Week one of a new quest, please feel free to join if you are a graduate.
What a great quest the last one was thank you Poppypug for organising that one.
It is called don't fall in Fall as I did just that over the weekend stepping off a ladder while wallpapering I thought I was on the bottom rung and I was two up. Landed really hard and twisted my knee, so please don't do what I did especially as we are coming up to the slippery leaves season.
I find that seeking goals for the next six weeks helps to keep me on track and I have little challenges along the way that give me a boost and keeps the motivation up.
Make it personal to yourself and achievable but as with everything on here have fun with it.
What the quest is:-
The quest takes six weeks. You can join any time within that six weeks.
The main aim of the quest is to help you find a focus or goal that you would like to achieve by the end of the Quest period.
I ask that you will be a graduate to join the quest. The main reason I ask this is that while you are doing the program your plan is very structured so I wouldn't want the quest to interfere with that.
Most popular goals are:-
To run three times a week
To slowly increase distance
To train for a specific race
To add In Stretch and strength exercises.
As you can see they are personal to yourself and it's totally your own choice.
Every week I will pin a new post where all the members of the quest can talk about how things are going.
So, if you wanted to join all you have to do is put
I would like to join the quest, or count me in and then I would like to. ..............
Your name will then be added to the top post and every week your name will be in the quest until the end.
At the end, only for those that would like to, we each put our longest run of the quest and it is then marked on a virtual run.
Good Luck everyone !
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Got to walk but rest from running for a couple of weeks due to the knee twist but for the first two weeks my quest is to still be active on the walking front but not do anything to silly and damage it any more. For me this will probably be the hardest quest, being sensible.😀
Oh eck! What are you like! I hope your knee will be right again soon 😯 You have a quest to complete 😊
Count me in again please RFC.
I have a fell race this Saturday whilst on recovery runs from my recent half marathon. After that I am going to start training for a 10k race in December. Also, if anything crops up race wise I want to be ready
Count me in please. During the previous Quest I more or less managed to get back into my routine of 3 runs per week (despite a 10 day gap for illness). So goal for this Quest is to stick to that and ALSO to improve my sleep by going to bed before midnight, at least on "school nights". Having some family stress at the moment, and think that running will be very much needed as it really helps me keep my head together.
Welcome onboard, family stress dosent help with the sleep patterns does it? I hope you get to a calmer place, running will help. Take care.
Well I have now embedded my running 5k three times a week as per my last quest. However sadly I appear to be on the injury couch again having woken up yesterday with calf pain that is worse today. Going to rest , ice it and really hope it's not another 12 weeks off running and walking as I had earlier in the year. If so that's probably going to be the end of my running career!
So my new quest is to rest and recover !! And hopefully run again soon !
Learning to rest and not run as planned Is a real challenge.
Yes I certainly need to develop patience !! I am just frustrated and worried at losing my fitness. I had to completely restart c25k last time. Hope you recover soon !!!
Thank you. I understand the frustration and worry, especially with something like the calf. We need them for everything!
Take heart, I think that redoing the program isn't a start from zero, it is just a reconfiguration, a listening to what your body needs. I think that is the second greatest lesson I've learned from running (after patience).
Thats great advice. Hope you are up and running soon whatever reconfiguration you need! Today's my first rest day on what should have been a run day and coping well I am not!!
Just wondering if you do get back to it whether it might be an idea to space the runs a bit more to stay off that injury couch? I know we *should* be able to do it but in practice...
I was thinking that today too. . I'll wait and see how it goes but yes I think that's probably a good idea. I've been doing roughly alternate days since mid June. Always had a full rest day though and thought that was enough. It's the same leg I injured earlier in the year though so maybe just too much for it .
Hi RFC, sorry to hear about your twisted knee, I hope you feel better soon.
Please count me in for this quest. The last ended on a low note with a strained calf muscle, which I am still nursing. I expect to be on the IC for at least the next three weeks, but the aim for this quest is:
****!!! Return to running ANY distance !!!****
This week I am well enough for moderate walking, so I aim to do my normal daily walking here and there and for three additional 30 minute walks. I also aim for five days of hip stretches (I am FINALLY making progress in opening up my right hip), two days of arm exercises, and two days of core.
I see my doctor tomorrow, and I hope he will also approve some gentle rehabilitation exercises for my poor calf.
Thank you. Welcome onboard. The 10km will come when your ready, your so wise to listen and not push too hard, your body will pay you back for it in the long run. Good Luck.
I would like to join! Sorry to hear about your knee, really hope you're on the mend soon!
My goals are to keep running at least three times a week (which is getting harder to do with the dark and cold mornings...), reach my goal of running 10k, and improve my 5k time to under 30 mins!
