Week 4, Workout 2
Jul. 24th, 2013 01:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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c25k*waves* I started C25K back on June 28th and have been following along here. I spent some extra time at Week 3, so am currently working my way through Week 4. I haven't run successfully since college *mumbles* years ago, although I have been wanting to run for fitness for several years.
Today I covered a distance of 2.1 miles in 26 minutes. So I'm very slow, but I think "taking it easy" is a good move for me since I have previously dealt with hip bursitis and knee issues when attempting to run. Most of my focus right now is keeping my hips forward/upright and working on an easy stride where every muscle isn't bunched up and screaming. (Oh, and I don't have a smartphone, so use the stopwatch feature on my dumbphone to keep time. This week I have taken to writing the times on my wrist before I head out, as it can be hard to keep track of when I'm out of breath.)
I've been doing hip-opening/IT band stretches both before and after workouts to try to keep the hip twinges at bay, although sometimes I still get a twinge in the joint on one particular side (it will last after the run, but is usually gone by the end of the day). Does anyone have advice on how to keep those at bay?
Today I covered a distance of 2.1 miles in 26 minutes. So I'm very slow, but I think "taking it easy" is a good move for me since I have previously dealt with hip bursitis and knee issues when attempting to run. Most of my focus right now is keeping my hips forward/upright and working on an easy stride where every muscle isn't bunched up and screaming. (Oh, and I don't have a smartphone, so use the stopwatch feature on my dumbphone to keep time. This week I have taken to writing the times on my wrist before I head out, as it can be hard to keep track of when I'm out of breath.)
I've been doing hip-opening/IT band stretches both before and after workouts to try to keep the hip twinges at bay, although sometimes I still get a twinge in the joint on one particular side (it will last after the run, but is usually gone by the end of the day). Does anyone have advice on how to keep those at bay?
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Date: 25/07/2013 04:53 pm (UTC)