What a difference a week makes. On NYD I was completing a parkrun with a pronounced limp and a grimace. The run streak had taken a toll on me, with a depreciating pace, sore shins & Achilles pain.
I decided it was time for a bit of time off. I stretched and applied ice extensively to nurse my Achilles and calves back to a decent state. Although I had a game of squash on Friday I approached it tentatively, not over exerting myself. It was tempting to declare myself fit & run over the weekend, thankfully for once my inner monologue was sensible!
This return run was due to be yesterday, but the rain was horrific so I opted for some yoga instead. Thankfully the morning was clear today so I donned the floro jacket and decided to see how it would go. My plan was to run easy, the reality was exceedingly easy! At no point did I attempt to push the pace, normally a glance at my watch to see a near 7 minute km pace would have me kicking faster, today that wasn't the case.
My saunter around Stansted was intentionally slow, not even a bit of a kick to finish. A 5km in over 30 minutes isn't going to win any speed records, yet it was the perfect result for me. No Achilles pain whilst I ran and so far no shin pain either.
I slathered on some hot ginger Natural Hero rub to my calves and started the rest of my day. Tomorrow is meant to be a pace day, I think I'll skip it and aim for a parkrun on Saturday instead as I also have a squash match scheduled. A very happy return though.
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