Wow it's been a while since I wrote on here! 23rd of August! Wowzer so much has happened since that date....mainly the biggest woe of my late summer running. A massive injury which meant I couldn't walk without some form of aid for about week. It started with an IT band/groin niggle that I.....ignored. Damn. You know you're a runner when you ignore injuries! Well that spread to my knees and out on a 7miler my leg seemed to seize badly. I kept running so I could get home. Did my usual post run showering, freshening up and then sat down. Bad idea. I couldn't get back up. I had to literally grab my left leg and painfully lift it infront of my body to walk. Worst pain in my life! This was also just a couple of weeks before my long awaited for Royal Parks Half Marathon. My Mother is a massage therapist specializing in lots of things including sports injuries! Lucky me! Yeah, until you are on the bed....owwwweeee. But she fixed me a little which meant gentle runs were okay but she advised against the half marathon.
If you are a runner reading this and have ever had an injury what do you think I did next....rest? Naaaah let's stretch for 2 weeks prior to the race, strap on a strap and pop some pills and off I went to the start line. This has been the only time that I really questioned whether I should walk out of the stating pens. I was really confused on what to do. Do I start this race knowing I prob won't finish and I could injure myself even more. But there was a niggle in the back of my head saying "but you could finish". So off I went. The first 9/10miles were okay. Painful, yes but okay. My favourite runner, Holly and her boyfriend were fantastic to turn up and support my painful trek! I finished it fantastically in a 2 hours and 6 minutes which wasn't a PB but it was a finish! And a proud finish for someone who could barely walk about a month previously. This was one of the best organised races and the atmosphere is amazing (I get to do it all again next year!! Yaaaay!).
So sadly that's why I've been quiet since then. And I am sorry to say, forgot to blog. But I'm back! And even though it's the end of March my running hasn't been as quiet as my online existence! I did take a well deserved rest which was annoying but I kept up with cross training and some little weights.
The year started off then with a slow mileage. Trying to keep myself injury free this 2013. I am trying this by fitting in lots more cross training. The swimming pool has become my new best friend and every Sunday we head down for an hour of pounding the water instead of the pavement. I now also go to yoga twice a week http://www.thetransformers.com/ to try and loosen those stiff muscles which was really helped! I hit the British Heart Foundation 10k the 9th of March with my housemate runner Sean. I did suffer from some food poisoning of something which meant I ran on an empty stomach (people should never follow what I do, I am a bad running influence). PB'd with a 53:38 time which was fun!
I have a couple races for the year with:
Bupa 10000 May 27th
Paris-Versaille 10mile Sept 29th
Royal Parks Half Marathon Oct 9th
Need to fill in some more but so far so good! :) Will keep more posts coming!
Oh and wanted to shout out about my favourite blog of the moment
http://www.shutupandrun.net/2013/03/im-not-wearing-pants.html
Great fun to read!
