“In reading the lives of great men,
I found that the first victory
they won over was themselves.
Self-discipline with all of them came first”
American President Harry Truman

Resting HR (average): 51

Injury status: (L) low back 4/10

This was a full training week and involved pushing through some pain barriers and maintaining discipline. Monday was an uncomfortable run of 12km as my left hip felt slightly sore but more worrying felt as if it was going to give way. I saw a new physio on monday and acupunctured my hip also. Tuesday it was ok initally and I managed to push through the 18km.

Wednesday was a strengthening session and the hip was still sore walking around. By Thursday it was slightly better although I only did 6km.

Friday it felt alot better for my long run and although it was very slow, I got past my goal of 32km, and actually managed 36km. After 24km my back started tightening up and the left side started to get sore, and the backs of my legs started to get very tight. Conditions weren’t great, being overcast and drizzly, and I think the damp shoes and socks didn’t help my feet and I started to get sore feet and blistering/rubbing which was getting more and more intense. I was glad to be able to finish!

Saturday was a strengthening session and my back was quite sore and stiff. I was pretty tired and simply didn’t feel like doing another session later that day. Sunday I felt quite comfortable running 18km, although the pace was pretty slow. I was happy with the ileage I did this week and exercised 2x day on 6 of the days. Next week I look forward to reducing the mileage and letting the legs recover a bit…

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap,
but by the seeds you plant.”
Robert Louis Stevenson