I might not be fast. I might not run far. But over the days, the weeks, the months, I am seeing some progress. It’s hard to know where I’ll get to. Will I run the London Marathon again? Will I get to the Guernsey Ultra?
I want to run far but whether my body will let me is another story.
And I miss it. I miss being out in the world – of running in torrential downpours, of running through my local woods, of the chats when running along with someone, of the social connections, of the random stuff you come across. Treadmill running isn’t the same.
So I’m doing what I can – strength training, step climbing, treadmill running. And yep, it gets very sweaty. I’m doing intermittent fasting with most of my training done in a fasted state. And yes I’ve lost some weight too.
Training has been a little mixed over the last 4 weeks. While not particularly consistent, I did manage a 4 ½ mile run up in Scotland. And on that run, I could’ve kept going. I wanted to keep going. But I didn’t want my knee having hissy fits. Walking I can do, running I want to do.
Here it is in all its glory!
And I’m trying not to think about the fact that as I sit here writing this, I have a lurgy. Lurgies suck big time! So here’s to getting back to the gym once better!
Well done! Now Lurgy Be Gone!
Cheers Liz and here’s hoping…it’s been a few days so far and getting bored with the whole thing… Hope all is well with you!
It sounds as though we are in a similar place: making progress but slowly and with caution! And as far as I am concerned that means distinctly “glass half full”, rather than “glass half empty”. Fingers crossed for you.
Thanks Derek, and you too! Feeling so very nervous about running outdoors again…and will be trying to manage my expectations. Happy running!