Half Marathon in September

DarreninBrighton

Hi everyone,

Former marathon runner here, before I got my facet arthropathy diagnosis in January.

I'm determined not to let it stop me doing what I love. I've bought the specialist running shoes, the Hoka Bondis, and it feels amazing to run on them. I'm back up to slow 5ks and though I wasn't planning on running anything much longer till 2023, on a whim I entered the Cambridge Half in September.

I have a few training plans I have used in the past, but has any other arthritis runner got any specialist recommendations?

Do let me know.

Cheers,

Darren

frogmorton

Gosh @DarreninBrighton

that's brave 😮

I suppose it's a half marathon....could you walk if things got painful?

All I can say is take it steady and use your plans to minimise the risk of injury

Best of luck

Toni x.

DarreninBrighton

Hi Toni @frogmorton

I refuse to let the condition get in the way of my life. If I take it REALLY SLOW I should be ok. It's nearly six months away so I have plenty of training time.

And yeah, if it gets too much, walking is always an option.

Dx