Maybe Im not THAT old
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Velcro shoes are the way forwardā¦ 
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The tale of woe with my running;
2020 - 900 miles
2021 - 600 miles
2022 - 600 miles
2023 - 400 miles
2024 - 130 miles
Constant list of injuries - but the last few years plagued with a hip (flexor?) issue. Very different to every other injury Ive had. Didnt ever trigger till I was running and they only after a certain time. Initially I could stretch it out but over time that had little impact.
Tried a few times during 2024 including a really sensible slow build up almost couch to 5k style - but I could still feel it coming on.
Randomly tried a different stretch and suddenly I can run 20+ mins. Nearly 27 today (albeit on treadmill). It feels a bit niggly and tired -but the feeling of actually being able to open the stride again is a welcome return.
Can only hope this is the turning pointā¦ I āquitā running so many times last year; but I really dont want to give it up for good.
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I woke up looking this, assuming Mrs FP didnāt smack me one in the night, burst blood vessel? It doesnāt hurt.
Apart from that, FMD I look old these days. 
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Iām sure Iāve seen that face on Crimewatch!!
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I was quite shocked how I look. To the point where I was thinking āwhoās that in the picā? 
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I get that too, when I catch my reflection unexpectedly sometimes and I just donāt realise itās me for a second.
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What was this miraculous stretch? Asking for all the injured.
Gave up on lace-up shoes a while ago. Slip-ons far easier-quicker. Lacing up the hiking boots is a real drag on the occasion the weather is such that I need to wear them. Once trainers get āoldā Iāll start slipping them on and off as well, only retying the laces when theyāre not tight enough. Iām such a lazy-ass!
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Weirdly just knee to chest whilst lying down. Iāve done so many variations of hip flexor stuff (and Iām sure I did this with physio before). But I can almost feel during the stretch when I really pull the knee in; feels like things clunk back into place.
Maybe the combination of many months off has allowed things to heal and now incorporating that ā¦ dont quite understand but Im not arguing.
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Not an injury, but got the DOMS big time today from doing that oly yesterday. Poor old crock. Actually it could be from the squash on Thursday night. Either way, take me round the back and shoot me
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