F**k and B******s, just when things were going so well I've gone and hurt myself. I've got no idea how, well actually that's a total lie, because I know exactly how and what I've done, but I'm trying to convince myself otherwise in the hope it will go away!
2 weeks ago towards the end of the Andover Trail Marathon I felt a bit of soreness in the arch of my right foot. At the time I thought that I'd probably just stood on a stone or stepped awkwardly at some point during the run and didn't really think much more about it. I was back on the bike for the work commute Monday and everything felt fine, or as fine as it ever does when you've just run a marathon. By the Tuesday, once some of the other aches had started to subside, it still felt a bit sore, but I ran the monthly 5K at work with no massive issues and despite it still feeling sore, I continued to put it down to Sundays Marathon efforts. Roll on to Thursday of last week and feeling pretty good, I ran the 10 miles home after work. Mistake number one! By the time I got home it didn't feel too good, so I got some ice on it, stretched and rolled it out and hoped that it would be feeling a bit better by the morning, when I'd have to run back to work. Friday morning, I ran the 10 miles back into work (not a lot of choice really as my bike was still at work) and that was mistake number 2. By the time I got to work it felt really sore. Bugger and Bo****ks, why didn't I just listen to my body and give it a break? Oh, well, not to worry it can't be that bad, lets give it a few days off and see how it goes. So that's what I've done. As you'll have seen from last weeks blog I was away playing bikes, so it got a bit of a rest then, and despite feeling sore all week, I've not been running and it's been getting better. Having been here or hereabouts before, I've a good idea that lots of stretching, heat, and ice and more stretching's probably the best thing for it, so that's what I've been doing and it's certainly better. So much better in fact that I was still planning on running the Surrey Tops 50 miler, overnight on Saturday. Come Friday afternoon and pottering around at home I suddenly thought to myself, "Owwwww", as my left heel decided to come out in sympathy with my Right arch. What the hell is that all about? Well, I'm guessing, (hoping), that its a combination of the muscles that are used to running, having done nothing for a week deciding that they're not happy with that. Coupled with a bit of awkward use from my favouring that foot over the other one that's sore. Either way, after a good nights sleep it felt a bit better this morning, and still harbouring hopes that I might be able to get round the Surrey Tops I thought that I'd better give it a try for a couple of miles and see how they felt. From the fact that I'm sat here now typing away and not getting ready to go running you can probably guess that all's not well. Whilst my little local loop wasn't a total disaster and both feet feel better than they did a couple of days ago, I know for a fact that running 50 miles isn't going to do them any favours, and in fact is likely to end up really causing some damage, so sense has prevailed and I'm going to have to find something else to do today, instead. I suppose that I shouldn't complain, and these things are all part and parcel of the running game, but having been running so well recently and having had 2 years injury free, it's incredibly frustrating. Even more so when I know that the only solution is rest and allowing the muscles or tendons, or whatever it is that's not right, the time to mend. Frustrating, yes. The end of the world, no. Now stop feeling sorry for yourself Perratt, get your arse off the sofa and go and get on with something. The sun's about to break through the clouds, its still early and it's going to be a beautiful day, so lets go and do something with it!
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Paul PerrattOld enough to know better, young enough to still feel invincible, stupid enough to keep on trying the same thing again and again. Cyclist, Gardener, Runner, Hiker, Cook, Woodworker, Engineer, Jack of all trades and master of none, Anti social old git and all round miserable bugger. Archives
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