With XC yesterday and only just back from injury, I felt a bit nervous! Took your advice and trotted around the outside after doing one rep with the group. Felt very stiff and achey from XC. I think I need to reel in my expectations as I want to get back to running the pace I was before my injury but I know it’s going to be a long slog back to where I want to be…..if I ever get there!!
I’m going to give you 20pts here as you did XC yesterday as well, so feel you deserve some bonus pts for that. Ideally you want to avoid running 2 days in a row if you can. I think at first it will be tough but once you start to build your aerobic base (endurance), as long as you keep the pace down there should be some easier runs and hopefully it won’t all feel like a slog. That’s where pacing is important and if you can do your easy runs Saturday for now, it means they will flat. Then the gym work too will build your fitness. Be patient, the journey is often more enjoyable than the destination. And to be honest when people reach their peak rather than appreciate it, they just change their goals, so they are never happy. Good to see you at track