Well I'm paying for my over-confidence.....well yes and no, some partial truth to that. You see I'm sitting here with hurrendous knee pain (only when I bend it, so that's fine!!?!), due to my old mans DNA, yup cheers for that right leg.
I'm seeing the physio next Thursday, so have a week left of my peg-legged pirate impression.
The story is that to be a good runner, or good at anything for that matter, you must practise exactly what skill or sport you wish to improve in. Meaning, to be a better runner you must run.
Well I don't want to be a better runner so I didn't run. However, as my body is no spring chicken anymore, I made the fatal error of running the half marathon with literally no practice of running yet thinking I could do it in 1 hr 45.
Well I didn't manage the 1 hr 45, I did it in 1 hr 40 mins 56 secs : ) But as my body was not ready for it, I now can't walk properly. No it isn't muscular as such, more a mechanical defect- my bowed right leg, my high arches and my 2 cm extra length all have contributed to wait for it.....self diagnosis here, ITBS or iliotibial band syndrome (look it up).
All in all it hurts like buggery. Was it worth it? Erm....in a word, no.
I'm now out of the first squash league match in a week (I'm in Stockholm squash clubs 1st team in division 1 : ) ) as well as a competition this weekend. I can't walk our dog properly and it takes me friggin ages to get anywhere!!
So hopefully with some stretches, rehab ideas, may be a new knee....I could be on the beautiful road to recovery soon.
Next years goal is under 1 hr 40, providing I can run again. Johanna promised me if I could beat her by 30 mins she would pay for a trip to NY for me. Well I gave it a go, but Johanna was too quick and ran a very impressive 1 hr 56 min 59 secs so a mere 16 mins quicker : (
My old man did a great job too......of looking after the dog. No, but seriously was awesome to help us out. He will run it next year, so will my sister.....she just doesn't know it yet.
p.s. The pope is officially a cock. Despite touching up kids, now the freak thinks athiests are Nazi's.......Honestly, get the kiddy fiddling paedo out of the country back to molesting the masses all over the World. So apparently I'm Hitler......
I'm seeing the physio next Thursday, so have a week left of my peg-legged pirate impression.
The story is that to be a good runner, or good at anything for that matter, you must practise exactly what skill or sport you wish to improve in. Meaning, to be a better runner you must run.
Well I don't want to be a better runner so I didn't run. However, as my body is no spring chicken anymore, I made the fatal error of running the half marathon with literally no practice of running yet thinking I could do it in 1 hr 45.
Well I didn't manage the 1 hr 45, I did it in 1 hr 40 mins 56 secs : ) But as my body was not ready for it, I now can't walk properly. No it isn't muscular as such, more a mechanical defect- my bowed right leg, my high arches and my 2 cm extra length all have contributed to wait for it.....self diagnosis here, ITBS or iliotibial band syndrome (look it up).
All in all it hurts like buggery. Was it worth it? Erm....in a word, no.
I'm now out of the first squash league match in a week (I'm in Stockholm squash clubs 1st team in division 1 : ) ) as well as a competition this weekend. I can't walk our dog properly and it takes me friggin ages to get anywhere!!
So hopefully with some stretches, rehab ideas, may be a new knee....I could be on the beautiful road to recovery soon.
Next years goal is under 1 hr 40, providing I can run again. Johanna promised me if I could beat her by 30 mins she would pay for a trip to NY for me. Well I gave it a go, but Johanna was too quick and ran a very impressive 1 hr 56 min 59 secs so a mere 16 mins quicker : (
My old man did a great job too......of looking after the dog. No, but seriously was awesome to help us out. He will run it next year, so will my sister.....she just doesn't know it yet.
p.s. The pope is officially a cock. Despite touching up kids, now the freak thinks athiests are Nazi's.......Honestly, get the kiddy fiddling paedo out of the country back to molesting the masses all over the World. So apparently I'm Hitler......
