Injury Recovery

I know, I know, I know. I have been MIA for over 2 weeks now but as this is a blog about my fundraising efforts and all the running I'm doing, I don't have a lot to say as I am not running! I am now, however, starting on a recovery plan and after 1 weeks complete rest and a very gentle start to cross training this week I am making my way back to my running community. 


Last week I did a 30 minute cross training session in the gym which involved a 15 minute hill session on the cross trainer at L8 and a 15 hill minute session on the bike, also at L8. Things were pretty hectic last week what with Hants cricket matches, booked cinema trips and family engagement that I only managed one session. As I told myself at the time, 1 is better than no sessions at all. 
I'm not very healthy when I am not running I discovered and I tend to eat a lot of bad food. I had lost 1st 2lbs through slimming world to the date of the D Day 10k when I properly injured my knee and I managed to put on 2lbs in one week whilst having my rest week. I did visit a curry house, McDonalds and Pizza Hut in that week so I think I got off fairly lightly but I lost my motivation to stay healthy. Last week I maintained at 1 st lighter which I was ok with but now I am determined to get the last 6/7 lbs off in the next 6 weeks. This will put me in my target zone and mean that all the time I stay there I will not have to give slimming world any more money! Good times!


Exercise wise, so far this week, I went for a 3 mile walk on Monday night with the Chippie, out to a local park and back. Tuesday I did a 40 minute gym session (20 minute x trainer and 20 minute bike), Wednesday was a lazy day and today I went for a 2 mile (we think) walk at lunch time around the company grounds with Ms W. We will do the same tomorrow and I will remember my Garmin to measure the distance properly. The track around the work grounds will also be the start of my return to running as everyone has told me to only run on grass at first and this track is completely grass so is perfect... terrain meets the requirements, it is not too long and will help me build back up to where I should be...sorted!


Let's hope three weeks away from running is long enough to heal things. I will let you all know how I get on on Tuesday when I try my first run! :0) xXx

Still injured!!!

I know I have been lazy with my blog (again) but I don't feel I have very much to say, what with being injured and all! Also I had to sit a three hour Open University exam for my Level 5 Philosophy module towards my PPE degree on Friday so I have been plenty busy revising for that. 


Anyway, about my injury. I have now completed my full five days complete exercise rest, as recommended after the ITB problems that flared up during the D Day 10k. I hate not being able to run!!! 
All of the websites and magazine articles I can find suggest full rest for five days and then to start cross training. So, this is what I will do although life is pretty hectic at the moment. This week I am out straight from work at the Ageas bowl, watching my beloved Hampshire Royals in the 20/20 format of the game and Thursday I am at the cinema watching a National Theatre Live production of Frankenstein (the best play ever made in my opinion!). So, with all this going on I have Tuesday and Wednesday to get some exercise in. Wednesday seems like a good idea as I can do 30 minute ab class followed by an hour gym circuits, all at my gym. There is a half hour gap between the two which I could utilise for either the bike or the cross trainer.


Hopefully I will be able to get back to running in about 2/3 weeks although only a little at a time and only on grass! 


Lets see how it goes. xXx

Race 6 of 13; D Day 10k - Awful run!

Untitled by lizadone at Garmin Connect - Details


Didn't like the course and have furthered my ITB injury :0(