Making a comeback (with new sneaks)

[joggo]

On my last run I strained my calf (my soleus muscle to be precise - the lower bit) and thought it would mean a few days off, but those few turned into 18 to be precise! I saw a physio and had my gait analysed, and turns out I'm at high risk of a lower limb injury 🤦🏼‍♀️ so with a few new stretches and a new pair of running shoes (also turns out my trainers weren't great for my gait) I started back today.

My last successful run almost 3 weeks ago was W6 R2 so I struggled to know where to start today. Do I start W6 again? Or go back to W5? Or even further back??!

I looked back at W6 R1 and it somehow just seemed too easy 😂 so I thought I'd have a go at repeating my last run - W6 R2, and I did it! Just goes to show that even with a few weeks off you don't necessarily lose a huge amount of fitness, it honestly didn't feel much (if any) harder than last time.

So I'm way behind my original 'schedule' and have seen a load of my previous running mates graduating and consolidating, but I'm still going...

[Jools2020 Graduate]

Well done for coming back after your injury! I guess it will be slow and steady for a while as you don’t want a repeat. Looks like you’ve done all the right things with the stretches and gait analysis. It’s great that you were able to slot right back in and repeat your last run! Take it steady with W6 R3.

Welcome back! 👏👏👏😀👍

[wobbles_when_runs Graduate]

Good for you, still going! I started following people who were at the same stage as me and they have gone on to graduate and I’m still in the programme because I have 2-3 days between runs but it is what it is.

Good to hear you’ve managed to get back in to it at the same point. Keep going!