Morning jogglies!
I did it, I finally managed to do W7R2, after the issues with my knee, and a couple of extra rest days.
I set the alarm for 5:30am, half an hour earlier than usual, had my cup of tea and some brekkie, and drove to where I work. There's a nice reasonably flat new-build village right next door, and the road around the edge means I run for about 4k. I was concerned about my knee. Concerned that I'd be late for work. Concerned that maybe running isn't for me. So I set off walking. After 5 minutes Jo woke up and told me that I needed to get a crack on, so I did.
At this point I realised that Buckshaw Village is not quite as flat as I first thought, so it turned out the first half of the run was slightly up hill, but I just eased my pace slightly and settled into it. As usual, the first 5 minutes took forever, but after that the time passed quickly.
The OCD part of me was annoyed when I got back to work with a few minutes still left, so I went up the road a bit then round Aldi's car park, but I did it. I'm now enjoying my usual post-run drink of water, boiled, having had a tea bag dunked, and milk added.
After the past week, I never thought I'd run again, but I can still run, and it felt good. I enjoyed this morning tremendously, and I think running on a nice smooth surface really helped with the knee too.
Massive thanks to everyone out there who has been advising, encouraging, cheering me on over the past few days. You are awesome!
Anything that helps is good, as far as I'm concerned. I love this tip sharing on this forum you know, it's great. Or maybe eat a whole roll of magnesium ribbon!!
Well done you. I have had knee problems before and have had a couple of worries during the programme but I am finding that I just have to be careful placing my foot so that it does not skew my leg and then the knee seems a lot happier. A lot of people say run on grass but I find the flat paths easier than squishy grass/mud. Keep on joggling!
Hi Richard, looks like you're at about the same stage as me. Well done, I don't know about you, I never thought I would make it this far!
Yes I think my problem has been running on the uneaven canal towpath. Certainly this morning's run on tarmac felt much much better.
Thanks for your support and encouragement, all the best for the rest of the program.
Yep - w7r2 in the bag this morning. Funnily enough I have been switching my routes around and gone from tarmac to a mixture including a Canal Towpath. My pace for today was a minute faster than w7r1 I think Monday I took the slow and steady mantra to a new level!! Friday I plan a different route back to tarmac on a filled in canal!
I think regarding never thinking I would get this far, I don’t think I considered that before the very first run but after week 1 I had my doubts. A determination to get fitter and lose a bit of weight is pulling me through. Now starting to think about what happens after week 9 to keep the momentum. Don’t want to just flop back on the couch!!