Things I did instead of running

According to Strava, my last run was an easy 12.5km on September 15. I was so excited because my leg didn’t even niggle until the last 3km.

A screen grab of the Strava report of my last long run

Unfortunately, my excitement was short-lived and 2 days later my podiatrist banned me from running.

So, what have I been doing instead? At first I was walking and doing strength workouts, before I was banned from that too. I’m allowed to cycle, as long as there’s no resistance on my leg. I bought an electric bike, but have been hesitant to ride. It’s pedal assist; I still need to pedal, and my neighbourhood is hilly.

I’ve been playing sudoku, building this site and rebuilding BiancaJessica.com, and watching a lot of TV… A lot of TV.

The TV show and movie list

  • The Fault in Our Stars (Disney+)
  • The Incredibles 1 and 2 (Disney+)
  • Grantchester season 9 (ABC iView)
  • Return to Paradise season 1 (ABC iView)
  • Unforgotten season 5 (ABC iView)
  • The recent Doctor Who specials (Disney+)
  • Doctor Who Disney era season 1 (Disney+)
  • Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney+)
  • Suspect season 2 (SBS OnDemand)
  • The Gone (SBS OnDemand)
  • The Tunnel (SBS OnDemand) but this could have been before or in the early days. I don’t recall.
  • Welcome to Wrexham season 1 and partway through 2 (Disney+)
  • Toy Story 3 and 4 (Disney+)
  • Mary Poppins Returns (Disney+)
  • Coco (Disney+)
  • The Hate U Give (Disney+)
  • The Emperor’s New Groove (Disney+)
  • Monsters, Inc (Disney+)
  • Hamilton (Disney+)
  • Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage (Disney+)
  • Juno (Disney+)

And 7:30 and Media Watch news programs. And random YouTube videos. And odd episodes and partial movies I couldn’t get into.

I guess I signed up for Disney+ with perfect timing.

The next 2-3 weeks will also have lots of couch time as I train my leg to run again. What should I watch next?

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