Sorry to hear that RFC. Accidents can happen so easily it's scary but I hope you're not out for too long.
Please count me in again as I have a race in December, my first one for over a year and my first ever road race, all the others being trail. So, this quest my goals are:
1. Do more road running. At least once a week on roads.
2. Incorporate hill sessions and intervals, doing either once a week.
3. Continue downing more fruit and veg. The nutribullet has worked wonders and I'm getting quite daring with what goes in the mix! Whoever knew kale and strawberries tasted so good together 😋
Have a great quest fellow questers and to those on the IC sending you all healing thoughts and always remember to keep the faith 🏃
Thank you. Welcome onboard. Its going to be interesting your thoughts on the change of terrain. I'm too nervous to try off road. I keep thinking I will twist my ankle or something. But then I can be a bit accident prone😊.
I have several races lined up for the next month or two heading for the 10km distances (including one on Sunday 16th)
My goals for this challenge is to get my pace/km down to a constant 6:30-7:00/km for the full 10km and to start doing strength training at least twice a week (any suggestions?)
Welcome onboard. I agree with Google me. The podcast are good place to start.
I am finishing my couch to 5k training tonight. After 8 weeks I can run 5k in about 32 minutes. But now my training is complete and I will have no more structured runs to feel guilty about if i dont do them! So I need to set new goals to avoid becoming couch bound again.
1. Aim to continue my 2x weekly runs (only time I have child and work free).
2. Maintain my 5k distance but improve on time/comfort.
3. Look at increasing distance (my max was 7k 2 weeks ago).
4. Try a parkrun 5k, I am terrified of running a 'race'.
Not sure of my running plan to achieve these though so suggestions welcome!
I'd like to join please! I'm a fairly new graduate, and firmly in the "slow but steady" camp, so I have yet to run 5K without stopping. (4K is my longest so far, in 36 minutes, to give you some idea of why I called myself tortoisegirl!) So for my first goal, I would like to get to 5K! My second goal is to get to a Parkrun. My local Parkrun is very popular, (500+ participants), and high on hills. I am really nervous about going, but I know that I need to!
Welcome onboard. Join the slow and steady with me, take your time and build up at your own pace. I used to stay at a distance until it felt,comfortable then increase it. Good luck
Can I join too please? These dark mornings are straining my resolve and I really want to keep to running 3 times a week. If I tell you, then I'll have to! I also want to NOT kill any members of my immediate family (which might not be so easy)! Oh and hugs to everyone on the currently overloaded injury couch 😚
I'm in please... as ever, although had a bit of a think about it, focusing on achievable rather than aspirational.
1) Daily yoga practice... for reasons I can't really fathom (even though understandable things happen on any given day) this has fallen off, after solid 3+ years. Success will be defined as 5+days a week.
2) Run... however, wherever, open to surprises, adjusting to shorter days (done a lot of evening runs during the Summer)
3) Swim... Success will be defined as going 6 times over the Quest, knowing that some week's I mightn't make it but others I might go 2 or 3 times. This goal will get me to seize opportunities.
and if I don't 4) get to go out on my bike, I shall be throwing a proper tantrum. Or setting off alone and. braving the traffic on the roads. Possibly the tantrum would be better. Let's hope it doesn't come to either
Welcome onboard, i wish I could settle my routine down for daily yoga or stretches, you seem to of mastered the art of continuity for stretches. Good luck with your other goals.
Thank you. Clearly it isn't something I can take for granted given the recent wobble, but essentially it is a matter of doing it first thing, before getting dressed or going downstairs. I have a nice bathroom with a wooden floor and do it there, no mat (I do keep a block under the sink) There are some poses that would be no good on a hard surface so I don't do those.
Recently G has claimed too urgent a need to go out, there's been a cat fight or the tell tale squeaking of a prey item who needs to be rescued from a feline, or I've woken with a nasty sick headache etc etc... and although I can do it later, it is so easy to forget.
This morning I had a dog and two cats in attendance (all showing off their cat-cow or downward dog) and one cat threw himself into my arms for the final (brief) meditation. I am sure there must be a sanskrit name for clutching a feline to your ' heart space'...
Hope the knee is feeling a bit better , its scary how an accident can just come out of nowhere
I will be joining the Quest properly next week, I just want to get my HM out of the way first
I'm not worrying about the actual race or distance at all, just the logistics of it, Will I get there on time ? Will I forget something ? Just the usual pre- race nerves , you know how it is
Good Luck to all fellow Questers, and sending healing and soothing vibes to all those on the IC and those going through tough times, I wish you peace of mind....
Welcome onboard Pops. I'm healing now thankfully just in time to do the list of stuff my Dad has ready for me in Yorkshire.😀 Your going to be just fine. I will be thinking of you doing your HM.
