The MoJo is coming back...

Afternoon all... Aussie here...

Well, a cheeky 5K this morning after the school run... and an admission... I walked... twice... Now - not because of my ankle, but because I was a very naughty Aussie and didn't take my usual pre-run fuel or water on board... and I got a bad stitch... twice... that's my lesson learned...

I can feel the fitness returning and I was just having a look on Garmin Connect at my running history... If I told you that in August I ran almost 125KM and then in September I only got in 42KM... In some ways, I'm not surprised by the injury... there was a jump from 66KM in July which means we had:

July - 66KM

Aug - 125KM

Sep - 42KM

That was clearly a fairly bad idea... too eager! Now I'm getting back into it though... slowly slowly... Hope you're all going well - good luck on Parkrun tomorrow and for all of you racing soon!

My next run will be an 8 mile trial run on Sunday before the "Kingston Run Challenge" on the 12th October in Kingston Upon Thames, passing by Hampton Court Palace... 8.2 miles and pacers... I am going to go easy and start behind the 11 min/mile pacer and try to catch the 10 min/mile pacer over the last 4 miles... Looking for a finish under 1:25 (but not going to push too hard on the ankle)... that's quick enough for me alright!

I'm running this one for charity and I've raised over £150 for Sparks already so nothing is going to stop me crossing that finish line!

Happy running y'all..

[useitorloseit Graduate]

Now don't go mad - be kind to that ankle or you know where you'll end up, don't you?!

[GettingFitter Graduate]

Well done Aussie

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Goodness ! When you see it written down like that it does look like a huge jump in running time and you newly graduated and all, you DID get carried away ! Go carefully..you'll be up to marathon distance soon enough. Hope Mrs Aussie is still going well...

[Peter_B Graduate]

Good to see you've gotten your backside off of that injury couch and stopped slacking!!