Today I ran my first proper 10km non-stop run - a first since my injury at the half marathon in December.
And it's July already... Has it really taken me more than half a year to come to terms with and learn how to manage the problem? Yes. And that's really sad. I should have bucked up a long time ago, but I sat on my arse in total denial and waited for the injury to go away instead of making a quick decision to take matters into my own hands. I only blame myself, really. Had I gotten over my pathetic state of self-pity and hit the gym a long time before my first race in May this year, things would be moving along a lot quicker than they have or are.
Having said that, I'm finally starting to feel like I'm making progress. They say injuries like mine never truly go away and it's all down to self-management. For the last few months, I've placed emphasis on strength training for this sole purpose. And today, I felt a result.
I pretty much flaked out during the OSIM... running, walking and striding whenever the tendonitis took over. My 10km run leg was a sad 1hr 15mins or so. So a realistic aim for today was just to try to run it all and come in before the clock hit 1hr10mins.
Distance: 10km
Official Time: 1hr4mins
For the first time ever in half a year, my legs held up all the way. I didn't feel the slightest bit of pain throughout, which was just fantastic. Was sort of forced to start off right next to the elite runners in the front (for fillming's sake) and when the horn blew, LA and I sprinted to the side to wait for the camera crew to get sorted. I'm sure we wasted a good minute or two faffing around before I was told I could go off without them. As a result, I've decided to use 1hr2mins as the basis for drafting out my training plan for the next 6 months.
I really was just over the moon about finding my pre-December legs again!
Hung around for a coupla hours after for interviews and stuff, and quickly felt the pain creep back and plague me when I was warmed down. So I guess it's not all gone - but it just reaffirmed the fact that what I've been doing to help the injury is working. And that's just great!
Results (time) might be crap but what I see and what I feel is just making me jump for joyyyyy! *boing*
Now for a quick rest before an easy 30km bike ride later. Happy legs, out.
And it's July already... Has it really taken me more than half a year to come to terms with and learn how to manage the problem? Yes. And that's really sad. I should have bucked up a long time ago, but I sat on my arse in total denial and waited for the injury to go away instead of making a quick decision to take matters into my own hands. I only blame myself, really. Had I gotten over my pathetic state of self-pity and hit the gym a long time before my first race in May this year, things would be moving along a lot quicker than they have or are.
Having said that, I'm finally starting to feel like I'm making progress. They say injuries like mine never truly go away and it's all down to self-management. For the last few months, I've placed emphasis on strength training for this sole purpose. And today, I felt a result.
I pretty much flaked out during the OSIM... running, walking and striding whenever the tendonitis took over. My 10km run leg was a sad 1hr 15mins or so. So a realistic aim for today was just to try to run it all and come in before the clock hit 1hr10mins.
Distance: 10km
Official Time: 1hr4mins
For the first time ever in half a year, my legs held up all the way. I didn't feel the slightest bit of pain throughout, which was just fantastic. Was sort of forced to start off right next to the elite runners in the front (for fillming's sake) and when the horn blew, LA and I sprinted to the side to wait for the camera crew to get sorted. I'm sure we wasted a good minute or two faffing around before I was told I could go off without them. As a result, I've decided to use 1hr2mins as the basis for drafting out my training plan for the next 6 months.
I really was just over the moon about finding my pre-December legs again!
Hung around for a coupla hours after for interviews and stuff, and quickly felt the pain creep back and plague me when I was warmed down. So I guess it's not all gone - but it just reaffirmed the fact that what I've been doing to help the injury is working. And that's just great!
Results (time) might be crap but what I see and what I feel is just making me jump for joyyyyy! *boing*
Now for a quick rest before an easy 30km bike ride later. Happy legs, out.
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