I have been feeing so confident, getting though every run relatively ok, ticking off the weeks even planning on why to do after graduation then BANG! Week 9 run 1.
It started off surprisingly fine, normally my legs feel heavy for a while but they didn't today. My pace was up straight away. It was cold but great. Then going down a little hill just above my left knee I got a right twinge and then it all started going wrong. It only seamed to hurt going downhill so I changed route and missed the next hill. The back of my other leg then started hurting - then just to top it off I got a stitch for the first time ever.
I kept going for the full 30 minutes but feel right downhearted now. A hot shower, a few stretches and a cuppa might sort me out.
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I'm only a week ahead of you, but in my experience so far we just have to expect the occasional bad run. Sometimes the moons align in some strange way and it just doesn't go well. I tell myself that battling through those runs is 'worth' more than steaming through the good ones. Even though you might not feel great you battled on through and you ARE stronger than you were before you did it. Keep going - you're so close!
It sounds like one of those runs... but you pushed through the whole thing and completed it! Try to leave this one behind and look forward to your next one. I had a bad run in w7 (run3), the closest I've come to not completing a run. I felt quite deflated but the next run was really good! Just one of those things, I guess. Maybe try a flatter route and take it a bit slower next time?
Hope your shower and cuppa have worked their magic! ☺
Are you stretching after each run? Also, invest in a foam roller to get rid of any tight spots around your knees. But well done on the run, you're nearly there!
I do stretch, I have been having a few more baths recently too. It's still hurting tonight. I've seen the rollers but never had one. Are they a good investment?
Yes, essential for a runner I think. I use mine every day and have got rid of aches and niggles with them. Just check on YouTube on the proper way to use and be prepared for it to hurt the first few times but this eases and just proves how tight your muscles are 😩
It's pretty much de rigueur to have a disagreeable run somewhere in weeks 7-9. Bravo on getting it out of the way.
WHEN (not if) you graduate, you will continue to have some runs where things are tough, or don't go as you hope. However, you will have loads more that are good, enjoyable and rewarding. So don't be disheartened
So as not to put off people like me. The absence of stretching was a big factor in me deciding to give the programme a go.
I do stretches (yoga) now, but not in conjunction with my run. The walks are powerful things... I have very occasionally felt a need to stretch after a run and it has always been when the walk has been skipped or severely truncated for some reason.
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