PERSONAL BATTLE ALERT THAT IS! That has got to be the hardest half marathon EVER!!! And that is without Mother Nature blowing an absolute hoolie with horizontal rain!!! it was like ‘It’s A Knock Out’ of the trail running variety in the natural arena of Dartmoor!! I feel like tiny me was battling against theContinue reading “PB Alert PB Alert PB Alert”
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Getting Hammered …
I was seriously considering my life choices 3km into the Hameldown Hammer … headwind resistance training was over and beyond what was necessary for a vertically challenged trail runner being challenged by the vert! Then hitting the bog with cross winds that were so angry I was buffeted sideways. If it wasn’t for the mudContinue reading “Getting Hammered …”
Long steady hill climbs …
My hip wasn’t perfect but there was no pain, no flappy foot, no tears, no tantrums. So a huge relief and improvement on last week’s run that ended in tears. But it does make me wonder about my reaction last week. It feels like an over-reaction looking back now, with hindsight and diagnosis, reassurance andContinue reading “Long steady hill climbs …”
Injurosis
Injurosis … neuroses about niggles and twinges after an injury. When it’s dark … and you can’t see anything … your mind overthinks … injurosis is inevitable. Is the niggle the injury waiting to flare up? or is it the body awakening and grumbling about the new level of activity? Neurosis of every twinge, niggle,Continue reading “Injurosis”
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