I had to give Thursday evening's run a miss - my hamstring was oh so sore. In fact, I began to wonder if I had actually pulled something. By Saturday morning, it wasn't feeling too bad so decided to go out with Rhona and see how I got on. It wasn't great, in fact it felt like it was spreading into my buttock but when I got home I did some stretching and now, a couple of days later, it seems like it might be okay. Not really sure what's going on - probably my poor old body saying, come on old gal, whatcha think you are doing!

Out Again!

Well, my hamstrings didn't know what had hit them! They ached and ached and didn't seem to be easing at all but Tuesday was my next scheduled run and I couldn't back out already. I must admit not looking forward to it as I remember what it is like being so unfit and finding running such a struggle. Anyway, I got home from work, got changed and got out there.

And yes, it was as hard as I expected, if not harder! My hamstrings and groin were really sore. I guess about half way round my groin eased but my hamstrings felt tight all the way round. I managed to keep going and tried very hard to think about other things, anything else rather than my hamstrings!!

I did some good stretching afterwards, had a hot shower and felt a bit stiff all night.

The good news is that my legs feel a heck of a lot better today, much better than before the run so may be that was all I needed - another run.

I'm trying to cycle into work every other day as well, to bolster up my fitness and keep it a bit more rounded. The rain nearly put me off this morning but luckily I managed to avoid the showers.

Well, it seems Spring is here so decided to give running another go. I had been thinking about it for a few weeks now to be truthful but managed to talk myself out of it every time. This time, I made a date with Rhona so I couldn't back out.

We met at 9 am and thought it best to be cautious and not go too mad! We ran (?!) round the small lake of Ferry Meadows - I think from memory it is around 2 miles. I decided not to take my watch and just enjoy it for what it is! It was great meeting up with Rhona again and we had loads to catch up on, so the run itself wasn't too excruciating.

I made sure I did loads of stretching afterwards and at this moment in time, I feel OK!