Diary of an injured runner
Take 4,397 !! The diary of an injured runner ... Chapter 1 - anger, avoidance, denial, acceptance ... 8 days since I last ran, it's actually been nice to take a break from running. Just forget about it and relax. Tying that in with an injury and not trying to constantly get back every day really recharged my batteries and I'm ready to start again. Will jog today. I think it's important to realise myself that this is not going to be totally ache free - there will be some aches and pains - there always is. I may need another week of R&R, or maybe even more massage / physio. Accept the fact and move on ! All being well though I will get round a run with minimal fuss. Weight was fantastic last week, still sub 10 st 7 on Friday BUT a weekend away eating and boozing and I had ballooned to 10 st 9 so a return right now is fairly needed !! I will do lots of pre-had - stretch routing, glute activation every day and follow up with glute / low back strength daily just to keep in c