Embracing my inner snail and tortoise 🐌 😌 🐢

Fionamags posted about her 'naked run' yesterday and it made me laugh, as I have never thought of my app-free, music-free wireless runs this way, but I always will now 😂. Thanks Fionamags!

This morning was my 10th consolidation/4th post-injury run.

My legs felt a bit angsty for the first part of the run, which made me feel a little nervous about how the run was going to pan out. They were still protesting after spending most of yesterday in a crouched position as I weeded the garden 🙄. I really should have stretched them out last night before bed, but I was so sleepy 😴.

On the whole, my shins (post-shin splints) are behaving themselves so far. I'm now on just one walk interval and my run sections are getting longer. Although there is still a way to go before I hit that magic 30 minutes again, I have learned to be patient over the course of my C25k journey. I know I can do it now and that I will get back to it eventually. I have learned to embrace my inner snail 🐌 and tortoise 🐢 along the way.

[Roxdog Graduate]

Great that you are back to running Delly-Dot. You are taking a very sensible approach! That inner snail/tortoise does the trick. I suspect I will forever more be pretty much a snail - maybe a slightly energetic snail though!

Good luck with your runs.

[Allbarron Graduate]

Nothing wrong with being a snail. It's easy to say but not easy to believe it😊 I absolutely think you're doing the right thing. As for the naked running😂😂. I'm going to give it a go on my next run to try and take the pressure off. On the subject of stretching I've found it makes a huge difference for me. Just be careful Delly-dot, don't overdo things and keep yourself well. 😊

[Nilsam Graduate]

I love it and agree that naked running will always give us a little smile as we set off. Maybe a little song in our head as we go...sort of a mantra to get going. A vest outfit with a tortoise and a snail on it and I think we have a team outfit for the first post lockdown park run. 😏🙊👀👣