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Boy isn't it hard to return to running !
Ted Edwards
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Because of many and varied mainly soft tissue injuries I decided some time ago to revert to cycling which is in some ways a good alternative.
But sadly its never given me the same pleasure as running does. However it has helped I thought to keep me fairly fit. Note the " however ".
Without going into great detail I now find myself suffering from blurred vision and I cannot get to see an eye specialist till May so as a consequence of this I have decided to get back out there and run. Soft tissue injuries or not.
Which meant that early this morning I put on my trainers rather than got out on my bike.
Full of the joys of Spring I set off and within a short distance, that should read very short distance , I had to stop. Now I know I am overweight ( hence the however ) and aged 68 but given I use to run half marathons and actually ran a full one I never expected it to be as hard as it was. Looking at my Strava it was 1.27ml pace 13.17/ml I mean how bad is that !
Disappointed at just how bad I was I have tried to be analytical and my conclusions are that my excess weight may be because I may have diabetes ( hopefully ) my appointment in May will help to determine this and the other thing I have realised is that running is so much better than cycling for weight control.
Thankfully my awful experience this morning has rather than deterred me from going running again as instead made me realise just how much I have missed running and hopefully the zero to 5k plan will help me to get back literally on track.
But sadly its never given me the same pleasure as running does. However it has helped I thought to keep me fairly fit. Note the " however ".
Without going into great detail I now find myself suffering from blurred vision and I cannot get to see an eye specialist till May so as a consequence of this I have decided to get back out there and run. Soft tissue injuries or not.
Which meant that early this morning I put on my trainers rather than got out on my bike.
Full of the joys of Spring I set off and within a short distance, that should read very short distance , I had to stop. Now I know I am overweight ( hence the however ) and aged 68 but given I use to run half marathons and actually ran a full one I never expected it to be as hard as it was. Looking at my Strava it was 1.27ml pace 13.17/ml I mean how bad is that !
Disappointed at just how bad I was I have tried to be analytical and my conclusions are that my excess weight may be because I may have diabetes ( hopefully ) my appointment in May will help to determine this and the other thing I have realised is that running is so much better than cycling for weight control.
Thankfully my awful experience this morning has rather than deterred me from going running again as instead made me realise just how much I have missed running and hopefully the zero to 5k plan will help me to get back literally on track.
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I am getting back out there too after irregular running now and then, so I sympathise but......oh the running high is still incredible....like no other sport!
I'm being cautious with my build up this time and using indoor cycling as a way to keep me from doing too much too soon on the running side, it's working well for me 6 weeks in, running is starting to feel how it used too, I really enjoyed my run this morning, keep it up, it gets easier
<div class="QuoteAuthor"><a href="/profile/carrotcruncher153">carrotcruncher153</a> said:</div>
<div class="QuoteText">Perpetual beginner here - as in I do it for a bit, tend to get injured, have a few weeks/months off and start over. So I know how you feel. I'm really trying to take it easy this time, but it's hard arguing with myself each time that I want to be faster NOW !</div>
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Start off using a program... grab c210k and follow it. 3-4 months and you'll be running 6 miles no issues and no injurys.