W9R1 done - hooray! Injured though - boo!

[Mac-1]

Need advice please. Picked up an right ankle twinge 5 mins from the end of my 30 min run. Stubbornly kept running (shouldn’t have) and now have missed run 2 through injury. What are people’s experiences of being out of the game for a week or two? Did you pick up from where you left off? Hoping I’ll only miss a week. Thanks in advance!

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

From what others have posted on here I understand that 1-2 weeks out shouldn’t affect your fitness. If, after the week, you’re not sure then you could have a ‘practice’ run to assess if all is well again.

[Mac-1 Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

Thanks. That’s good news! I’ll keep my fingers crossed. So frustrating to almost get to the finishing post and then have to take a step back.

[RunningMigster Graduate]

Yep, I'd agree with Wenderwoo.

Definitely a week wont make any difference. If it's two, well, if it was me, I'd probably still give it a shot. If it turns into a practice run, so be it.

But, you will very quickly get back to where you were, so I dont think you would need to consider going back too far in the plan.

Fingers crossed

[Mac-1 Graduate in reply to RunningMigster]

Thanks! Hoping for no more than a week. Can at least now walk normally!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Missing a couple of weeks isn’t an issue... sometimes a couple of weeks off can be a good thing, I know a few people who’s best times have been set just after a holiday.

Ankles can be slow to heal as the blood flow isn’t great and it’s a complicated joint. Don’t rush back worrying about slipping back a little, if the pain persists then get it checked out by a physio.

[Mac-1 Graduate]

Thanks! I’m impatient to get going again because I love the program but will have to be patient.