My First Run in Ten Days
My First Run in Ten Days
I ran today for the first time in ten days and I loved it. I felt like a dog that had been let off the leash for the first time. I ran with Heidi (my wife) and Pauline a friend of ours. It was a mainly off road run where i just tried to stay relaxed and keep my form good through out. I think I managed that.
I was very pleased to feel like I have lost very little if any fitness over the ten day lay off. If anything I feel energised no doubt with the good rest. I think I will start itroducing rest breaks like these and try to not be so obsessive about running every day. I love running but I need to keep it under control.
The left second metatarsal grumbled a little while I ran but I now have a feeling that the run didn’t make it feel any worse at all which has to be a good thing. I had no pain from the peroneal tendon which pleased me greatly because that was a major concern only two days ago. Fingers crossed it is settling down nicely.
As I ran I tried (and succeeded I hope) to to the following:
Relax.
Start running very lightly on the spot with quick cadence and change of support.
Using my bodyweight I ran to each side and backwards a few times during the run when I stopped to do some light drilling.
Then I just let the running happen forwards, I didn’t bound forwards liek a kangeroo or run by pushing at all, I simpley let my bodyweight take me. As I relaxed into it I tried to make sure i was making very quick light pulls with a light bouncy feeling. I also tried to make sure the bounce wasn’t me tensing my ankles to get it. I let my heels touch the ground shortly after landing many times but it didn’t matter because I was already over support and falling into the next change of support. The feeling was one of quite low intensity running.
I ran on my own along the river in front of Chatsworth House and then we all continued on up towards the Hunting Tower and up through the woods. It was steep and all I did was relax it it, shorten my stride (it happened on its own really), maintain a quick pull, COS and cadence and I got up the hills quite easily.
All in all a lovely run – even over the moors in the torrentil horizontal rain and galeforce winds. Loved it!
The left second metatarsal grumbled a little while I ran but I now have a feeling that the run didn’t make it feel any worse at all which has to be a good thing. I had no pain from the peroneal tendon which pleased me greatly because that was a major concern only two days ago. Fingers crossed it is settling down nicely.
As I ran I tried (and succeeded I hope) to to the following:
- Relax.
- Start running very lightly on the spot with quick cadence and change of support.
- Using my bodyweight I ran to each side and backwards a few times during the run when I stopped to do some light drilling.
Then I just let the running happen forwards, I didn’t bound forwards like a kangeroo or run by pushing at all, I simply let my bodyweight take me. As I relaxed into it I tried to make
sure I was making very quick light pulls with a light bouncy feeling. I also tried to make sure the bounce wasn’t me tensing my ankles to get it. I let my heels touch the ground shortly after landing many times but it didn’t matter because I was already over support and falling into the next change of support. The feeling was one of quite low intensity running.
Whenever I felt any tension in my lower legs or ankles I stopped, did NRG’s drills and off I went again.
I ran on my own along the river in front of Chatsworth House and then we all continued on up towards the Hunting Tower and up through the woods. It was steep and all I did was relax it it, shorten my stride (it happened on its own really), maintain a quick pull, COS and cadence and I got up the hills quite easily.
All in all a lovely run – even over the moors in the torrential horizontal rain and galeforce winds. Loved it!
The photos didn’t come out too well because I used my soaked iPhone!