I may have to take a listen. I am suffering from PMWD (Post Marathon Weekend Depression) and need a little spark to start my 2023 Dopey planning. This may help.
Same here friend. And made worse by the fact I can’t run because I hurt my ankle a few days after getting home. Had two great short runs, but then a mile or so into a 6-miler, the pain started. By mile 4 I could barely jog. Tried running again after taking a week off, still hurts like hell. I’m going to see a doc soon. This happened after my first Dopey, but it was my knee instead of ankle. Starting to think I might not be a runner after all. Looking into swimming. I’d have to change my username on here I guess…
I would not jump to the conclusion that you are not meant for running. My thoughts are that it may be related to you hitting the pavement too soon after Dopey. We are all “Born to Run”.
I have heard that you need at least 2 weeks of recovery after a marathon. You most likely did not give yourself enough time to heal/recover from the damage inflicted.
After I ran a marathon a year ago, I did not really take any time off of running. It lead to me getting injured a few weeks later. Force yourself to recover or your body will do it for you!
This year, I did not run again for 12 days after Dopey and I believe it was still too soon. I went out yesterday for a 5k, and I still did not feel fully recovered yet. It was better than the previous two runs, but still not “normal”.
Ha! I haven’t been listening to the straight up runners’ podcasts- just straight up Disney podcasts, so that makes sense.
I miss Mickey Miles podcast with Mike Scopa & Michelle (I went to one of their meets- good people.)
I’ll add Joyful Miles to the RunDisney list. Jackie and Laura are inspiring women to know. Thanks met them on TP’s WDW Chat years ago. Here’s their latest-
And here’s our epic Princess Half trip a few years ago. My favorite trip with them so far.
I’m sure you have tons of miles ahead of you!! Do you do yoga at all? I started making yoga a regular part of my routine in 2017 (at least 3-4 days a week) and since starting a regular yoga practice I have not had any running related injuries during training. Prior to doing yoga I always had something to contend with during training, either my ankle or my hip or shin splints. Yoga has really helped me become a better runner!