On Cloudflyer
went for a short shakeout run. 3km at a decent to slow pace. Just to shakeout my legs. They are tired, they have been tired all week, getting back into running. While I could have, and maybe should have, just taken the day off, I felt like running so planed on a short and slow run just for stretching things out. Because I was running short I went a different route which was almost entirely uphill the first half but then I got to run downhill through the park on the way back
On Cloudflyer
today felt like an almost normal run. Pace was decent, strength was fine until almost the end. We are getting back to normal running! On track.
5.5km at a decent pace
On CloudFlyer
5.5km. watch got messed up when I stopped to talk to someone and when I started running again forgot to start the watch. lost out on about a kilometer, but that's ok.
5.5km. the last km in particular was tough but I pushed through.
In the back of my mind I am wondering if I can possibly have enough time to build up to the Tiberias half marathon at the beginning of January (and stay healthy!) which they just announced will happen...
July 3 was my last run. Until today.
I was feeling some pain back then and after taking some time off and it not going away I eventually got to an orthopedist who said I have tendonitis (or something like that). He gave me medicine, which didn't help. Not only did it not help but the pain got worse (probably not from the medicine but it did get significantly worse after I started the meds).. anyway, things took a lot of time, and after a couple steroid injections into my ankle I am finally pain free. i hope it lasts. After being pain free for a few days I decided it is time to test it out with a short run.
3km at a better than expected pace.
Even 3km was tough after 4 months off. Needed to stop a couple of times. Maybe I should have run slower. I didnt think I was running fast but still maybe slower would have helped. That's ok, I'll settle in. The important thing is that the run was pain free.
While I was not running and I did lose some fitness, put on some pounds, gain a little around my waist, I was not a couch potato. I did go out 2-3 times a day to walk the dog and made sure to move around a lot.
So, I will try to take it easy and build back up, starting with some shorter and slower runs and then building up.
