Get lost, foul demons!

[DaveB46]

I started week 7 four weeks ago!!!

Many of my virtual running mates were also there or thereabouts. Then a holiday, so run 2 was 2 weeks later. I beamed as the others smashed the finish line. Then came the niggling pains, the heatwave, the excuses and thus the demons. I stayed off the forum, felt a bit naff that the achievements of days past were getting more distant. Others were running as I failed to even get shoes on...

I’ll spare the playlist and humour stuff I normally write, safe to say I took on the week 7 final run yesterday. Hot, slow and ugly. But done.

No more excuses. I WILL finish this. I have a 5k to run in August!

I’m hoping there’ll be room on the podium in about 2 weeks...

[Katwpg]

Holding a space on that podium for you!!

[DaveB46 Graduate in reply to Katwpg]

I may be a while, but I shall crawl onto the podium!!!

[Wannarun5k Graduate]

Well done for getting back in the saddle! That was the hardest part I reckon 👍

[DaveB46 Graduate in reply to Wannarun5k]

Absolutely, but thankfully the knees and hips behaved and I plodded for the full duration... so as usual the fear of something is usually worse than the reality!

[sallenson Graduate]

YAY!!! The boy's back in town!! C'mon world, get behind Dave. We love our bonkers running chum and we want him on that podium where he belongs!!

[limberlou Graduate]

Oh well done you . Is that no running for 4 whole weeks and then straight back into week 7 ?In that case good on you !!! You must have been really fit to do that. I shall be watching you from the IC and willing you on now. It will be like ‘Virtual Running ‘ for me then

[DaveB46 Graduate in reply to limberlou]

Ooh not quite. I did run 1, 2 weeks off, then run 2, another 2 weeks, then run 3. Not ideal but just a blip I hope!!!

[limberlou Graduate in reply to DaveB46]

Oh yeah I just reread your post and see now. Doh!! I’m worried about losing my fitness and how much catching up I’ll have to do when I finally get back to it

[DaveB46 Graduate in reply to limberlou]

Ive been going since January!! But main delay due to back injury. I just see how I get on, and drop back a week or so if necessary. If my break was less than 2 weeks, I found I could just pick up where I left off... but it’s all down to how you feel. Any run is good now!

[limberlou Graduate in reply to DaveB46]

Yeah I’m worried how the ankle is going to affect me. It gets a fair bit of pounding when you run so I’m going to have to be careful not to do too much too fast.

[DaveB46 Graduate in reply to limberlou]

Slow is good! But my left knee has utter sympathy. Decent shoes and slow as I can without actually walking seemed to help.

[limberlou Graduate in reply to DaveB46]

👍

[Jay66UK Graduate]

The most interesting journeys include a detour. Enjoy the rest of the runs.

[DaveB46 Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

Oh that’s deep and quite marvellous. I love road trips so that rings so true. Cheers Jay!!! Onwards!!!!!