Crunched Up & Levelled

[mrrun]

I skipped crunches, sit ups, planks and other merry bits for three weeks while on baking holiday (as in baking hot sunny holiday). I simply couldn’t do it in that heat so I just ran and swam but it’s funny what my body had to say about that. I did several runs back in London, all well, no probs, and then resumed by plankin’n’crunchin’ service, simply by doing the same amount as I did before the holiday. It all happened of my rest day so when I next pummelled my local park I figured something wasn’t quite right. I was too slow, slower than ever and felt my stomach and thighs burning, feeling full and heavy. Basically, I over planked myself. I crunched more than my body liked. More sit ups than common sense. Muscles were on limit.

Thankfully it was my ‘easy run’ as per the pace calculator that IannodaTruffe posted some time ago, runnersworld.co.uk/rws-trai..., but boy did I suffer.

I soldiered on for the whole 5K length and did some serious stretching afterwards. Well, you learn those things easy way or hard way. When back from any break, treat your exercise with caution, build it up, take it slow and steady. Now I know

[Rignold]

Never take break from your daily exercise routine whatever the weather, is the lesson to be learned.

I trust you at least did your skwaats?

[mrrun Graduate in reply to Rignold]

Look, man, nobody avoids skwaats. Nobody

[Rignold in reply to mrrun]

The Force is strong with this one.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Rignold]

I am skwatting again now too, Rig

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Now you know... our bodies are all too ready to take advantage of weakness in resolve!

Back to it

[mrrun Graduate]

If anything, I'm a quick learner