No jumping, no cycling, no swimming, and more to the point, no running allowed, for at least a week! Well, it just couldn't continue so smoothly really; where would the challenge have been? (Actually I think there might have been enough challenge, but that clearly reflects my lack of grit...)
When I came back from a run on Christmas Eve with some pain behind my knee, I decided to give it a rest for a couple of weeks as is my usual response to niggles. Unfortunately this niggle decided not to go away, so I took it to the doctor today to see if she could give it a good talking to. Happily, since all my ligaments seem to be in good nick and there is no tenderness or external sign of a problem, the probable cause is a simple muscle strain being aggravated by daily activity. That explains the total ban on exercise for the next little while! I've also got some anti-inflammatories to speed the healing process. The timing is not brilliant, with only three months and one week until the first marathon, but it could be worse (three days and one hour before, for example). So I'm being patient and optimistic, knowing that a few weeks' rest now will mean much more rapid progress later. Since my objective is to get round, at least I don't have to worry that I won't reach my target time! Anyone got a spare torch?
Needless to say, I will be shifting my focus to fundraising, fundraising and fundraising for the next little while. Today I have passed the halfway mark for both charities, which is really something to smile about. Hooray!
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Hi Isabel,
Hope you get well soon, and the period of rest is not useless, in that the niggles don't go away or they come back!
TC
Ann
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