“I learned, for example, that running injuries can be caused by being female, being male, being old, being young, pronating too much, pronating too little, training too much, and training too little.” - Amby Burfoot
This week was less than ideal, but well managed all things considered. I have, unfortunately, had a slight relapse to my back problems. I initially thought that the poor reactions from my body on some of my recent runs were just an after-effect of the cold I had picked up, but as the cold left my body I began to realise that there was something else up.
An osteopath check-up confirmed what I feared. It actually appeared to be a significant setback, but some excellent (and painful!) work from my osteopath seems to have arrested and reversed a large part of the problem. It will still take a few more sessions I fear to get back to where it was a few weeks ago, but I am confident that it will happen.
As to the cause(s), I have an idea, but cannot say for certainty. As per the quote, injuries can be caused by many things.
Training over the next few weeks will be about maximising what I can do whilst managing the situation.
On to this week.......
Monday: 21.07m easy.
Tuesday: am: 6.43m easy / pm: 12.05m - first 8m easy, steady for the rest.
Wednesday: off.
Thursday: am: 11.13m easy / pm: 8.33m easy.
Friday: 6.13m jog.
Saturday: 11.51m steady progressive - 9m @ 7:09, 2m @ 6:19, last 0.51m @ 5:40.
Sunday: 7.02m easy.
Total: 83.67m
As can be seen from Saturday's run, my back began to improve post treatment (Wednesday evening). I was pleased with my reaction to the run, so hopefully I can push on from there.
Mileage was deliberately kept a bit lower with the aim of setting myself up as best as possible for the last 10 weeks, which is where I get to grips with the marathon specific training.
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