A late post for a run last Friday. This was a middle of the day run, it had dried up nicely and as I was working at home on nothing in particular, the luxury of an hour's break for a run, shower and lunch was welcome.
Since the previous run on Wednesday, I'd had some moderate tendon soreness again in my right foot, but this had all but gone by Friday morning, so I went ahead with another 7run:1walk x 3.
The route I'm now using gives me a short light downhill, followed by a steady slight uphill incline for a half mile, then a substantial flat-run along a busy main road before turning downhill. It finishes with a bit of uphill. RunningAhead tells me that the biggest elevation changes are 50ft up and 80ft down, which doesn't seem much over half mile distances and are purposefully much less than in my original 3 mile course.
However, the extra slight ankle stretch going uphill is still causing me problems. Since Friday, my right ankle has continued to be sore through the weekend, and a long trip down to London today gave me an additional excuse not to run today to give it a little more time to settle down. The plan is to run tomorrow (Tuesday) early - I've seen the weather predictions and don't want to be out after 11am - and see how it goes. I might even drop back to 6:1 for a while, to see if I can maintain something while my ankles try to build some strength and I can push on up again.
Of course, Christmas feeding hasn't helped as, once again, I find I am that little bit heavier. This in turn loads my ankle up and isn't helping. I get the feeling I have the ankles of someone 2 stones lighter. So, I'm going to see what I can do to reduce my weight through being more careful about what I eat. I don't want to use the D word. I'm just going to eat less and better, that's all.
Friday: 2.21Miles, 21 minutes running @ 7:1 run:walk. 9:31 pace
Mr Stumble.
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No need to diet. Eat healthy (high carb/low fat, plenty of vegies and fruit) and keep exercising and the weight will improve.
Those up-hill runs can be tough on your feet. I always feel it in my calf muscles. On the plus side, you're getting in plenty of running.
I agree with Phil, if you run regularly (i.e. at least 3 times a week) there is no need for a diet, as long as you're eating sensibly. That way you can lose weight without feeling hungry once.
Running uphill builds strength in the legs, and that's why it's such a struggle initially. Just imagine how good it will feel once you're use to it.
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