Hello everyone!
I managed to squeeze in another outing yesterday, though was very glad I had decided to put my waterproof on as it started raining in earnest just as I finished the warm-up walk. Normally I hate getting wet, so was surprised how little I was bothered by running in proper rain - guess it helped that it wasn't actually cold. Did another week 1 run, and it was much the same as last time - can still feel that discomfort in my leg. Not sure whether to try another week 1 run tomorrow or ramp it up to week 2 to see how that feels. Decisions, decisions....
As I was running (OK, running-walking) I was thinking about how this time last year I was sitting in a hospital waiting room, where I'd been all day after a long night of no sleep, waiting to be admitted with what turned out to be appendicitis. A year ago today I was recovering from surgery. Thinking back to the recovery period makes me appreciate the fact I can run and walk - just 5-10 minutes of snail-like walking on level ground was so tiring even 2-3 weeks later. I am so very grateful to all the overworked NHS staff who took care of me and got me back on my feet ❤️
Well done for getting started - I find it doesn’t really matter whether it’s raining or not - I'm either soaked with rain or soaked with sweat anyway, and rain cools you down better than sweat 😀 Great to hear you've overcome your operation too. Good luck!
Cheers Telford_mike 🙂 Good point, re the rain - I'll tell myself that next time. Try to subdue my inner cat 😉