Runners
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Today I attempted a tentative first run since my metatarsal fracture. My doctor said I should wait at least 6 weeks before attempting any runs. Today was 6 weeks and 1 day, so I think that counts as “at least”.
I planned a very slow 6km jog, made of two laps of a 3km circuit. That way, if it started to hurt, I could bail and wouldn’t be too far from home.
To be out running felt, quite frankly, glorious. I’ve been running off and on for the last 15 years, and while I’m not naturally fast and by nature a very lazy man, I never realised just how much I relied on my regular runs to reset mentally. I’ve been trying other methods of exercise, but nothing has been able to lift the cloud these last 6 weeks. I suspect I’ve become a grouch for my family. I hope that I can ease back into running with regularity. Will have to go easy as I’ve been warned that these fractures have a tendency to recur, but to be honest I’ve never been one to push myself too hard anyway…
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Sounds great @jerkules welcome back. I went to Track Tuesday for the first time in months this morning and it was very hard
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I have logged 435 km’s in the past 4 months with the last month and a half dedicated to zone 2 training. Overall I feel great with the pounds slowly slipping away, better sleep, and just better overall health.
My daily runs are now about 10km’s with my long, slow, run closer to 20km’s.
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That’s a lot of progress @goosehd its fun to see things add up in a big picture like that. Any thoughts on next developments? Maybe joining a local track running group or signing up for an event?
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Ran a pretty huge PR in Chicago a couple of weeks back. I'm the one in the Iron Heart; I had a chance to sneak back to the hotel for a quick shower before some of my friends were projected to finish.
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@Napa-Transplant Congrats! Chicago is one of my favorite courses. Pretty sure I've worked a couple shifts with the tall guy in the back left?? Work at a little local running store when I'm not teaching!
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@mumonkey72 It definitely felt like a fast course (which was confirmed when they announced a new world record while I was still quite far from the finish). Funnily enough, I think that Chicago was the first time I met the gentleman you mentioned; that photo was a cross section of several different running groups from DC.
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@Napa-Transplant Ahhh got it. What club are you in? I work once a week for Potomac River Running, were mainly in NOVA now, but we still do some events in DC.
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@mumonkey72 I normally run with the Navy Yard Pacers gang, but the core of my marathon training was solo Anacostia River Trail mileage.
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