A slower jog ⛹🏻‍♀️

[Delgirl82]

Hi well I did week 2 run 2 for the second time and took the advice of stretching first. I was much slower and didn’t go as far first two jogs were ok but then calves started screaming !! Perhaps I’m just not slow enough but almost felt my walk was quicker 🤣🤣

I use nap my walk to see how far I go. It was 2.7 km should I be going less distance ? Any help would be appreciated. Can’t say i love it ! Jo Wiley tells me to say I love running errr I don’t think so !!

Picture is where I’m doing it on the flat no hills.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Well done.

Are you doing dynamic stretches pre run, as recommended in the guide to the plan?

Stretching immediately after every run, nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/h... while muscles are still warm and supple, pulls out contractions, avoiding carrying tensions into the next run and also improves recovery by improving blood flow and are far more important, in my opinion, than pre run stretches.

[Delgirl82 in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Yes did the post run stretches but what is the difference between those and dynamic ore run stretches ?

[Bassmamma15 Graduate]

Stretch before don’t walk too fast to start with just a steady pace and it’s not about how far you go. I was running so slow I could have got booked for parking but I’ve improved immensely. Keep it up and think nice thoughts along the way x

[Delgirl82 in reply to Bassmamma15]

Thank you I will indeed start to stretch first and walk a little slower. You made me chuckle as when my husband and I go for a walk together he says if I walked any skier I’d be stopped. Cheeky !! I will indeed keep going and try not to focus on how far I go just doing the programme.

[Reliclullaby Graduate]

Hi again, sorry it didn’t work. I also really struggled with my calves again on yesterday’s run, I was gutted after the improvements last week.

I found this recommendation on the forum by Oldfloss

healthunlocked.com/strength...

I’m going to try these strengthening exercises on my rest days along with the suggested dynamic and static stretches on run days 🤞.