Monday, April 11, 2005
I'm back... again...
Well, firstly apologies for not keeping my blog up to date. As some of
you may know, I have been out of action with a stress fracture for the last seven weeks, and have been a bit
unmotivated to post. Today was my first run back, and even though it was only a short one, it felt great. In two
minds about the foot - it wasn't sore, but I was aware of it. My doctor said that there would be some stiffness, so
it's a bit of a balancing act to know how things are going. I intend to take it very easy over the next few weeks
and months, aiming to get fitness and strength back, and worry about speed later.
The other really exciting thing is that this post has been done with my new software - RunDiary.net. Everything
you are reading was pulled from my training log, and pumped up to the WEB at the press of a button. The
software is currenly in beta testing, and the web site (also called RunDiary.net, just to confuse things) will be up in
the next few days. If you really, really, really want to be on the beta program, drop me a line at
sparkie@rundiary.net
Here is a summary of my run today. What is so cool about this is that I didn't have to type is out - I just dragged a
template with all the information automatically filled in.
11/04/2005 4:00 pm
Workout Type: Endurance - Short Endurance
Course: Loretto
Distance: 3km
Time: 16:00
Average HR: 144
Comments: First run back after stress fracture. Did 5 laps of Loretto - probably about 3.5km all up. Took off my
shoes after the first lap, which felt more comfortable. No strong pain, but foot a bit stiff. Dr JH said that this was
likely to happen during my return, but it is a bit disconcerting as you are not sure whether you are coming back to
early.All in all, the pace was pretty good, and I felt strong - normally my first runs back are sluggish and tough,
although they are normally longer and hillier than this. Will give tomorrow a miss, and repeat on Wednestday,
probably going for 20-21 minutes (each lap is about 3 minutes at an average clip).
What's coming up?
I have set myself a really really big goal for the next 18 months which I will be talking about in a later post this
week. And working like a dog to fix all the little niggles that are popping up in RunDiary.net!
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Great news Sparkie, I'm sure you were hanging to strap on the running shoes again.
Best of luck with your build up.
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Best of luck with your build up.
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