W5R1. Sore knee and stitch

[Blistersnbliss]

The fifth week started with a few challenges. Those who read my previous post would know that I had run 17 minutes at a stretch in my W4R3. That was on Saturday. My next run was on Tuesday. I spent the entire Saturday just relaxing and not moving about very much. Even though I hate to stay indoor, I forced myself into a self "imprisonment " for a day as I wanted to recuperate and focus on my diet and rest. However I spent Sunday with my daughter in central London which meant I did a lot ( and I mean a lot) of walking. Sunday late evening I felt a bit of "sweet pain" on my R knee which in some ironic way I was pleased with as this meant my body was responding to changes. Monday I was back to work and this again meant a lot of walking and very little of rest during the day ( employed in a hospital). Tuesday morning I woke up and went for run around 550am which was still dark and rather cold. Again I completed the W5R1 without much problem and did some extra 10 min run. During the run I could feel the slight sensation in my R knee so I ran at a much slower speed and concentrated on how my feet landed. I try to ensure I am not thumping them too hard. Even though my breathing has improved over the weeks but on this particular run i experienced my first "stitch" as predicted by the narrator Sanjeev Kohli. I remember I used to get stitch even as a school kid whilst playing but never knew what it was but now I know ( what will we do without all this freely available knowledge). Same goes for the knee pain.

Running is helping me to understand the biology of my body too. So this week I have learned about "stitch" and "knee pain" . There is plenty of info on these two conditions on the net so I wont write much on them except that for knee pain I have used ice cubes wrapped in a small towel and applied tiger balm (available at Boots and Superdrug) and taken pain killer (even though the pain was quite bearable).

So all in all some body reaction confirming the changes are happening...and I hope my knee wont fall apart!

Lastly, I want to find out from those who run in the morning if they wake early every day or just in the days that they run?

Has anyone tried the "heart age" checker tool developed by Health England that's in the news recently. I was disappointed to learn that mine was 47!! I am 44. Its all the smoking I did in the past (details in my previous post).

happy running every one...

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Walking is great on a “rest” day... I had Monday as an actual rest day, I ran yesterday. Today I walked 3 miles twice, tomorrow run, Friday yoga and a walk, Saturday run, sunday workout. I think it’s better to stay loose on a rest day rather than sit... I find myself shaking my legs out a lot on my full rest day, basically whenever I make a brew or visit the loo.

I’ve had a short layoff with each knee now, but all of a sudden in the last week I have knees that are better than they’ve been in 30 years... and for the first time in a long while I can see some definition in my upper legs, especially near the knees.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

You are a new runner.

You need to learn to run by sticking to a carefully structured training plan.

C25K fits the bill really well.

Stick to the plan or you will suffer injury.

Listen to your body!