It is with great sadness that I have to announce that, due to my sustained ITB injury, I am no longer able to complete my running challenge. Although I am in recovery and building both my strength and fitness it is not going to be possible for me now to be able to run the remaining races. I am very sorry for this unfortunate turn of events but I risk doing further damage if I continue and need to allow my body to heal properly and fully before attempting the level of training required to complete a half marathon, especially in the challenging climate of the Gambia.
I am not beaten and I will recover. And I will carry on next year with a new running challenge in order to finish what I started. Hopefully, with all the lessons learnt this year, I will be in a far better position to complete whatever challenge I decide to set myself. I know that it will end with the Brufut Half Marathon as completing this race is now a personal target, as well as a way to raise money for the Bantaba Project.
One interesting thing is that I am now fully consider myself a runner! Not something I ever thought I would become and there are many ways someone may identify themselves as being a runner. How do I know that I am a runner? I am wholly jealous of anyone able to run when I cannot! Who saw that on coming!?!? There is a level of acceptance required with running, a break through point where it doesn't become evil anymore and becomes enjoyable, even when it's hard. I think I reached this point at the end of February when I went out a did a 6 mile run after work on a Tuesday.. and loved it!
Thank you all for your support so far and please keep reading for what happens next xXx
Friday, 7 September 2012
Sunday, 26 August 2012
5th 10 minute daily recovery run - Details
5th 10 minute daily recovery run by lizadone at Garmin Connect - Details
I'd like to say it's getting easier but thats not true! My fitness is still depleted beyond my expectations and although it is highly frustrating I am pleased to be making some headway.
I am focussed on the positives... it is so good to be running every day, even if it is just one 10 minute mile. :0)
I'd like to say it's getting easier but thats not true! My fitness is still depleted beyond my expectations and although it is highly frustrating I am pleased to be making some headway.
I am focussed on the positives... it is so good to be running every day, even if it is just one 10 minute mile. :0)
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
2nd 10 minute daily recovery run
I am learning that my fitness levels have depleted somewhat already. 10 minutes continuos running is just about all I can manage... I went from 0 to 12 miles in 3 months and back again even quicker! :0(
2nd 10 minute daily recovery run by lizadone at Garmin Connect - Details
2nd 10 minute daily recovery run by lizadone at Garmin Connect - Details
New trial training schedule, need to banish this injury!
So I do not appear to be getting much better, regarding the ITB injury.
I went to support my running club, Victory Athletics, as they set off for their charity relay race around Hayling Island on Sunday morning and was lucky enough to be able to spend a little bit of time with one of our coaches, Colin. He suggested trying something different as a training schedule to try. I told him I had managed another weekly 5k on the treadmill and he pointed out that the treadmill won't help the injury as it is a constant in every way and I need to build up all the muscle groups.
The new training schedule looks like this:
A daily 10 minute run, all outdoors, preferably on grass, but if not possible then road will have to do.
Complete this every day for 7 days.
If there are no issues, increase this to 15 minutes every day and so on and so on until I am up to 25 minutes a day and then decrease to 2/3 a week.
This will build me back up to my previous level of training quite sensibly and steadily.
I shall let you know how it goes with a regualr weekly training update!
I went to support my running club, Victory Athletics, as they set off for their charity relay race around Hayling Island on Sunday morning and was lucky enough to be able to spend a little bit of time with one of our coaches, Colin. He suggested trying something different as a training schedule to try. I told him I had managed another weekly 5k on the treadmill and he pointed out that the treadmill won't help the injury as it is a constant in every way and I need to build up all the muscle groups.
The new training schedule looks like this:
A daily 10 minute run, all outdoors, preferably on grass, but if not possible then road will have to do.
Complete this every day for 7 days.
If there are no issues, increase this to 15 minutes every day and so on and so on until I am up to 25 minutes a day and then decrease to 2/3 a week.
This will build me back up to my previous level of training quite sensibly and steadily.
I shall let you know how it goes with a regualr weekly training update!
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