A solid weel

I actually like that feeling when your legs ache and you feel like you have done something. being able to run without pain feels great and I am ready to really get into my running again. I have just built up the frequency of my running and I have actually had a go at some unstructured fartleks, and the leg seems to be holding up.

I am looking forward to racing the Sunderland 10k mid July, but I know I won't be as fit as I would like. It will be good to jump back on the horse and blow some cobwebs away!

This week I am aiming to run more miles and do some light sessions, although this weekend will be tricky for running as my Husband will be running 105 miles in 3 days along the south downs! Nutter. So this means I will have to sneak ruby off to her grandparents while I nip out for a run! Sometimes you just have to be flexible and I have a well planned rest day on Sunday!

Have a great week all.

Double daytastic

I finally feel like I am getting somewhere. That familiar ache in my legs again is proof to me that the miles have been creeping up. I even banked 49 miles last week and as the week progress I feel more and more confident that my injury is getting stronger. My enthusiasm for running is back and I can feel my mind focusing on my goals again. It feels good to be back in the saddle, and come July I am sure I will be back in full training again.

It takes many runners as much restrain to rest as it does to train. Rest is rest, and the body needs it when it is ill or injured and the committed runner is no less committed if they rest and allow their body to heal. Only the silly and obsessed run on ignoring the signals their body gives them.

Enjoy your running!

I'm getting there

Just in the last week I feel like I have turned a corner. I finally feel like I can trust my leg again and not feel like I will fall apart if I run too fast or too long. Today I clocked the grand total of 72 mins, and hope to run twice tomorrow. It has been some 12 weeks now since I did the injury and I am far from fit. I am really looking forward to banking some decent miles again having just clocked 35 miles in each of the last 2 weeks. I am keen to start double daying again and have some nice lung buster sessions to do.

If all goes to plan I am now focused on doing the Sunderland 10k, then the Great North, followed by the Chicago marathon. I will be far from fit in Sunderland, but it will be nice to have a blow out and find how much work I need to do.

If you are injured and feeling frustrated I have found it really does help to look at the bigger picture, and to take time to do things you don't usually get round to doing.

Any progress is good right?

I have the green light to run again! Yes, ok I am really pleased, BUT only every other day. It is progress after 3 weeks of total rest but I just so much want to be running and running fast. I want to feel the air burning my lungs again. However, I have to be patient and run easy just to ease myself back into it again. I feel unfit, like I have just rolled the dice and moved on to the largest snake on the snake and ladders board right back to square one!

Being injured is a pain, and for a runner it is dam right frustrating. I have had internal turmoil, wanting to run, but being sensible and doing the right thing so I can get back to it as soon as my body will heal. I pulled a boney attachment so it takes about 3 months to totally repair, so really I am up with just 2 months since I did it. (See trying to be positive!) Not running really makes me appreciate how much I love running, how much I need it to think straight, to sleep well and to be happy. I miss the endorphins. 'Well could you not cross train I hear you cry?' The truth is no, the area I have injured and the type of injury required total rest, minimal leg movement. I wanted too, and felt guilty for not trying to hold onto some fitness, but then I wanted what was best for the injury. See turmoil!

I am now hoping the worst is now behind me and maybe round the corner their is a nice ladder to help me on my way again...OK, I can dream, we all no there are no quick fixes for getting fit again! Roll on the hard work!

Tentative steps

That’s it! I did it. 2 weeks of complete rest!

I had to, with the stop start running and the injury hanging about I needed to just get rid of it and get out of the negative spiral I was in. The pressure of having the Edinburgh marathon looming meant I was trying desperately to hang onto my fitness; therefore I never really gave my body a chance to heal. Had I had 2 weeks off straight away...hmmm hindsight eh! So some 6 weeks since my niggle started I am finally running pain free all be it for 20mins at the moment. I have had to pull out of the Edinburgh marathon, which I am gutted about. I have been trying to keep my impatience and frustration in check and at times I have felt like I could just run at a sprint forever with all this energy boiling inside me. I have tried to focus and channel it into something else, but when I don’t run I can’t seem to think straight. I have to keep constantly reminding myself of the bigger picture, and now have my sights on getting fit for the Chicago marathon in October. Hopefully next time I write I will be running more, and injury woes will be way behind me!

Getting there!

I am now 4 weeks into a niggle and I have finally found the cause. A rotated pelvis. I felt instant relief since it has been back in line, and now I am just giving the torn hamstring (that I got when slipping in the Kitchen) time to heal. Having had 5 days of rest, I banked a 20 min pain free run today and feeling much more optimistic about getting back into full training by next week. Edinburgh is now 6 weeks away and I feel I will run it. I am not too worried about the time I clock it is more about getting one under the belt and using it as a spring board to the Autumn marathon.

Injury woes

I was going so well on the road back from having Ruby just 9 months ago. I was just getting back up to some decent milage and banking 80-100 miles a week.

The Sliverstone half marathon was a great race for me, I felt strong in the gusty winds and I could feel the old running self back again. Winning is always nice, and a good confidence boost. However, this was short lived as I got a little excited at being able to run faster than 75mins for the half marathon again and got pumped for the session on the Tuesday, I over did it and tweaked my hamstring. I am so annoyed with myself for not listening more carefully to my body. I am currently cross training in an attempt to hold onto some of the fitness and hope my body can heal its self so I can at least do a little trot this weekend.