So ... finally got back to running after a 5 week gap caused by an overdoing-it-at-the-yoga class injury!
Made a mistake of doing first ever yoga class the day before parkrun. The over-stretching didn't "come out" till after my first Parkrun (respectable time of 37 and a half minutes), when I found my lower back was hurting. Went for a walk the next day which eased it, then tried Stepping Stones the following friday. Found my pace was really slow and also back agony after it!
Couple of weeks eating ibuprofen and really hobbling when getting out of bed in the morning. Did some physio. Noticed the last couple of weeks still a bit stiff but not needing to use pain killers any more. At the second physio session, the therapist gave me some more exercises and advised a cautious return to running. Alternate running and walking and on a more forgiving surface than the pavement.
So I took a trip down memory lane and did Week 1 Run 1 on a treadmill! Except it wasn't half the struggle it was when I did it first ...
The treadmill in the gym is placed opposite a mirror so I could observe myself running again. It felt SO good just to be doing it again! In fact the last of the eight reps of the run I ran for two minutes just for the joy of it. A couple of times in the day, crossing car parks etc, I also ran a few yards, and again realised how good it felt to feel your body and legs flowing in a way they really don't flow if you're just walking. Running really does feel like a flow doesn't it?
So far no ill effects, though back is still a little stiff, but it wasn't worsened by the running. I think on Monday I'll return to the gym and do the Week 2 run and build up from there.
I guess I must have become an addict, because it's such a relief to be able to do it again. Hoping my second date with Parkrun will only be a few weeks away now.
Back to it again...
Gently does it...knee holding out!!
Back on it. W5R1
Where to start again from after injury
