Back to running (sort of)

The time finally arrived, and on Saturday I trotted off to parkrun for my first run in three weeks. I was planning to take it very gently and just see how I felt.  Helpfully, there were pacers this weekend, so I figured I'd stick with the 30 minute pacer - not super slow, but definitely …

It’s almost time

For three weeks I have avoided running. For the first week, I even avoided walking as much as usual. I did one short session on the bike mid week, but that was it.  Last week, I set about with my new exercise plan - yoga, bike, strength, bike, yoga, strength, bike. I missed one of …

Injury alert

Well, it's not great news from the doctor (although I guess it could have been much worse). He's diagnosed metatarsalgia, which is pain in the ball of the foot, and recommended resting for three to four weeks. I'm not exactly happy about resting (I'm pretty gutted to be honest), but if it helps I'll do …

Running Update

For the last eight weeks or so, I've been following a 10km training plan I found in Runners World's Complete New Guide to Women's Running. I decided (probably somewhat stupidly) to follow the intermediate plan, on the basis that I knew I could run 10km and wanted to try for a good time. For the …