4 years 😱 OMG! But I’m back 😁😁😁

[LadyHelen]

Wow...it has taken me a long time to get off that damned injury bench!

It turns out that the twanged ligament was a slipped disc L5/S1 😫 My left leg lost all feeling so I couldn’t tell when my foot touched the ground...very inconvenient for trotting!

I stayed in touch with running by volunteering at parkrun...I became a very skilled timekeeper and results processor! Fast forward 3 years and I was talked into being a run director...great fun and a great community....but I was still frustrated at my inability to trot, plus the fact that I was becoming exceedingly round!

Fast forward again...I have just re-graduated from C25K and have found my Cheshire Cat grin again....my back is now stronger than ever and that roundness is starting to shrink.

Happy days are here again...now for that bridge to 10k......

#thisgirlcan

#loveparkrun

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Wow! What a story of resilience and perseverance! Welcome back and huge congratulations!

Backs are tricky things aren't they? I injured my back over two years ago and it resulted in sciatica which caused nerve damage and foot drop in my left leg. Out of running for several months and it was a slow journey back for me too, while my leg learned to run again!😂 Still a bit weaker on that side but hey, it's just great to be able to run! So pleased that you have made the journey back to something you love too!💪

[Pinkpig20 Graduate]

Great that you’re back. 😀 How did you strengthen your back?

[LadyHelen Graduate in reply to Pinkpig20]

Russian dead lift weight exercise with a kettle bell...given to me by physio 🙂