Bit of a delay since my last post, but I have a reason…<\/p>\n
I followed the training plan I decided on pretty well for a week and a half.\u00a0 It incorporates things like hill repeats, fartlek runs, long slow runs and the like.\u00a0 It was all going really well, and then I tweaked my achilles tendon running for a bus a few days ago.\u00a0 Doh!\u00a0 Trying to sprint up a hill from a standing\u00a0start after being sat down for most of the day was asking for trouble to be honest…<\/p>\n
If you’ve read\u00a0my first post, you’ll know that I suffered from achilles tendonitis a while\u00a0ago that took a few months to clear up.\u00a0 I’m determined that I won’t be out that long this time, so I’ve decided to take a break from running for a few weeks.\u00a0 I tried running again soon after the initial tweak and knew that I need to rest.\u00a0 This is part of the whole “listen to your body” thing that I’m\u00a0trying to do.\u00a0 I’m certain\u00a0that one of the reasons it took so long for my\u00a0achilles to heal the last time was because I’d\u00a0tried to run through it too many times before deciding to take a break.\u00a0 I don’t want to make that mistake again.\u00a0 So my regime at the moment (and probably until after christmas) is regular massage of the achilles area on my left leg, and eccentric calf exercises off the\u00a0bottom step.\u00a0 I’m also doing lots of playing card workouts, which are basically HIIT workouts to try and keep up my overall fitness and build\u00a0my core strength.<\/p>\n
After christmas I’ll re-assess where I am and hopefully get back to running in my minimalist shoes.\u00a0 I’ll update this again when I start running again!\u00a0 Until then, merry christmas and a happy new year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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