It’s going to be a fairly short post from me for June. I
have been juggling loads of things whilst trying to improve my running form, to get back to
what it was before my Watford Half Marathon. Overall I think it has been
pretty successful, with most of June being spent running a weekly mileage of
around 30 miles and above. However this distance has not been without its
niggles and with the quality running sessions I have added in; my right lower
back and glute have become quite tense
over the last couple of weeks. Luckily I have had the advice of my fellow club
members, as well the physio who I have been seeing for the last couple of
months about my calf and my more recent issues.
So in a lot of ways things are looking positive with my running
and I feel like I am heading in the right direction. That said I am still
apprehensive, as I begin my marathon training. Ultimately the reason for
feeling like this is the fear of becoming injured again, therefore having to
miss another marathon this year; which to be honest would lead me to
contemplating whether I should train for another marathon in 2017. Being
injured is not a great feeling, but it does give you a marker as to what you
can and can’t do in regards to training. Now that I am relatively okay and am
free to start increasing my mileage, this is where the uncertainty comes in.
How do I know when I have pushed myself too much? What sort of sessions take
more out of me than others? These are questions that I can’t answer right now,
but will only be able to know once I have begun my marathon training.
