I'd been drinking Tonic water and stretching my calf all weekend because it threatened to cramp up on me and then felt tight after a slight stretch in bed Saturday morning, I am kind of prone to cramping up, especially certain pilates moves!
So setting off this morning still with a tight calf I made sure to go slow, really slow (thanks for all your advice on that by the way👍). The first five minute run was a bit of a challenge but I did it relatively well, obviously I felt like I'd run for five minutes compared to last week's three, but it was a good feeling. I was worried about the last five minute run though as my legs were tired, during the walking sections I was having to stretch my calf now and again to ease the tightness.
I had naturally speeded up slightly by the time the last five minute run came up, it's not comfortable for me to go as slow as I'd started off but I now feel I've found a slow pace I am comfortable running, it's a bit faster than as slow as I can go but not as fast as I will eventually be running, the pace I'm naturally falling into which is way too fast for my fitness level at the moment 😝
But I made it, all the way through, these big jumps in running time are frightening yet I'm finding, so far, that I am managing to do it. It's not easy and I'm pushing myself, if the commitment is there, it really can be done.
Stay strong everyone, we can do it 👍
Completed couch to 5K
