I feel your grief. I have just spent a while in recovery and just as you fall victim I am injury free. However your words of caution are a great reminder that if we push too hard too often then an injury is likely to happen. Rest up.
Serious runner since age 34.
Member of Namban Rengo, Tokyo's International Running Club.
PBs:
5K: 15:58 (age 39)
10K: 33:32 (age 37; also 33:42 age 40)
Half: 1:13:54 (age 41; also 1:21:45 age 59)
Full: 2:44:48 (age 37)
I ran marathons between the ages of 35 and 37, gave them up, ran some more in my early 60s, and have given them up again. Too painful (maybe because I tried to run them too fast) and I got tired of all the long training runs, which also put too much stress on the body. So I'm back to tempo and interval training for 10Ks and Halfs, which I enjoy a lot. Winning, or finishing near the top, in my age group is fun too. Hope to run some big races in various countries and crush the competition. :)
Bloody hell! Hang in there Bob.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, enjoyed watching both the Women & Men's 10k trials. Tough conditions for the women though - looked like they were running in a monsoon.
I feel your grief. I have just spent a while in recovery and just as you fall victim I am injury free. However your words of caution are a great reminder that if we push too hard too often then an injury is likely to happen. Rest up.
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