The good, the bad and the hilly.

[Comfortnotspeed]

Next week will be W9 to go of my NRC HM plan.

🌸This is the good bit: I have stuck to training and progressed this far. Having managed 80 mins of running yesterday, I’m enjoying a football watching beer on my rest day.

🌸Also good: the return of ParkRun. Great news and my local Shrewsbury run is going ahead. Can’t wait!

🌸The bad. My knee and hip niggled a bit more than usual, yesterday and I think I’m heading for 15k pretty fast over the next two weeks.

🌸 This week is hilly, hillier, hilliest. 😩 My most needed training and the one I most want to avoid.

Hey ho here we go!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Well done! keep an eye on the hip/knee though. If you think it needs a break, try cutting out some of the shorter/faster runs but try to make sure you get the long slow runs in. Good luck!

[sparky66 Half Marathon]

Youl be great!!! Just make sure to look after your knees and hips ☺️

[Comfortnotspeed Marathon in reply to sparky66]

Done some gentle yoga today 🧘‍♀️

[sparky66 Half Marathon in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Always complimentary 🙏

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Good stuff, but as Linda says, try and listen to the knee and hip. If it feels seriously off, then its ok to ease back on the hills a bit. No need to damage anything. Best of luck with it

[Cmoi Marathon]

If you're adding hills into the mix then your knees will definitely feel it, especially downhill, so do take care.

[Comfortnotspeed Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

I think if they’re still clunky I’ll postpone the hills until next week.

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

That might be a good move. Or try to find a more forgiving surface to run on for the downhills; I find that helps. There again I like hills, it's speedwork I hate!

[Magellan Marathon]

Good for you!

You probably already know this, but in case you don’t, avoid the temptation to run fast when you get to the downhill. If you do you’re massively increasing your risk of injury. If you go slowly then they’re as good as a walking break for recharging your batteries but still faster than a walking break.

[Comfortnotspeed Marathon in reply to Magellan]

I do get really tempted to do this. 😱

[RunWillie Marathon]

Fastest kilometre ever run at 5.18 down a huge hill two weeks after graduating C25K led to my Ist running injury🤣

[Comfortnotspeed Marathon in reply to RunWillie]

😫ouch! I remember my finishing C25K #1 injury when I decided it was definitely ok to go for 5k not just 30 mins. It wasn’t. And then I got knocked over by a husky. Wasn’t even on a bloomin hill.