So what do you do after 16 days on the injury couch ?

[Instructor57]

You go out and complete week 8 Run 2 !!!

😬😬😬😬😬😬

i am so relieved to have done that this morning .

on Friday there was no way i thought i would do this , but i think that was because i'd been to the osteopath on thursday!!

on saturday i felt ok so decided to go for a brisk walk to test the water for sunday, the walk was pain free 😊 Happy days.

so the plan for sunday was to go out and start the app for my week 8 Run 2 but not presure myself to complete it.

infact, even on the warmup walk i felt a little clunky ! and was thinking this is not going to happen .

Anyway, decided to test it on the first 5 minutes of running (very slowly) and it felt ok.

yes, i felt stiff and clunky and was aware of leg/hip stiffness but no pain so decided to carry on for 10 minutes , i'm still very close to home so could bailout at anytime, my pace was of course slow !

10 minutes gone and still ok, starting to listen to the music now and try to forget my injury, then of course the halfway bell came at 14 minutes .

this was the point i decided i would now continue , of course it was not as comfortable as my previous runs but still no pain , a little uncomfortable but i had decided i could continue .

i had to laugh when the next music track came on ! Pink Floyd 'Comfortably Numb' haha

then the hill was next ! oh no ! i struggled and my pace came down even more but i kept going .

once at the top i knew i would finish the run , i was a little sore and my legs were certainly getting tired now so kept the pace slow , there would certainly be no sprint finish today !

i was surprised when Laura said that's it !! but i think that's because of course i was not at the point on my route that i was at last time with such a slow pace today .

anyway, i finished my run !!!

i will have porridge and ibuprofen for breakfast and probably a couple of days rest , but at least the light has come on at the end of the tunnel now . 😬

[SJ60]

I’m sooo pleased to see you back. Well done! Take it easy now 👍

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to SJ60]

Many thanks, and i'm pleased to be back ! 😬

[Jools2020 Graduate]

Ian, I’m so pleased to read this! You’ve looked after yourself well, taken proper advice and not rushed things. Now you have been rewarded by a comfortably numb (ha!) comfortable run! At a slow pace for you (normal pace for me!). Your body obviously hasn’t forgotten the conditioning from all your previous runs and if you continue to take it steady for a while, rest well and do all of the exercises you have to do, you can start to increase your pace soon enough.

You’re back in the game! Welcome back, runner - we’ve missed you! 👏👏👏👍

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Jools2020]

Thank you Jools for your warm responce !

and your support while i was on the IC

i truly appreciate it and its great (even emotional) to be back ! 😬

im going to have a couple of days rest before i go again though 😊

[Jools2020 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

I think it’s a wise move to have 2 rest days for a while. You can spend the extra time you’ll have on the forum, giving advice to others 😀. You’ve probably been doing that anyway! 👍

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Jools2020]

haha, yes i have 😂

i spend more time on here than twitter now !!! 😂

[Hareshaw-Granny Graduate]

So pleased you made it safely, you’re quite an inspiration coming from the IC after a 16 day break and doing the whole run. Looking forward to seeing you get to the end. Good luck for your remaining runs.

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Hareshaw-Granny]

Thank you !

I appreciate your comments 🙂👍

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Great.

Just build up again nice and gently.

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you !

I'm a little sore now but I will have at least a couple of days recovery !

Thank you for your reply , i appreciate it 🙂👍

[ForestGrump63 Graduate]

Wooop ! 👏👏👏👏👏

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to ForestGrump63]

Thank you, I'm so happy and relieved 😁

[Islandmacmum Graduate]

So pleased to read this. Fingers crossed for continued progress. 👍🏻

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Islandmacmum]

Thank you , I'm so relieved 😁

[Runner_P Graduate]

What wonderful news. Well done 👍🏻

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Runner_P]

Thank you !

Wasn't sure if I'd do it or not but so happy 😁

[MccHa Graduate]

Good news to hear Instructor57, 👍 all the way to full recovery 🙏🙏🙏

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to MccHa]

Many thanks, I'm a bit sore now though !

A couple of days rest needed after that 😁

[Fifitrixiebell73 Graduate]

Nice one, Ian! 👏👏👏

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Fifitrixiebell73]

Many thanks 😁👍

[Jnubster Graduate]

Great stuff 👍🏻 slow & steady will get there! But great job for having a go!!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Jnubster]

Thanks 👍

[wobbles_when_runs Graduate]

Hi Ian,

I’m doing my little happy dance for you! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

I’m so pleased to read this today, what great news.

Comfortably numb put a smile on my face 😁

Good for you for taking it slow, not pushing when you didn’t need to and listening to your body.

Hope you’re not in too much discomfort now!

Enjoy the rest of your day 😁

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to wobbles_when_runs]

Many thanks for your reply 😁

As always, I appreciate it !

I'll probably suffer a little bit but I'll do some more stretches later and keep repeating them and have at least 2 rest days 😁

[Roxdog Graduate]

Glad you got back to it! Careful on those hills! Brilliant news though and well done!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Roxdog]

Thank you !

It was a huge mental challenge as well today !

Yes the hill almost had me ! .

Think I need some more stretches tonight though 🙂

[PlymBorn]

Well done !! Not only back, but back on target and completing a W8 run ... that’s an achievement! 👏👏

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to PlymBorn]

Thank you , I went out not expecting to complete it, 😁

[Feltip Graduate]

How lovely to read this, so pleased you felt comfortable enough to run and you managed it and completed it, well done. Hopefully now it's slow steady progress for you

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Feltip]

Thank you 😁

I really needed it , I have been going crazy 🤪

[Foxyblue]

Amazing!!! So pleased for you 😊

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Foxyblue]

Many thanks 😬👍

[f1madman Graduate]

Well done you smashed it. Hopefully you'll no longer be injured but if you ever do, you can look back on this as learning. See you at the finish line!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to f1madman]

Thank you !

I think because i went out without any pressure to complete it, I managed to do just that ! 😁

I think it will take some time to get back to where I was with pace but for now I'm happy just to be running again 😁

Hope you are still improving ? 🤞

[Smile23 Graduate]

Brilliant proof this program works 😁

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Smile23]

Thank you 😬👍

[Fionamags Graduate]

Fantastic to hear about your endurance/perseverance in the face of injury. I think its often 90% bloody mindedness and 10% legs! You certainly showed us grit and determination. Brilliant!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Fionamags]

Thank you !

i appreciate your comments .

and you are absolutely right , got to beat the gremlins in your head 😬

[Hidden]

Amazing Job, Well done Instructor 57 😊

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Thank you chrissie 😊