Got started with one of the things I want to do this year and did my first #CouchTo5K run/walk.
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Well, I had my first setback on my #CouchTo5K.
Today was supposed to be Week 5 Run 3, which is a 20 minute run. In the first couple of minutes I felt a lot of tightness and pain in my right calf (cramp maybe), so I slowed down to a walk. I was going to pack it in, but it loosened up again so I pushed on and started over. I had to take a couple of walk breaks in the middle, so I think I’m going to keep trying this session again every 2/3 days until I can nail it.
Still decent today though. Probably did about 18 minutes of running in total, with about 4 minutes of walking, so not all bad. It’s really stepped up a gear this week so just got to keep pushing myself!
@jamie Just double checking, are you stretching after your runs? As a rule of thumb I set aside at best 30 mins (at worst, 15 mins) of time for stretching afterwards- really cuts down on soreness, less chances of injury and speeds up recovery
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@jamie Just double checking, are you stretching after your runs? As a rule of thumb I set aside at best 30 mins (at worst, 15 mins) of time for stretching afterwards- really cuts down on soreness, less chances of injury and speeds up recovery
@harrybo Actually haven't been doing any at all tbh. I know not the best idea I've ever had. I'll look into starting it.
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@jamie Just double checking, are you stretching after your runs? As a rule of thumb I set aside at best 30 mins (at worst, 15 mins) of time for stretching afterwards- really cuts down on soreness, less chances of injury and speeds up recovery
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@therealahall @jamie Slow, gentle and methodical stretching is very underrated tbh. Easiest way to imagine it is think of your muscles as being like blue tack. That same elasticity idea of pulling it too quick will snap/tear it, but warming it up, moulding/stretching gently and it’ll stretch out nicely.
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@therealahall @jamie Slow, gentle and methodical stretching is very underrated tbh. Easiest way to imagine it is think of your muscles as being like blue tack. That same elasticity idea of pulling it too quick will snap/tear it, but warming it up, moulding/stretching gently and it’ll stretch out nicely.
@harrybo @therealahall Never thought of it like that. Fair point. I’ll give it a go tomorrow.
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@harrybo @therealahall Never thought of it like that. Fair point. I’ll give it a go tomorrow.
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Well, I had my first setback on my #CouchTo5K.
Today was supposed to be Week 5 Run 3, which is a 20 minute run. In the first couple of minutes I felt a lot of tightness and pain in my right calf (cramp maybe), so I slowed down to a walk. I was going to pack it in, but it loosened up again so I pushed on and started over. I had to take a couple of walk breaks in the middle, so I think I’m going to keep trying this session again every 2/3 days until I can nail it.
Still decent today though. Probably did about 18 minutes of running in total, with about 4 minutes of walking, so not all bad. It’s really stepped up a gear this week so just got to keep pushing myself!
20 minutes of constant running complete! I’m very happy with that! 🤩
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20 minutes of constant running complete! I’m very happy with that! 🤩
That's excellent. Well done.
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20 minutes of constant running complete! I’m very happy with that! 🤩
@jamie Well done! That’s a great achievement. The first time I ran for five minutes straight I thought I was going to die. Now I can run for six minutes no problem…
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20 minutes of constant running complete! I’m very happy with that! 🤩
@jamie Nicely done!
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20 minutes of constant running complete! I’m very happy with that! 🤩
@jamie nice!!! Well done!
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That's excellent. Well done.
@TheBreadmonkey Thanks!
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@jamie Well done! That’s a great achievement. The first time I ran for five minutes straight I thought I was going to die. Now I can run for six minutes no problem…
@arratoon Thanks!
Haha yeah it was similar for me. The first couple of runs were the hardest to get going in, but from there is been more manageable. How long have you been running for?
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@jamie Nicely done!
@WTL Thanks!
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@jamie nice!!! Well done!
@olivia Thanks!
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20 minutes of constant running complete! I’m very happy with that! 🤩
@jamie any cake?
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20 minutes of constant running complete! I’m very happy with that! 🤩
Sounds like you're nailing it!
How did it feel? Any pain or nuisance?
I know from personal experience that is a good idea to remember to listen to the body and overdo the training
(Sorry, you weren't asking for advice)
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@jamie any cake?
@LukeLukeLuke
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Sounds like you're nailing it!
How did it feel? Any pain or nuisance?
I know from personal experience that is a good idea to remember to listen to the body and overdo the training
(Sorry, you weren't asking for advice)
@folfdk No pain or nuisances today, unlike the previous run when I tried the 20 minute run. After the last time when I did have pain, I left it an extra day for recovery I think that really helped.
I also took some advice (Thanks @harrybo!) and made sure I did a few warm-up stretches beforehand so that likely helped as well.
Also, thanks for offering advice and popping it in a CW. I'm always open to advice of others with more experience.
