Just a thank you for all the encouragement and advice. 3rd run of week 7 completed tonight, which although hard was much better than my previous 2. Started slow which left me just about enough left in the tank to pick up the pace for the last minute.
One issue though is that I started to getting a tightening in the side of my legs after about 20 mins, which according to google (other search engines are available) is my longus muscles. Not severe but just annoying. It disappeared not long after I’d rested post-cool down, but a slight concern. Or it could have been the -3 temperatures I was running in ??
Anyway, thanks again all 👍😊
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Always stretch after every run nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/h... while muscles are still warm and supple, it pulls out contractions, avoiding carrying tensions into the next run and also improves recovery by improving blood flow, as recommended in the guide to the plan.
If i have learnt anything it is the importance of strengthening and stretching. Both equally as vital . I've had niggling pains for months and turns out to be my IT band and would not have been such a problem if I had done the work. The physio I see basically said that strength and stretch work should have as much time as your runs
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