! Age before beauty

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

🤣🤣🤣

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to misswobble]

yes, I like the NRC plans, I was happily enjoying the HM plan until the wheels came off

[Birdlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

Oh, that might just about be enough justification to reactivate my twitter account!

I never tweeted and only ever used it to find out why the trains were delayed when I was commuting every day. Much more reliable than the official channels!

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

🤣🤣🤣

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to Instructor57]

…off to find CB on Twitter! 😂

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW]

🤣

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW]

hes always on there, so is engineer Daniel, as I tweeted him to check he was a real person!!🤣🤣

[Peter44 Graduate10]

Hi Ian, we seem to mirror each other, checked your runs on strava, both of us have had a break from it, mine was because of a painfull small lump on my foot, shortish runs now, slow plod, no great speed, and had my covid booster last sunday too! 🤣

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

Oh, hope your ok

and yes, it's tough coming back

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

I had my flu jab last week at the school where I work and went for my usual run after work. 🏃‍♀️Apparently there is evidence to suggest that exercise before or soon after a the flu jab may actually improve the protection it gives. I think this has something to do with exercise stimulating the immune system but I don’t really understand the science! Anyway, no ill effects for me. Covid booster in a couple of weeks, then I’m sorted!🤞💉💉🙂

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

yes, so I hear ! 🤔

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Go you ! I waited for five days before running after having both mine on the same day...but I am seriously old! My excuse anyway!

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

youre not old, you're mature!! 😀