Week 5 Run 3 - done and done (finally)

[norabzil]

well I know I have not posted on here before and being a new joiner but after reading a lot of your posts it spurred me to join in and I have to say I am so glad that I did.

I am currently coming back from knee injuries (yes only I could damage both knees with in 2 months of each other!) My physio told me to start gentle interval training so I instantly thought of the C25K plan - little did I know how much fitness I had lost in 4 months! So when on Tuesday I hit the dreaded w5r3 I knew it was going to be a struggle but somehow around 6 mins into my run I tripped, twisted my ankle and winded myself Not a great way to proceed with a run and was very tempted to give this a miss and go back to week 4 again. But after reading all your triumphs I was urged on to give this run a re-match and so this morning I decided today was the day.

And I'm sat here now with Ice packs on both knees and a big grin on my face for managing to defeat the beast on the 2nd attempt, but I have to admit it wasn't the easiest thing to have completed. Especially when I heard Laura say you have 2 minutes left I could have stopped there and then! but thought of posting on here that I had completed it, to complete strangers and knowing that there are people out there who have known the wonderful buzz I am currently feeling it spurred me on to through the final seconds.

So I just want to say Thank you and bring on week 6

[caz1_ca Graduate]

Oh wow I hope your knees are OK? obviously you survived your trip, bruised ego no doubt!

Very well done on taking the beast by the horns and showing it who's boss.

Best of luck with week 6.

[karenmac70 Graduate]

Well done!!! I struggled on W5R3 and achieved it on the third attempt so know how hard it is and to do it after a trip and being winded is a major feat. Keep up the good work!!!

[OlsBean]

Well done, massive run and milestone

[helenf28]

Well done. It's a great achievement isn't it (completed mine yesterday). This forum helps as much as the podcasts though

[greenlegs Graduate]

Well done, and welcome!

Tripping is horrible and scary - I tripped today and felt a tiny 'eek' in my ankle, but, fingers crossed, it seems ok - hope your knees will be feeling right again soon. It might be worth taking more than one rest day before your next run, to let them recover - it's probably not a good idea to keep running on painful knees. You might also find that going a bit slower for a while will put less strain on them.