A Week Without Running...

Is, for me, a week without sunshine. I had a ten day hiatus from one of my favourite pass times, but judging from the poor results of Wednesday morning's run, it looks like a much much longer break may be necessary. My heart thuds resoundingly against the walls of my chest cavity, reflecting my deep horror at such a prospect...

What got me here?

Let me first begin with a happy announcement: I completed my first half marathon! But I probably shouldn't have...

(I'm going to interject here with a big shout out to Conny, Chandler, Claudia and Llinos - CONGRATULATIONS TEAMSTERS!)

I know where I went wrong. There were a couple of faux pas. I tried to get back into some pole training after 6 weeks off with very little warmup. I then ran into a wall. As a result, I displaced some ribs, as well as putting a few of my neck vertebrae out. I compounded the issue by insisting on continuing my training whilst injured. I then increased my training load dramatically 2 weeks out from the race. Boy, don't I feel silly. Because then I killed my knees, too.

I ran the half at my comfortable training pace and focused on my form. I ran with both knees strapped. They later swelled up like soccer balls and are yet to completely deflate. I have ice on them at this very moment! So that, unfortunately, rules me out of this weekend's 10k at Brighton.

I am, however, booked in for a weekend away in Byron Bay!! I'll be running the 10k Lighthouse race on Sunday, 25th October.

If I ever get time, I'd like to write a separate post about what muscular imbalances and disruptions to the kinetic chain caused my various injuries, how they can be prevented and how they will be resolved, because I'm the kind of girl that finds all that sort of stuff fascinating, but for now, I need to move along.

Just because I can't run doesn't mean I'm any less obsessed with running. I now have my HTC Touch Diamond 2 and we're getting along swimmingly. Feeling confident with technology, I decided to take the plunge and dive into the world of the podcast. I've been going on some long walks and have taken to listening to Running with the Pack, as well as the Runners Round Table. I am a zealous convert. It's official - Podcasts are made of all things win.

I've also added another blog to my list of favourites. I rank it as highly as Amelia Burton's, which is definitely high praise! If you get a chance, head on over to Cranky Fitness. I'm sure it will still be awesome despite the loss of one of its writers.

In other Deb news, yesterday I taught my first Stretch n Core class for ANC Health. Tomorrow morning I'll be taking my first Bootcamp session for them, also! This is in addition to my continuing involvement with Personal Best. Don't worry: there's enough of me to share!

More news as it comes to hand...

Yours in unwaning obsession,

Debzillah xx