Having achieved my first Parkrun a fortnight ago, I’ve since been plagued by twinges and niggles in an ankle and a knee (different legs!). I was getting really frustrated, as I thought that if I didn’t get back to it soon, coupled with dark mornings etc, I’d be back to square 1 in no time.
So I took myself to a physio, who assured me I’d not torn anything or done anything drastic. Probably a result of not stretching enough, and, in trying to protect the ankle, maybe over-compensated with the other leg - hence tweaking the knee. But he did say ‘sensible exercise’ was fine, and not to ‘run-through’ any pain - ie know when to stop!
So today I took myself off, having given myself a good lecture! 10 mins walk, 10 mins max run, and 10 walking again. That felt fine (I’m sure I could have run further), and it still feels fine! 🤗
The boost it’s given me is tremendous. Next time I’ll maybe try 20 min run. I’ll soon be back to that 30 min, and hopefully another Parkrun soon.
Feeling good!