The ankle is fine just damaged from my sprain, lots of stretching, movement exercises on a regular basis obviously getting it back to full strength.
My main concern was getting my head in the place it was a couple of weeks ago and the training on track again. I discussed my thoughts with Andy which always helps, just being able to talk to someone, who has forgot more than I will ever know about running, is a great help.
I think it comes down to the fact that if you can't do something to your full ability and give 100%
'why do it at all?'
I'm very conscious that statement doesn't work for all people, like the whole argument about it's not the winning it's the taking part, brigade.
Now I don't suggest for one minute that I will be winning marathons or any races in fact, but I do believe that you get out what you put in. (I hope that's true when I'm struggling to drag my backside towards the finishing line)....
Perhaps this has been the reason that I've felt down about the training because I couldn't train, but lets move on. Andy assures me that I'm bound to get injured more before April, unless I'm very lucky!! (So, note to self, get it together).
Saturday: It's still rainy and cold and seems to have been raining for weeks now. Sid was in London for the weekend, just a boy's weekend as Lynn was away. So we hadn't run together for a couple of weeks, I wrapped him up warm I told him we would be out along time.
I started off a little gingerly but got into it with no pain, the route: D.P.Hill, Kings Cross, Cannel to Regents Pk, Primrose Hill, Haverstock Hill, Hampstead and then finished off through the Heath.
The pace was more of a plod than a decent run, this was due to a couple off things:
1. I had to help Sid up the steep hills, this was very funny though!
2. I wanted to make sure that I could run over an hour and a half again.
Overall, I was pleased that I'm back running again, it was good even though a little slow. This will have to change...
Distance:10.70m
Time :1.48hr
Average 10.10.
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