I’ve been resting up for four weeks after an injury. Legs working well now, if a little stiff around the knee area. I’ve been doing knee strengthening exercises.
Thing is, with an OK from the physio, I did a short run a few days ago. I went back to W5R1 (I graduated in April). It went well enough, my legs were more or less happy, but it was quite a bit of effort to haul my body around.
I’ve just read that Oldfloss went back to the beginning of C25K after a prolonged break. Would this make more sense than trying to push myself? I know we should listen to our bodies but I’m not sure if mine is telling the truth 🤔.
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Your not going to loose much fitness in the first 2 weeks of not running, after that it will be gradual.So all you can really do is go out and just have a no pressure jog without expectations and see how long you can comfortably run for without pushing yourself, then see where this fits in with the program and start from there
If you want to be cautious..........I restarted C25k a total of six times.........then start at the beginning and rebuild gently.We are all capable of doing way more than our bodies are conditioned to do, but not without increasing our injury risk. Sticking to gently progressive training plans is the safest way to push our limits, whilst gently increasing our resistance to injury.
Thank you for that. I feel greatly reassured. Back to the beginning for me knowing that you (and Oldfloss) followed this path. Also I really enjoyed the C25K regime and felt quite lost when it was all over. My target was a Parkrun, which I completed, but probably overdid it! I don’t want that to happen again.
Thank you nowster, apart from a bit of stiffness my legs feel OK. I have no oomph though, I want my bounce back! I shuffle jog and could hardly go slower. I’m sure it’s a matter of time and taking it slowly 🐌.
I've been back to the beginning twice, once after injury and once following Covid. The second time I just ran one run from each of the earlier weeks and progressed that way until it started feeling harder (week 4 from memory), then went back to repeating every single run. I think listening to your body is great advice and I also regularly take extra rest days if I have any niggles. The only good thing about injury is that it teaches you to be more cautious!
Wise words Liono. Sometimes it’s hard to be patient when you know you’ve run 5k (well, shuffle jogged!!), but it is sensible to take it steady and build up stamina. I have an utterly delightfully supportive husband who’s a bit old school and encourages me to do more each run and push myself just that bit harder. But that’s not the way forward. Especially as I’m almost 70!!!
5Ks... when you are 70.... I am back, finally, to 10K now... and well... who knows. Slow and steady gets you to the most amazing places... at any age I am 72 now!
I know, I could once run a HM....but thank goodness... I had a blip ( nor pleasant) which forced me to really listen to my body... !My husband, well, he supports every step of my running, and very skillfully waits for me to come to the right decision...but does have the ability too, to make his worries for me tangible!
Go back and enjoy the return . I agree, completely , with IannodaTruffe .
It is an enjoyable experience and, because you know what is coming, because you know that you have done it, and because there is no pressure, you will run confidently and safely.
It works.
I am only getting back to where I was back in 2020, because I did this programme again. Plus, I am still being cautious; ( but then, I am an old snail)
It has taken a while to build back... and been slow. But... the great thing was, that when I ran it again this time, I ran it in a faster time, than when I ran my first 10K in 2017
You are right! I’m just back from a W1R1 and it was SO nice. All pressure off , just a lovely early morning outing in the sun. Now I feel like a real runner, experiencing an injury and getting over it the right way! I’m a happier woman this morning. Thank you 😊
That is totally excellent .Well done you! Just the way to start a day!
And...if you would like to pop into Catch-Up Corner to share what you are doing, it would be so good for some of our runners who pop in there for motivation and support?
I will certainly keep an eye on Catch Up Corner, Oldfloss. Your last helpful post on there was the reason I finally asked for advice. Otherwise I’d still be struggling on my own, which would be sad. Have a great weekend and I hope the sun shines on your run.
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