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by LaughingGravy
Thu Dec 12, 2013 12:43 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Laughing Gravy's accountability thread
Replies: 4
Views: 8766

Re: Laughing Gravy's accountability thread

Okay. I'm still here. After the pain affected my Kendo, I'm now now waiting for the Christmas break before I start again. Not ideal, but I'm hoping that I can get most of the really fierce pain (the post-exercise DOMS part, at least; the 'during running' bit I can live with for a while) out of the w...
by LaughingGravy
Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:06 am
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Laughing Gravy's accountability thread
Replies: 4
Views: 8766

Re: Laughing Gravy's accountability thread

Okay, so things haven'rt gone quite as smoothly as planned. Not wanting to mess up my Kendo again, I had left it afew extra days before attempting another session. However - my mate was over from Oz, so running Kinda went out the window, and an aversion to pain has kept me from hitting the road agai...
by LaughingGravy
Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:44 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Laughing Gravy's accountability thread
Replies: 4
Views: 8766

Laughing Gravy's accountability thread

I've started this thread to record my progress as I attempt the C25K programme with the Get Running app. Not sure if anyone will read it, but at least I'll be accountable to something, even if it's just the thread itself! Anyway, as I've previously written on here, I did a sort of pre-start to the w...
by LaughingGravy
Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:45 am
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Week 1
Replies: 3
Views: 5890

Re: Week 1

I've just started. Have always had a lot of pain in lower legs and this time seems to be no exception. Am hoping that as muscles, ligaments and tendons become conditioned the pain will stop. Should be run two tonight, but a little concerned the pain will return and prevent me from performing well at...
by LaughingGravy
Tue Nov 12, 2013 12:51 pm
Forum: The Starting Line
Topic: Sticky: Introductions!
Replies: 529
Views: 460573

Re: Sticky: Introductions!

Howdo, I'm Chris, almost 43, from the wilds of north Bedfordshire. I've tried running before, and have always found it very painful on my lower legs, particularly the shin muscles and tendons. As a result I've always given up very quickly. After my first C25K outing on Sunday I can confirm things ha...