I must admit I was a bit worried about doing the extra distance this week. Would I manage the extra time. It sounded like a big jump from last week and I had been so tired. So I’m feeling really proud of myself this morning because I blooming well smashed it. . A few knee clicks but nothing to worry about. The only place I feel discomfort is in my calves when running. They settled down during recovery walk though and I made sure to do the post exercise stretches. Im gobsmacked to even get this far. Onwards and upwards !
Blimey! I did it! Week 4 run 1 !: I must admit I... - Couch to 5K
Blimey! I did it! Week 4 run 1 !
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Nice one. You’re smashing it. Well done you 👍
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Well done.
If you are feeling tension in your calves as you run then you may benefit from doing a longer warm up including some dynamic stretches, as linked to in the guide to the plan.
Better hydration might also help.
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Great work!
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Well done! I remember looking forward on the program and thinking I’ll never manage that, but it’s so well designed. Onwards and upwards indeed! 😊
💯 percent agree!
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Well done. Stretching will help tho I found my calves felt it more on run one of weeks 3 and 4 so maybe was a bit of adapting to longer runs. I have been doing calf raises particularly on rest days but found that heel drops seemed to help more for me.
Exercising calves on rest days sounds like a plans. Ill try that. Thanks 🙏🏾