When the alarm went off at 4am, all I wanted to do was stay in bed!
I was out the door just before 5, and it was simply a slow grind.
I didn’t feel particularly great in my left calf, and was worried it was getting sore. After 3km I stopped and stretched and it seemed fine after that.
My quads and hamstrings and butt and shins were all sore…but the dream of Comrades and thinking of the people who inspire me; especially my wife Rheanna, my parents, brother and sister, and family and friends; along with the people of South Africa who need role models; inspired me to keep on pushing and I was able to divert my mind reasonably well. (I find sometimes it works, and when it doesn’t, the miles take twice as long and the run ends up being twice as hard!)
It was a slow run ending up at 5:50 pace but at least it was more consistent and overall I felt better. My feet got sore but it took 18km this morning, whereas it has been 10-12km. Usually I find it takes 30km or so for me to feel pain in my feet.
In the evening I only managed to do some Abs, Leg strengthening (hamstring curls, squats) and step exercises. I would have liked to do a walk, but I decided to do some acupuncture to my shins and calves and make sure I was in bed just after 9!
Tomorrow brings a day off running and a chance to do some strengthening for both the lower and upper body.
April 7th, 2010 at 8:37 am
Keep pushing my luv, you can do it!