2x10kms is not 20kms

911sc

Tone is set....sort of feeling **** and frustrated after a very bad 2010 year and struggling to recover.
It is not as if i was 20 and could get over it in a week. ..got into that marathon/duathlon/triathlon stuff at 40+, and it is this time of you life you either fall into the comfort of leater sofas/good food and wine..... or get out on the road in darkness by minus 0 degrees.

My posting rate on this board went down as i felt i had nothing to contribute as i was on the side line .
Thanks Izoard for noticing via your PM, really appreciated.

12th march 2010 = badly injured left hankle while training on the wicklow way for Connemara Ultra
20th July 2010 = badly injured right hankle while running on the beach in Mallorca
Only completion for 2010 was 200kms wicklow cycle.

It is only few weeks i can run with no pain in the ankles...Swimming ability has gone low, cycling... well, it's winter time so there is a good excuse not to get out, and don't know how **** i am now considering i was **** before

I try to run to and back from work at least twice per week...that's 10km in the morning and 10kms in the evening...but really struggling in the evening and have to sometimes walk a bit.
I used to throw a 21kms no bother on Monday evenings to close the day before going to bed. I can't contemplate the idea.
Guess i need a kick in the ass and get over it!
2011 challenge: signed you for 70.3 in Galway in September.

Hardly swam in 2010.. beside sore hankle, what put me off swimming in Irish water in 2010 was the dream swim in Magens bay in March 2010 (St Thomas Virgin Island).
I going back there March coming ... but i may not swim in order to be able to enjoy Irish OW swim in 2011...NOT!!

I will discover tomorrow how this post read...sort of mellow at the mo with Jamee and Buddhar bar music... Good night everybody..
Hope i recover on time for 10miler on sunday morning..

BTW, these Buddhar collection CDs really has some good rythms for running for ever.. Reminds me of the drummers in Lee tunnel in Cork.

kingQuez

Hey 911sc, I found starting back running this year really dificult, times were miles off what I know I can do and I kept pulling little muscles etc. It picks away at you when you cant do what you know you should be able to, so almost a full year of it must be a total headwreck.

In the end I signed up for a short race, just for fun to go through the motions again, and it reset my mindset. I started enjoying runs, without thinking about my A race later this year (which was seeming impossible after fixating on it a bit too much). Forget about comparing yourself with how you were racing or training and just focus on the next thing, easier said than done but for me it's got training back to being fun and an accomplishment rather than finishing each session and thinking "id of done this better last year, im such a lazy git". Would it be feasible to swop your training around so that its harder to make these comparisons? (dont run to/from work, cycle instead... and run different routes than you did in the past, and different distances on different days?)

I might be miles off the mark here...

ecoli

Hey 911sc

I know how frustrating injury can be rewind 2 years and I was out for few months. Spent two months cross training when i started to come back which drove me insane. When finally got the all clear to run i was struggling to hit what i considered my recovery pace. Started to meet up with a few boardsies for the odd run. The new venues and training partners made me view it as a social thing and helped big time.

Even after few months i then entered a race or two (short races just for the atmosphere) my best for the summer was 40 seconds slower than my PB ( over 3k so was fairly significant) struggled on through the winter just racking the miles and started to get back to myself. In Feb ran a half marathon exactly 12 months after i started back cross training and had the race of my life.

The main thing i would say is persevere. Try running with beginners groups or in new places (as was recommended) the fitness will come back in time the main thing is get the love for it back without that you will continue to see it as a choir

Best of luck getting back

Izoard

Good man 911...take it handy. In a month or so, the picture may well be a whole lot brighter.

911sc

Thanks all for comments. I guess i unrealistically expected to be able to start again at the same level where I stopped last year.. Like hill climbing, it is slow to get to the top, fast to get to the bottom.

Fair comment than to change routes/habits/training....There is a track near by my home, so while laps are not my cup of tea, I think i'll give it a go. Perfect opportunity to do some speed work rather than junk miles!
And get back in the pool one morning per week + circuit training once per week as well.
That's the plan, and i 'll see how i get on !

RedB

911sc wrote: »

I guess i unrealistically expected to be able to start again at the same level where I stopped last year.. Like hill climbing, it is slow to get to the top, fast to get to the bottom.

+1

Can't believe how hard it is just to get back doing the simple things this year. A 2 day tiredness headache after a Sunday cycle was just the start of it. The body crumpling under the weight of a long run in the icy fog another. Zombie impressions at the end of a week already . Generally feeling under par.

I thought it was just me but agree 100% with Izoard, give it a month or so and build slowly and patiently till you find your mojo.