Can I join please? Graduated just last week, I'd like to keep running for 30 minutes twice a week, difficult to manage 3 times a week as while I was doing c25k I pretty much stopped going to the gym and now I need to resume all the weights and upper body work that I was previously doing. Hard to fit it all into a busy work and family schedule.
Welcome onboard, good luck with fitting it all in, some weeks it works for me some it dosent the main thing is to wipe the slate clean each week and keep trying, something is always better than nothing. When I'm really pushed I have been know to use the nearest wall for push-ups.
I'd like to join please. I want to keep running 3 times a week, increase my distance run to 5k (maximum so far is 4.5) and gradually add in more by way of slopes (I've mostly stuck to flat routes so far).
Welcome onboard. Not far from the 5km now. Take it a lot slower as you venture into hills, they are so good for you but you need to take it steady, good luck.
I'd like to join too please. I'm due to do final C25k run in 2 or 3 days' time and need a new goal to keep me motivated. Primarily my goal is to run 3 times a week, but I would also like to run 5k as I'm a slow runner.
I'll be pleased to add you into the Quest, I will add your name in if you remind me when you ask for your graduation badge. You don't want anything to detract from the feeling of getting of getting to graduation. Sounds like you have some great goals there.
Sorry about your fall. I hope you recover quickly.
Please can you add me into the Quest. My goals are to run twice a week, to work up the wall squat times (currently on one minute and 5 seconds which is about my limit so I don't know how I'm going to get to 5 minutes) and to continue with my arm weights.
I am entered for the London Winter Run so I need to be doing 10k comfortably by the New Year. I will use this Quest to build towards that by increasing my distance gradually. No more Nancy though, the Asics plan just isn't working for me - too much too soon.
Thank you, welcome onboard. I'm going to miss the winter run, I want to be able to come with cake but the kidney transplant for MrRfc and me (donor) is looking like Jan/early Feb now so I might not feel up to it, but I will be doing my best to be there even if I'm not running. Good luck with your goals,
Jinxed myself! Fallen at the first fence 😭No injury whatsoever up 'til now and today I did the "wet leaves splits"! It didn't hurt too much when it happened but has got progressively worse and now it's really painful to weight bear on my right leg. I get a sharp pain almost like I am pressing on a bruise at the front of my hip. Any ideas? Next run was supposed to be Saturday. Should I run? Not sure if it's the muscle (don't really know what muscles there are around that hip/pelvis bit)!
Oh no, so sorry, those leaves are a pain, just as bad as ice. Rest it for now. Can you isolate where the pain is and apply some ice or heat. My knee is feeling a bit better but I slathered it in ibuleve gel that seems to of really helped with the strain maybe something like that might help you. If it's not better by tomorrow I would rest it, wishing you a speedy recovery.
Thanks rfc, I did try ice and later some deep heat. Just got back from the docs (and posted my misery) - inguinal ligament strain? Never heard of an inguinal ligament. Need more space on the IC (at least for a couple of weeks). I might try and get some of the ibulieve - doc gave me Diclofenac tablets to reduce the swelling. Hope your knee is properly on the mend now. What with ladders and leaves, dark mornings and evenings, it's a minefield!
That sounds like a nasty strain (never heard of that ligament either..)
Plenty of room on the couch, you can squeeze in next to me. I'm still nursing my foot, been out walking but I think running would be too painful an not a good idea.
Take care and rest like the doc says. Hope its not too painful.
We will return. In the meantime Poppy is doing her biggie this Sunday and needs our support. 😊
Oh no! Not another one! There's room on the couch by me! Sorry you injured too though at least you know what you did! Resting is hard work ( I think it's harder than running which shows how addicted I am) but we will be back.
I'm hoping to try some short gentle walks in the next day or two. And ibugel helps.
Ah... that's it. Wedged in between you and Jan so I don't fall over! Hows the calf doing now? Hope its on the mend. Must be the time of year, I can't believe how many of us are here! We're going to need a bigger couch!
Can someone further up pass the cake down this way?
I'll join in. I am a bit in between Couch to 5K and Bridge to 10K.
My aim is to improve my stamina to make the Park Runs a bit easier. So mix and match the 5K+ and Bridge podcasts three times a week.
And a Park Run at least once a month.
Although I am about to fail part of that! Due to a holiday at the end of October. I will run the day before I go, possibly the Park Run and I will be walking a fair bit while away but I don't think I will be running.
I also want to try the Sweatshop run, but if I am realistic, probably not until November.
Complete a Parkrun.......may need to be in London for a while so it might be there not my local one (gulp)
Increase my distance a little for one run each week, getting to at least 6k by end of the quest.
Continue with daily knee exercises to strengthen the muscles supporting the knee.........I think as I increase distance I really need to focus on this!
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