The numbers still sound so small...

So I managed a 3kms run yesterday and had set myself four for today.
When I got to three, I stopped running but kept walking. I was disappointed because I'd set 4 for myself even though earlier in the week I was going to sit tight on 3....

Anyhow, after walking 300metres or so, I set off running again and run the last kms, and then walked another 300metres or so...

4kms running, 600metres walking... guess that's not too bad but I cringe when I think about the numbers compared to what I used to run.
I KNOW I have to run these low numbers if I ever want to see the high ones again but it's not very sexy...

At least it is getting better/easier every day... and that little break I took after 3kms really made a big difference, helping me to finish my short run strong.

It's been a week since I started running again now and I've run 16kms in total... That would have been a casual Saturday morning run for me in the past!
I do feel better and I know it's doing wonders for my singing voice!! (That's a whole other side of me)

I wish I could see into the future to know what kind of kms I will be doing in a few weeks from now...

Now I have a two day break, so I will enjoy that, recoup and get ready for 4kms on Saturday...

Little by little...

And I do mean little...

Yesterday and today, I only ran 2.5kms (each day). And while I'm embarrassed about the amount, it's 5kms more than I ran this time last week!

And the other good thing I've noticed is that after I ran for the first time last week, I was terribly muscle sore!! It was horrifying! And it took me a while to recover from the run on the day...

However with the last two runs especially, I've recovered virtually straight away and feel like I haven't run at all... So my fitness is coming back!
Also, with the first few short runs I was wanting them to be over halfway thru... but today especially, I ran to the end of my 2.5kms and felt I could have done more...

But tomorrow I will make myself do only 2.5 again, and maybe go for more on Wednesday because then I'll be taking a two day break...

I think I'm on track... I really HATE the small no. of kms though!!

Still here...

I got up this morning and thought.. "oh no, I said I was going to run again..."

But the rest of the house was sleeping and it was wet outside (so I wasn't going to go out there) and just went downstairs and had a coffee...

After ten minutes or so I felt a lot better and after the rest of the household woke up, I got my running gear on... yes only for the measly two kms I was going to run, I got dressed and went on the teadmill...

And today it felt better than Tuesday...
I know I could have pushed myself another kms but I want to be consistent and run over the next few days so I left it at that.

I'll keep it there until I'm totally comfortable then raise my kms again.

It's pretty depressing that I'm only running 2kms. I feel embarrassed even writing that down but it's better than doing none and it's bringing me further along the road to complete recovery (and fitness!)

So I'll keep going...

Well whaddya know...

Over the months, I've stopped going to running forums, I've stopped reading running blogs... and I stopped being so depressed that I wasn't running.

I know that my injury doesn't stop me running, but it may give me pain following run.. so there's my dilemma...

But anyhow, this morning I put my 'walking' clothes on and walked down to the shops.
A 4kms round trip..
nothing exciting about that!

For a while now, I've been saying "I'm going to run this week... I'm going to run tomorrow..." and those days have come and gone...
I was only intending to run a couple of kms.. I just wanted to get the feel of it again.

Today after I came back from my trip to the shops, I was still in light clothing so I figured what the hell, why not... and I stepped onto the treadmill.
I didn't want to run outside as I didn't want to have people seeing me stop running... at least if I have to stop and I'm on the treadmill, I'll be the only one who knows about it!

So I set the treadmill for just over 2kms and ran.

I've got to say it felt pretty magical when I first stepped on to it. Who would have imagined that? And then as I started running I felt like I'd come home.

I've lost a lot of fitness though. I ran 2kms without any trouble but I could still feel it... but from past experience, I know the fitness comes back soon.

So now I'll see how I go and give it another couple of kms on Saturday which unfortunately, is the earliest I'll be able to run again.

2kms is hardly anything to be happy about but I think the corner of my mouth are slightly upturned...
;)