“There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere
and many of us will have to walk through
the valley of the shadow of death again and again
before we reach the mountaintop of our desires”
Nelson Mandela
These 2 weeks have reached desperation status. It has involved making a decision as to whether I can run Comrades or not. I have consulted 2 different physios and had had differing opinions. I have a lower back, pelvic, hip area tightness with poor muscle balance that has resulted in a hamstring strain and neural symptoms. At least it is now recovering and I can move forward.
The training is very light and easy, with a focus on working on my weaknesses and instability. It has meant my goals have had to be revised from a silver medal and a target of 9 hours; to simply finishing within the 12 hour cut off and getting a finishers medal.
Game on…
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Training for week Mon 24 Dec – Sun 30 Dec |
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Mon 24 Dec |
4km |
| Tues 25 Dec | |
| Wed 26 Dec | 4km |
| Thurs 27 Dec | 6km |
| Fri 28 Dec | |
| Sat 29 Dec | 10km |
| Sun 30 Dec | |
| Weekly mileage | 24 km |
“A champion gets up one more time
than he gets knocked down”
