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I get the desire to go faster and improve (I suffer from this and sometimes push myself a bit too hard too) but don't do yourself a mischief and regret it. Maybe give your body a chance to get used to the impact/load increase?
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I know that I should probably take it a bit easier to begin with as I still need the bone density to get back to normal (there are currently 15 holes in my right femur and shin).
Dude. Even I wouldn't be doing this nonsense. You have holes in your bones. Would you like more holes in your bones? Don't create long-term problems for yourself out of impatience.
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Shorter days and a new job mean that I now have much less time for riding than when I was "between jobs". Running seems like a more time-efficient exercise fix and is something I've wanted to get back into for a while. I used to run cross-country for the county as a kid but gave it up when I got into cycling. My big issue at the moment is that I had a pretty serious broken leg last year (snapped femur) and until February had over 1kg of metal keeping everything together.
I'm cycling fine and can do long rides at a respectable lick (no racing ambitions now so no need to sprint) but running is obviously much harder on the knees/ankles/hips. 10k seems like a good distance for me to target and I'd like to see how close to 36minutes I can get.
Initial outings have been promising, doing a couple of 7k runs at 4m/k pace. Yesterday was a stressful day at work and I was a bit carried away so went for 10k which was alright but I was limping a bit at the end. This morning I'm walking like my old man and my knee has swollen up.
Has anyone got advice on physio/yoga moves that target knees particularly? I know that I should probably take it a bit easier to begin with as I still need the bone density to get back to normal (there are currently 15 holes in my right femur and shin). So I'll definitely ease off the distance and work on speed/intervals and hopefully do a load of strength work (squats/lunges &c.) to support that.
I'm thinking I should start a daily routine of stretches to make sure my leg is good so any advice on this and how to structure training to improve on 10k times would be much appreciated.