Hi everyone
I am new to this Forum. I completed Week 1 about 5 weeks ago now but had to stop due to a foot injury as a result of doing too much too soon, landing on my heel rather than mid foot and not wearing the correct trainers - how naive have I been! But undeterred I have allowed myself plenty of rest and will be re-starting Week 1 again today so hopefully I have learnt my lesson and look forward to achieving my goals!
Welcome back and sorry you had a hard lesson to learn but you can give good first hand advice to newbies. Run safe have fun.
Thank you. Did my first run last night in the pouring rain. Taking it really slowly now with plenty of rest and doing stretching exercises for 10 minutes before I even start. Was going to run on grass but too squelchy so ran on park footpath which was nice and level - feels good to be back.
That’s interesting as I did W2 R1 today using the podcast (Laura). In it she says that you should land on your heel to avoid injury....... does anybody know which is actually correct?
I use Laura but haven’t picked up on that yet.... if you google it they tell you to avoid being a heel striker and to aim for mid sole rolling through to toes. Do any experienced runners out there know the correct answer?
It was in the podcast rather than the app. But until I heard her say that I had been concentrating on mid sole too as I think I’ve read it helps to avoid shin splints. I need to do more research me thinks! I might ask the question in a post......watch this space 😁
You learn by your mistakes as they say. Great for coming back. Now go slow and slower again if needed, always a rest day between every run and propper running shoes. Good luck and well done 😊
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