She’s a beaut, Clark!

Oh I hear you, when I trained for my first marathon, I missed a bunch of days/weeks because of ankle tendon issues. When I got those sorted, I was way behind on my training and over trained to the point of getting a disc bulge. It hurt so bad that I had to lay down immediately, in the driveway, but that didn’t stop the pain of course. My poor wife thought she was watching me have a heart attack despite being in my 30s.

But that was years ago and I’m fine now, and can also run much further! Lessons learned etc

Actually one of the best things I’ve found for it is running :) plus before a run there’s a few stretches I do specifically for it.

I ended up doing 6k and it was fine :) I think the problem was upping my mileage while also starting to squat with weights again. I think I need to have my mileage established before I do that

Ahh I see. You should be able to use something like a nail file to just slide the mechanism over, usually they still work the same, just without the little latch bit. I just realized my Garmin Forerunner is like that.

This guy uses a knife, but I recommend using something like a nail file, like I said (or if you have to, use a dull knife):

https://youtu.be/35jY3w5ZoUE

I’ve been trying to up my weekly mileage again, and after Wednesday’s 10km run (and weights before) I hurt my lower back. It’s been an on/off problem since I was 18, and I thought it was going to kill me for the rest of the week, but it feels almost completely normal today!

I keep talking myself into/out of doing 10k again today, whether I should let it rest or go for a shorter run, but I guess we’ll see once I’m out there

What kind of watch is it? Brand/model?

Here’s how most quick release straps work, 2 minute video: https://youtu.be/uZ_XjFGCaDI

I would love to do this, but first I have to get over my crushing isolation habit