Took a year to heal - but I'm back!

[RainRunner33]

So, a year ago I was doing c25k. I was so happy and excited, because for the first time in my life I had found a form of exercise (running) that I actually enjoyed. Things were going great, until I got some mild tendonitis. No problem, I thought - I'll just switch to cycling while it heals.

Then, while I was on a long bike ride in the woods one Saturday, I fell. Long story short, I managed to break my foot - a rareish injury called a lisfranc break. Cue several months of hopping around on one leg on crutches, a surgery, another few months of hobbling around in a walking cast, and several more months of "regular" walking with progressively less pain - and last week, almost exactly a year since my injury, I was cleared by my doctor to start running again.

So, me and the metal screw that now lives in my right foot are ready for another round of c25k - and today we just did our first run!

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Wow !Welcome back 👍

Sounds like a painfull and frustrating 12 months !

Might be worth another look through the program guide .

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

Enjoy your return to running , and keep us posted on your progress 😁

[Mrsrun Graduate]

I bet it is great to be back ! Do take it carefully ... I am sitting on the bench at the moment and I cannot wait to be running again....... Enjoy your new journey

[OrkneyWillow Graduate]

Good luck with your running, and don't push yourself too much. Take it slowly and enjoy it. I am sure you will after waiting this long time. 🙌

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Welcome back to the forum and well done on restarting.

In my experience, once injured, you are likely to carry a susceptibility to repetition, so take extra care.

This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

and includes advice on minimising impact, stretching after every run, hydration and strengthening exercises, all of which will help.

Enjoy your journey.

[Poppdog Graduate]

Wow well done for coming back I hear stood injuries and think please not me I’m not sure I would be as brave particularly after what sounds like a very painful experience 👏

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Welcome back! What a year. Really good to read about you getting back through run 1. Have a wonderful journey… you got this.

[Teejay113 Graduate]

Well done 👏👏

[parkrunfan23]

Well done for getting back to it. I had almost a year out after hip surgery and so I know that getting back to it is quite hard, but you can do it!