A slow 3.5k get back into it run

[Instructor57]

So this was my first run since January 15th . (CORRECTION, IT WAS JANURY 7TH !

My activity on the 15th was a 4k walk )

I just haven't been in the right place to run !

And for those who have had a break I'm sure you know it's not easy to start again .

The Gremlins have had 24 days to work on their script !

And yes, they had perfected it (well, almost !)

If was around 10:30 as I was sat there on the couch staring aimlessly out of the window thinking it looks a nice day !

And that was all it needed !

My next thought was , so why are you sat staring out of the window ?

Go and run !

Then you start thinking but I haven't run in 24 days , I won't be able to do it .

But the truth is that if I leave it another 24 days I'll be even less likely to be able to do it .

So , kit on and out of the door !

I couldn't decide if to do 3.5 or 5k

But I thought be sensible and do 3.5.

I'm more likely to complete it without problems and therefore more likely to go again in a couple of days and do 5k.

So that's what I did .

It felt so good to run again .

And of course i feel much better having done it !

I actually felt that I could have done 5k without a problem, but just decided to be sensible.

I did not even look at my watch until I knew I was around the 3.5k mark (I know the route well !) It was actually in 3.49 when I looked at my watch , so not a bad guess .

So, I'm already feeling in a better place !

And happy to have been out there again 😁

[9weeks2Run Graduate]

Ahhhhhhh Ian, so lovely 😊 to read your post. I am so delighted for you. Massive well done for kicking those Demons into touch and getting out for a run. So glad to hear you enjoyed it and are feeling better for it. Massive well done running friend 😘, look forward to reading your posts.

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to 9weeks2Run]

Thank you Rebecca, and thank you for your support ! It means a lot .I hope you can be out here again soon also 🙏 x

[9weeks2Run Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Ah that is a pleasure, thank you for all your support as well. I am so pleased you are feeling better. I am really hopeful that I will be back running (slowly!) in a few weeks, I can’t wait. Take care x

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to 9weeks2Run]

Haha, your slowly will probably still be quicker than me 🤣

[9weeks2Run Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

lol 😆 not sure about that!! X

[Birdlady64 Graduate]

Great to have you back again Ian!

Well done on kicking those gremlins firmly into touch.

You don't really lose much fitness over 2 weeks so 16 days isn't so bad. You needed a break from running for a bit - and it probably did you some good.

And that' a pretty decent pace too for your 3.5k today.

Can't wait for your next post! 😁

Happy running 🏃‍♂️

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Many thanks , and yes good to run again !I of course had a longer break during week 8 due to injury but managed to go out and do the next run in sequence so I thought today should be ok and it was 😁

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Just noticed, it's actually 24 days !

[Birdlady64 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

That makes your run even better 👏👍A 5k next - then who knows?....

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Birdlady64]

Oh definitely ! 😁👍

[Jools2020 Graduate]

So glad to read this post that you’ve been out on a run! Well done for overcoming the gremlins 😈, we know that running makes us feel good, yet still we sometimes listen to them.

I’m sure you made the right decision to stick to a 3.5K run today!

You obviously needed that break, but I’ve missed reading your posts and your encouragement, too!

Great to have you back, you’re a valued member of the forum as well as my virtual running buddy! ☺️

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Thank you Julia !It's good to have run again !

And thank you for your kind words and support !

I have missed being here as well 😁👍

[nowster Graduate]

Great to hear from you again. One always wonders what's happened when one of the regulars doesn't appear for a while...

I had two weeks out at the start of the month with a bit of knee dodginess, and my first run (after several walks) was a similar 3.3km easy run the day before Storm Christoph kept us all indoors again. I'll be doing a similar distance today, hopefully.

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to nowster]

Thanks for your reply ! I just realised it's 24 days off .

I just had a walk on the 7th .

I thought it felt longer than 2 weeks 🤣

[Hidden]

Good decision Instructor57, can’t let those pesky gremlins rule the roost, they’re a miserable bunch anyway, always glass half empty 🤣, sounds a lovely run to get you going again, enjoy your 5k next time 🤗

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Many thanks !And yes, already looking forward to the 5k 😁

[Helm108 Graduate]

Lovely day to get outside, I agree! Well done, and welcome back 😊

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Helm108]

Thank you ! Good to be back 😁👍

[itselenax Graduate]

Well done for getting outside! I did my first 'proper' run yesterday, managed just about 20 minutes. I struggled but it did feel good. That's after having a month off in December with the virus.

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to itselenax]

Oh well done you ! Pleased to hear your recovered enough to to run again ! 👍

[Tinytears60 Graduate]

Well done Mister - I did the same the other day... I was surprised that my fitness was still there as it was 49 day gap for me! I too could have done 5k but stopped at 4!

Who knew... I do have a sensible side after all! 🙈🤣

My legs told me I had run the next day so I’m glad I remained sensible

Well done on getting out 👏👏👏😀

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Tinytears60]

Thanks Jane ! And we'll done on your run .At least we know we can pick it up again !

😁

[TotalNewbie1 Graduate]

Well done for getting out, you said it perfectly. So hard to get going, and then the longer you leave it the harder it is. Must remind myself of this as I look out of the window 🤣

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to TotalNewbie1]

Thank you ! And yes getting out of the door was the hardest part 😁

[Bontobpat Graduate]

Well done! I like to see these posts from people who were going through the program about the same time I was (I started in May and completed in July), and reading that we are still getting out there!

[Instructor57 Graduate in reply to Bontobpat]

Looks like we started and graduated around the same time then ! 😁👍