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[limberlou]

I was trying to talk myself out of running yesterday, especially after losing an hour, then I figured if I was going to have Roast turkey and possibly Easter Egg then it made sense to burn some calories 😂. Both myself and my son had managed to sleep in till nearly 10 ( nearly 9 in old money) which was about 90 mins later than usual so I wasted no more time and got my running gear on and he went off to the gym to do his run on the treadmill and I set off for my warm up walk.

It was lovely and sunny when I set off, just enough to be comfortable and I found myself looking forward to this longer run. There weren’t too many people about still and I did my 5 minutes and then started running. I decided to head out on my old favourite route and headed towards the Civic Centre. It’s funny I still say that even thought they demolished it last year, it’s just that I still refer to that area as the Civic Centre, even though it’s now just level ground and a big hoarding that says “Register your interest now for affordable retirement homes”. Obviously no-one HAS registered their interest as there is no sign of any building going on. Anyway I headed that way and tried to keep my pace down. I have a habit of going off too fast and then struggling.

I like this route as I have a rough idea of how long I have run without looking at my watch….. opposite the library is about 5 mins, entrance to football ground carpark is 10, near the turn off is 15, traffic lights to cross road is 20 and then near the gym entrance is about 25. So I can just relax and listen to Laura and the podcast and my thoughts. I saw a couple of runners coming towards me as I turned into the trail and we Helloed, and I saw another 2 single runners who also spoke. It’s funny how I prefer to see them coming towards me as I can’t really work out how fast they are then, not like when they belt past me overtaking and then then vanish into the distance before I can register😂.

I was a little wary of this run when I realised it was coming up as I have had such a big gap since I was last running regularly. But I needn’t have worried. As Laura said “ if you’ve done the previous runs you are ready for this”. And I was …. My breathing was fine and my legs were steady and nothing hurt at all ( for a change). In fact I felt like I could have carried on and done the full 30 minutes but I didn’t… 25 was what was asked for and that’s what I did. Of course as soon as I slowed to a walk I had my stabbing pain in the front of my right ankle but I stretched that out and walked on home for a well deserved breakfast.

And yes I did eat my Roast Turkey and all the trimmings and I may have also eaten half a Twirl Easter egg too but then we went for an afternoon stroll too so why not??

Unfortunately, even though I stretched well , I have been awake on and off and got up at 4.30 this morning due to achey fidgety thighs. So I think I’m going for a nice long walk before breakfast as soon as it gets light enough.

Looking forward to next week though, 3 nice long 25 minute runs and I shall be stretching even more thoroughly to prevent another night like last night!! 💪🏃‍♀️

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

🍏 ooh sorry to hear about your night. Hopefully the walk will sort it out but if it’s more than a niggle get it seen to straight away! Please don’t run with pain tomorrow! Such a great post from you about your run and a yummy turkey dinner too. Well done on your 25 mins and for not taking it further!! Xx

[limberlou Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

Thanks. No I quite often get restless legs and this was just slightly worse than usual. I take a magnesium supplement specifically for that which usually helps but not last night obviously!! The walk did help and so didn’t nap I had after lunch 😬

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate in reply to limberlou]

🍏Oh RLS is the pits!!! I use a Neupro patch which mostly controls it BUT some nights are from hell! There are some obvious triggers but sometimes I have no idea what sets it off!!! Feel greatly for you!!!

[Fionamags Graduate]

Another good one for you although the after effects were not great. Hope that all eases before the next one.

[Gthants]

Great run! Do you do warm up stretches as well as post-run stretches? I found that after the first week or so of C25K I needed to do the stretch routine before and then do at least one lot of post run stretches too.

[limberlou Graduate in reply to Gthants]

I do both yes but maybe should have done a few more when I got home- too busy getting on with my dinner and greeting family as they arrived. Definitely missed that hour!!

[Gthants in reply to limberlou]

I remember going to a cafe to meet friends after a run last summer. It was just lovely ... until the next day when I couldn't understand why I was so sore!

[PeggySusi Graduate]

Sounds like a good sensible run on a comfortable familiar route. The clock change seems to put everything out of kilter, not only sleep, but also appetite, energy.. Hope it settles down and you can have a better sleep tonight.