First the GREAT news: I nailed that first 30 minuter! I was careful to start slow, then taper to make sure I could do the whole thing without walking, and it worked! In fact, I felt amazing, right up until the cool-down walk (see next bit).
Bad news: Some hip flexor pain that I'd been ignoring for a while really flared up. By the time I got home I was hobbling. I'm sitting here writing this with an ice bag in my lap.
I stretch regularly after every run, and I never run on consecutive days. Anyone out there with any helpful tips, please??
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When you do your stretching, are you specifically doing stretches to open up your hip flexors? I don't mean to sound like I'm asking a silly question, but if that is where your mobility issue is, no amount of calf/hamstring stretches are going to help.
Not a silly question at all, Rignold. In fact I have been doing one particular hip opening stretch, but clearly I need to explore further. Thanks for the suggestion!
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to make sure I could do the whole thing without walking, and it worked! In fact, I felt amazing, right up until the cool-down walk (see next bit).
week 9 run 1 - made it to 30 minutes for the first time!
My first 30 minute run
5k or 30 minutes running?
W9 First 30 minutes done
Second 30 minute consolidation run
