Your doctor tells you your blood tests came back negative for rheumatoid arthritis but did indicate mild anaemia and YOUR first thoughts are "Yay! No arthritis, I can keep running" and "if I've been running anaemic and the iron tablets boost my oxygen carrying ability, then it'll help improve my running"
I tried running without Laura tonight AND a slightly different route WITH two extra enormous hills - well, not enormous exactly, but - well, not enormous at all really, well, two EXTRA hills that I couldn't even have contemplated a few weeks ago Enjoyed running without sounds for once, but did miss Laura's constant attention to my cadence - a slower run tonight - but let's not forget the hills - the sense of love and pride I had for my aged legs and lungs for 'powering' me up those hills onto a shallow but loooooong gradient which I also managed nicely, was immense
Well, thanks for reading fellow runners
May your laces never come loose xx
P.S. Just saw the tags at the bottom of this post - they need a big NOT at the front somewhere!
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Ah Potty that's great news, much better to have that than RA which can be a nasty thing....and as you say, yay for the running too!! I'd be exactly the same....it feels like only a mechanical failure (body) will stop us now from running and getting better and better....fitter and more addicted!
Your husband is absolutely right! We're a happy, easily pleased bunch, aren't we? Just give us a pair of trainers and the great outdoors and we're happy for the rest of the day
Great news Potty but just a quick bit of info about RA. My lad has had it for around ten years. He started running a few months ago and by doing so is building up muscle, keeping fit and enjoying that much loved 'after run feeling' we all experience.
Good point from kirble. My Dad was diagnosed with RA in his 70s and he is still getting medals in his running sport in his 80s. (Arguably I don't think he would have been diagnosed had he not been a runner and refused to accept his symptoms as normal post-viral)
GoogleMe - thanks for sharing! It's sooo good to hear Luckily, my results came back negative - and I hope they stay that way - but it's good to know just in case - something's not right! Hat's off to your dad too! Hope I am still running when I'm 80
I've just been round to see him and he was having a jolly good moan about his feet being worse again after a day's tourism - so just walking and standing and sitting on one of those perches at bus shelters waiting to use his free bus pass...
Haha this sounds familiar!!! I have just got in from a run and have self-diagnosed posterior tibial tendonitis, so looked up treatments.. there was a lot about how to control pain and i found myself thinking "dont tell me about the pain!!! I dont care about the pain!!! Tell me if i can run!!!!!" Haha xx
Really good news. Obviously follow your Doctors advice. Also have a look at / speak to your doctor about spatone. It is a gentle iron supplement that has fewer side effects. I have used it before and it is fabulous
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A chilly (and slightly hilly) run
Goodbye week 8, hello week 9.....tortoise style. 
W9r3...park run graduation!
Zig Zagging up hills really works!
