Week 5

[ofearthandstars]

I made it through Workout 1 of Week 5 this morning, despite the fact that my hip was nagging me slightly. (I've been spending the last several workouts repeating Week 4.) I did several hip-opening stretches prior to the run to help, and I paced myself very carefully. It was cool and cloudy out, with a lovely breeze, so more enjoyable. I definitely ran slower than my previous Week 4 runs, but I ended up running an extra minute to complete the course. My left hip is still twinging a little, which is aggravating, but it's not deep bursitis pain; I think ice is all I need here. I'm simply happy because at one point I could not even run a 5-minute stretch at a time without severe pain, and today I ran three 5-minute stretches!

30 mins

[liv]

Managed to get out in a brief spell of sunshine between storms yesterday. Conditions were gorgeous, enough to make running almost enjoyable. I gave myself permission to run as slowly as I felt like; I think jack is right that it's better to set attainable goals than to get into the habit of thinking you can give up. Actually I completed the 30 minutes reasonably comfortably and wasn't any slower than I have been in the last few weeks, so that made me feel better about having to give up earlier in the week.