Procrastination is the thief of time

Bungy Girl

SamforMayo wrote: »

Followed this by making homemade soup, granola, scones and a fruitcake! This running business gives you an appetite! I'm off chocolate for lent so I will just eat everything else around me!

Ha ha, I'm the same, gave up chocolate and have eaten more cake and biscuits in the last week than I ever would normally :rolleyes:

SamforMayo

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Ha ha, I'm the same, gave up chocolate and have eaten more cake and biscuits in the last week than I ever would normally :rolleyes:

I think we are wasting our time! However I had a headache and was wrecked tired for the first few days off chocolate I think I will have to stick with it!

annapr

SamforMayo wrote: »

I think we are wasting our time! However I had a headache and was wrecked tired for the first few days off chocolate I think I will have to stick with it!

Home made though! Is there no end to your talents!?

SamforMayo

annapr wrote: »

Home made though! Is there no end to your talents!?

Baking is my forte Annapr but also my downfall! Luckily I have a 4 men in the house to Hoover stuff up!

SamforMayo

Wednesday
30 minutes core/ weights
Physio appointment- he is happy with progress and sent me off with more complicated exercises to continue. He wants me to run as normal for next two weeks but not run 2 days in a row which is not normal if you follow me. If knee continues to hold up I will be released! but was given a strict instruction that all these squats, lunges, clams, bridges etc are not optional extras they must be done regularly! I will not have much chance to run over next few days as juggling childcare.

hillsiderunner

SamforMayo wrote: »

Physio appointment- he is happy with progress and sent me off with more complicated exercises to continue. He wants me to run as normal for next two weeks but not run 2 days in a row which is not normal if you follow me. If knee continues to hold up I will be released! but was given a strict instruction that all these squats, lunges, clams, bridges etc are not optional extras they must be done regularly!

All sounds very familiar . But the sooner you do the bloody exercises, sooner back on the roads.

SamforMayo

Thursday - 4 miles
Friday -rest
Saturday -5 miles
Sunday - 40 mins core and physio.

So 3 runs this week with no knee trouble. Watch is showing avg pace of 9 .10 min / miles, that's nice and comfortable.
Feb total- 20 miles!!!!
I'm aiming for 4 runs this week.

SamforMayo

Monday- rest, weather shocking and no child care.
Tuesday -4 mile run, found this hard, felt really slow, 20 min core.
Wednesday - 30 min core, physio
Thursday -3.5 miles, slowwwwww.
I'm bit fed up at the moment, feeling very unfit!

pconn062

At least you are back running, don't worry about the fitness, it will come back quickly.

Dubgal72

pconn062 wrote: »

At least you are back running, don't worry about the fitness, it will come back quickly.

+1, your body remembers

SamforMayo

pconn062 wrote: »

At least you are back running, don't worry about the fitness, it will come back quickly.

Thanks , I know you re right. Hopefully a few weeks of getting out regularly will improve things. It actually felt easier last week than this week! It must have been the relief of getting out.

Dubgal72

Told you, it's your body remembering ("noooo here we go agaaaaain....") Seriously though, that pattern is very familiar to me. Anytime I've started again after a break of weeks, months or years even, the first few days have been great followed by a short period of sluggishness. Next week will be grand

SamforMayo

Dubgal72 wrote: »

Told you, it's your body remembering ("noooo here we go agaaaaain....") Seriously though, that pattern is very familiar to me. Anytime I've started again after a break of weeks, months or years even, the first few days have been great followed by a short period of sluggishness. Next week will be grand

Thanks Dubgal, that's good to know! Sluggish is the word I was looking for.

SamforMayo

Friday -rest
Saturday- rest due to stiff knee for no apparent reason! Physio exercises.
Sunday -4 miles , enjoyable, twinge in the knee at the end so stopped immediately.30 min core/ physio.
I m continuing with the cautious approach for another while, 3 runs is better than no run at all!

career move

Swim little fishy, swim

SamforMayo

career move wrote: »

Swim little fishy, swim

Go away you wagon!!!! Preying on the vulnerable.... But you have given me an idea for the morning!

john mayo 10

You did the right thing by stopping. Take you time.

SamforMayo

john mayo 10 wrote: »

You did the right thing by stopping. Take you time.

Thanks John, it's frustrating but I will just have to be patient or so the OH keeps telling me!

SamforMayo

Monday- spinning, 20 min core, physio
Tuesday - 5 mile run, knee a bit sore after
Wednesday - 30 min core/ physio
Thursday - 4 mile run
Friday - rest
Saturday 4 mile run( knee very good)
Sunday - 5 km run/ jog/ walk, 20 min core. Kids thought this would be a nice mothers Day treat for us all to do together!!! oH got stuck at work and I had to go to the 5 km with the 3. The eldest 2 flew around no bother but the poor 4 year old was wrecked at 3.5 km so I had to give him a piggy back home! I thought I would go for a run this evening but Jaysus I'm wrecked!
Was a bit freaked to have the pain back in the knee a couple of times this week but it has settled again. Will just up date once a week until I get back to proper running.

hillsiderunner

SamforMayo wrote: »

Kids thought this would be a nice mothers Day treat for us all to do together!!!

SamforMayo wrote: »

the poor 4 year old was wrecked at 3.5 km so I had to give him a piggy back home!

Hahaha!
Good you have a log of this kind of thing, you'll be able to remind them when they're adults .

Glad the careful running is going ok.

SamforMayo

hillsiderunner wrote: »

Hahaha!
Good you have a log of this kind of thing, you'll be able to remind them when they're adults .

Glad the careful running is going ok.

Thanks Hillsiderunner, I'm delighted to be able to run in this fab weather.

annapr

I'm sure giving a 4 year old a piggy back counts as some sort of cross-training exercise not good for your back or knee though!!

SamforMayo

annapr wrote: »

I'm sure giving a 4 year old a piggy back counts as some sort of cross-training exercise not good for your back or knee though!!

Judging by the ache in my arms and shoulders today it counts for extra alright!

SamforMayo

Monday 5.5 miles @ 8.30 pace
Tuesday 4 miles easy
Wed- 1 hour swim. Last session at physio, all good. Told to build the exercises into my core routine 3/4 times a week and foam roll at least twice.
Thursday- 6 miles @ 9.10 pace and 35 min physio/ core.

Dubgal72

Lovely solid week there, nice! good lot of 'homework' you have there too....

SamforMayo

Dubgal72 wrote: »

Lovely solid week there, nice! good lot of 'homework' you have there too....

Cheers! I don't mind the core work at least I can see some results with that but the flipping physio stuff is boring I can notice the difference if I don't do it though! Between squats and lunges I will has an ass like Kim Kardasian !

Dubgal72

SamforMayo wrote: »

Cheers! I don't mind the core work at least I can see some results with that but the flipping physio stuff is boring I can notice the difference if I don't do it though! Between squats and lunges I will has an ass like Kim Kardasian !

Oh no, you're not thinking of getting a Kanye?! :eek:

SamforMayo

Dubgal72 wrote: »

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Oh no, you're not thinking of getting a Kanye?! :eek:

Ha, ha It took me a minute to get that!

SamforMayo

Friday-1 hour circuits( core and weights) 2.5 miles super easy.
Saturday- 6 miles at 8.40 pace. Loved this run, it felt effortless!
24 miles for the week, happy with progress!

career move

Good stuff Sam Looks like the knee is holding up well!