Week 1 Day 1(a)
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c25kI've just posted about this on my own journal, so won't go into a lot of detail here.
I have some medical challenges and old injuries, and have been told running is not for me, but I'm not certain that's the case. I suspect, rather, that running lots all at once is not a good idea for me, and running marathons is not a good idea for me, and that I will have to take care to avoid injury. But I miss running from fitter days. So I'm experimenting with following a modified Couch-to-5k programme; I need to run twice a week, not three times, and I'm planning on running each session twice rather than once. So I did Week 1 Day 1 this morning, and I'll do it again early next week, and then on Thursday or Friday next week I'll do Week 1 Day 2... if it turns out that I'm wrong, and that running is genuinely bad for me, I will have to stop and think about doing something else instead, but so far I am hopeful.
I thought this morning went well. It was a stunning day with bright sunshine, which always helps, but I went out expecting that I'd probably have to stop after halfway through, and I managed the whole thing, and felt physically really good afterward. If my dodgy hip doesn't complain unduly between now and then, I'll do Week 1 Day 1(b) on Monday morning.
I'm using an Android app called "Simple C25k" which seems to meet my needs. But carrying phone and keys means I will need to find some sort of pocket belt thing with zips. I also seem to have a blister on the instep of my right foot where the orthotic I wear was rubbing in shoes I wore for the past few days; I'll wear different ones for the next few and see if I manage all right on Monday (I got these trainers before I had the orthotics, though I've not worn them much).
I have some medical challenges and old injuries, and have been told running is not for me, but I'm not certain that's the case. I suspect, rather, that running lots all at once is not a good idea for me, and running marathons is not a good idea for me, and that I will have to take care to avoid injury. But I miss running from fitter days. So I'm experimenting with following a modified Couch-to-5k programme; I need to run twice a week, not three times, and I'm planning on running each session twice rather than once. So I did Week 1 Day 1 this morning, and I'll do it again early next week, and then on Thursday or Friday next week I'll do Week 1 Day 2... if it turns out that I'm wrong, and that running is genuinely bad for me, I will have to stop and think about doing something else instead, but so far I am hopeful.
I thought this morning went well. It was a stunning day with bright sunshine, which always helps, but I went out expecting that I'd probably have to stop after halfway through, and I managed the whole thing, and felt physically really good afterward. If my dodgy hip doesn't complain unduly between now and then, I'll do Week 1 Day 1(b) on Monday morning.
I'm using an Android app called "Simple C25k" which seems to meet my needs. But carrying phone and keys means I will need to find some sort of pocket belt thing with zips. I also seem to have a blister on the instep of my right foot where the orthotic I wear was rubbing in shoes I wore for the past few days; I'll wear different ones for the next few and see if I manage all right on Monday (I got these trainers before I had the orthotics, though I've not worn them much).
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