W5R3 with heavy legs

[Wenderwoo]

What a beautiful day for a run! Although cold the sun was shining and the sky was blue, lovely. The first 5 minutes of the run my legs felt heavy, but by 10 mins in I’d found a rhythm and just kept going. I had a reggae playlist today and the bass beat was a perfect pace for this 20 minute run. Thoroughly enjoyed it 😁

[Oakbankcottage]

Well done sounds great and the weather really helps 😀👍

[Jalapenolover101 Graduate]

Well done👍

[Nymahchai Graduate]

Lovely to see how far you are running in 28 mins .. am envious! Can’t even do that in 30 mins😂. It is such a lovely day to run and see lots of people out with prams and dogs and bikes. Glad your run ended on upbeat note.. that’s what it’s about 👏

[kindarunnin Graduate]

It is lovely out there today, I ran yesterday so only walking today but just back from a nice 5 miles in the sunshine.

Glad you enjoyed your run and got past the "toxic ten" as I've seen it called, great feeling when it clicks and starts to feel right isn't it? I can see how this running becomes addictive. 👍🏃‍♂️

[Roxdog Graduate]

Ah reggae - I have a bit of that on my playlist. Glad you enjoyed your run

[Roxdog Graduate]

Ah reggae - I have a bit of that on my playlist. Glad you enjoyed your run

[RunningMigster Graduate]

You're back in full effect! Good to see.

Hope there are no niggles after your run

Back on track for graduation soon!

Mig

[Wenderwoo Graduate in reply to RunningMigster]

Thanks. No major niggles, just the norm.....I’m now obsessive about 2 rest days, supersonic stretching, eccentric heel drops, and ice, but it works wonders. I am a bit nervous about the longer runs though, as that’s when it all went pear shaped before 😬 but trying not to think about it!

[RunningMigster Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

Fingers crossed! Sounds like you're doing all the right things.

[NorwegianWood Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

It sounds like you have a great schedule. Two days rest should be giving your body plenty of time to do the appropriate healing along with the ice. Congratulations on your regime.

[Roxdog Graduate]

Why oh why are the first 5 minutes of the longer runs so hard? I find this too but once I'm in my stride it's fine. The first couple of minutes I almost think I can't run at all and then it all falls into place. That said, my friend who is a serious distance runner, says the first few minutes are tough for him too!

[Wenderwoo Graduate in reply to Roxdog]

I don’t know if you’ve heard of what’s know as the “toxic ten” - apparently it’s common place. Here’s a post about it:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

It’s good to know it and that if you push through it gets easier, and I mean “easier” rather than “easy”, as it’s never blumin easy! ☺️

[Roxdog Graduate in reply to Wenderwoo]

Interesting

At least there's a scientific explanation I can hang on to now!

[NorwegianWood Graduate]

Glad to hear that you're on the road after the archilles tendon issue. (Did I get that right?)

[Wenderwoo Graduate in reply to NorwegianWood]

Yes, and thank you 😁

[Bluecat9]

Well done Wenderwoo. That sounds like a very pleasant run in the end

[Hidden]

I have been to the newmillerdam country park many years ago and to cannon hall near barnsley.

[Wenderwoo Graduate in reply to Hidden]

It’s nice to run around the lake, but to busy at the weekend 😁

[Comfortnotspeed]

What a great Sunday run! You’re smashing this 🙂

[Leosmit Graduate]

That’s is fantastic. Sounds like you’re taking it at the right pace for you! Imagine if you running and bopping along to a few beats has made me smile!

[Debston Graduate]

Sounds like a great run. Glad to hear you're feeling better.