Day One
Hi, For many years I've been peddling around on a hardtail mountain bike, passing runners, wondering what all the fuss was about. After chatting to a good friend on the phone about the current climate of COVID-19, he mentioned that he started running. He was a little whatever about the whole running thing like me, but now 8 weeks in he feels great, more energy, clearer head, mmm sounds good, I want that! This got me thinking, I sit on my ass for 8-10 hours pushing pixels about the screen, hey I like my job, but this isn't doing my body any favors. I get out and ride my bike 2-3 times a week, but is this enough? Maybe I should start walking more or give this running thing a go. He suggested starting out with the "Couch to 5K" app, he explained how it works, yep got it, pretty straight forward. I've had a few knee issues in the past, blown out due to skateboarding and playing basketball My left knee makes a crackling sound when I walk up and downstairs, luckily we l...