Absolutely loving this running lark! In week one and two, I really struggled with calf pain - all I can put this down to is the fact that my body was adjusting to the physical exertion my body was being subjected to!
Once the calf pain started to subside, I really did push on and have hit PB after PB - running harder and faster than I can ever remember. Iβve had good runs and a (very) few bad runs.
Today was an absolutely disgusting run. I have been doing quite a lot of physical labour in the garden in the last few days - but decided to go for a run at about 3:30pm. I had a stitch (I never get a stitch) which Iβm putting down to slight dehydration. I picked a route I hadnβt run before which was very hilly. My body was screaming at me to stop from about 1km. My mental strength dragged me through and when I got back, I wasnβt expecting my Strava to say much - I was so proud of myself for completing the run and not letting the gremlins stop me! Needless to say, when I uploaded my run to Strava and it said β6 Best Effortsβ I couldnβt actually believe it! The most remarkable best effort was a new PB for 5km - 29:57!! ππΌββοΈπ€©
This course and forum have been superb through my journey - I canβt wait to graduate on Wednesday, consolidate for a few weeks and then hopefully push towards running my first ever 10km.
Iβve really discovered a new-found love for running - itβs helped me so much during this pandemic, especially my mental health! If youβre struggling or at the beginning of the course and wondering if it works, it really, really does. Stick with it and you will become a runner! ππΌββοΈππΌ