I've still not decided for definite whether to keep the Brasher Hillmaster boots I mentioned last time. I've gone past the 14-day refund period now but still have another couple of weeks to decide whether to keep them or go back and exchange them for a different pair. So for now, I've still limited myself to wearing them around the house and will use them on my treadmill to simulate walking outside (including walking uphill).
However, at the weekend I hurt my back and for the last day or so have been a lot less mobile than usual. Walking and running have ground to a halt again :-(
At the moment, standing up after a spell of sitting down can be a s-l-o-w process, as is getting in and out of the car after the drive to and from the office. But I'm doing plenty of stretching in the meantime and hoping it will just be a short-term problem. And the back problem was probably caused by that most extreme of activities - weeding.
I've hunted down a couple of books about stretching and keeping yourself supple. The books I bought with the best of intentions and never quite managed to put into practise! :-)
The only good news is that prior to hurting my back with my 'extreme weeding' I managed a 10ml walk on Saturday morning. It was a fairly flat 10mls with a few uphill and downhill slopes but its made me more confident I am giving myself a good base to build from ready for the C2C walk in July.
