Yet again I have decided to do something really silly, run 21 Kilometres.
I have been training for a few months now, and you have seen the other things I have taken on but here comes best of all, about 3-4 weeks ago I managed to wreck my ITB muscle, a really painful thing that gives you excruciating pain in your knee, so needless to say I haven’t been doing all that much distance running of late, and getting to my Physio guy a few times a week, he’s a miracle worker.
Anyway late Friday I decided to give it a crack so I jumped on a plane and headed north to Queensland for the 6.20am start on Sunday morning (Ignoring all the advice of the Physio and Medical docs).
Armed with my runners, and anti-inflammatory creams and tablets off I went.
2 klms in the knee tweaked a little, my iPod stopped working and I thought it was going to be over.
Another 2 kilometres of hearing myself breath as I run, the iPod started working again so back on track, I set myself simple goals of a kilometre at a time than half way, than 15klms till I decided to let it rip at the 15/16 kilometre mark.
Than the joy for the first time runner of drinking water from a cup on the run, slam it just went splash in my face, how do they do it.
Anyways good news is I made the finish, in what I consider a respectable time with a ITB injury and for my very first crack at running 21 kilometres and half marathon 1hr 51min.
I am thrilled to just make the end, now if I can just get my leg fixed I’m aiming for a 1hr 30min target at my next attempt! maybe Auckland in November.
I have been training for a few months now, and you have seen the other things I have taken on but here comes best of all, about 3-4 weeks ago I managed to wreck my ITB muscle, a really painful thing that gives you excruciating pain in your knee, so needless to say I haven’t been doing all that much distance running of late, and getting to my Physio guy a few times a week, he’s a miracle worker.
Anyway late Friday I decided to give it a crack so I jumped on a plane and headed north to Queensland for the 6.20am start on Sunday morning (Ignoring all the advice of the Physio and Medical docs).
Armed with my runners, and anti-inflammatory creams and tablets off I went.
2 klms in the knee tweaked a little, my iPod stopped working and I thought it was going to be over.
Another 2 kilometres of hearing myself breath as I run, the iPod started working again so back on track, I set myself simple goals of a kilometre at a time than half way, than 15klms till I decided to let it rip at the 15/16 kilometre mark.
Than the joy for the first time runner of drinking water from a cup on the run, slam it just went splash in my face, how do they do it.
Anyways good news is I made the finish, in what I consider a respectable time with a ITB injury and for my very first crack at running 21 kilometres and half marathon 1hr 51min.
I am thrilled to just make the end, now if I can just get my leg fixed I’m aiming for a 1hr 30min target at my next attempt! maybe Auckland in November.
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