Everybody has a plan until they
get punched in the mouth- Mike Tyson.
This quote pretty much sums up the situation I am currently in; I am
injured and haven’t been able to run properly for the last three weeks. Tyson’s
quote- for me sadly- is an appropriate follow up to my last post in January. Up
until the second week of February I had been following my marathon plan
perfectly. In fact January for me had been one personal best after another,
culminating in a great run at the infamous Parliament Hill cross country run on
30th January where I started to realise that I may have a certain
aptitude for running in mud. This was
probably more to do with my rugby days than actual running ability, but who
knows. The following week I felt pretty tender; not surprising really after
completing the Parliament Hill course and the next day doing a 20 mile run.
However I thought it was just the deep ache of marathon training starting to
kick-in and anyway I had the Watford Half Marathon to prepare for. So I told
myself all I had to do was get to Thursday night and then I could rest for a
few days before tackling Watford on 7th February; but as the week
progressed a niggle in my right calf wouldn’t
go away. I pushed on though and felt slightly apprehensive about
Watford.
