A week…
This week. This week has been hard. After a sore 5k Sunday last, I decided I needed to take a full week off training to try and let my Achilles heal. Italy is drawing near, I need to train and I need to try and get this leg right. It is frustrating but it is what it is. This week alone I have had two sessions of shock wave therapy, two sessions of dry needling and one of massage. I ran today, 2k, and it is still sore. We will see what the next couple of days brings.
I’m not going to lie. I am pretty bummed. I had high hopes for my lead up to Laverado after Noosa Ultra Trail but it has all kind of gone sideways. I am going to do my best to not feel sorry for myself now though. I am going to do my best to get some endurance training in, even if it is not as much running as I would like to do. This will include biking, the stepper, core work and maybe even some swimming……mmmmmmm maybe not, I severely dislike the cold! Regardless, I need to start doing something as I do not want to lose all my fitness and enough is enough.
As runners we get so down on ourselves when injury strikes but in the big scheme of things, it isn’t really a massive deal. There are far bigger things going on in the world we should be concerned with. That being said, it is still important to us and it really sucks when we cant do what we want to do. Trying to keep the PMA.
On a positive note however, I have got some extra sleep, read a bit, watched plenty of cool stuff on Netflix (which I NEVER do) and YouTube and got to spend some really lovely time with the family and also in the yard. There are absolutely benefits to not being tired all the time and having extra energy to do ‘normal’ stuff. It has been nice for sure. The shop has also been busy and with one of our long term employees leaving in a week and a half, there will be plenty for me to do in the coming weeks before our big trip.
Otherwise, life is good. We are all healthy, the kids are cracking along and I really am blessed. Its time to move forward. Its time to focus on what I CAN do not what I CAN’T do. That will be the focus in the lead up to my Euroquest. Onward and upward. Consistency + Commitment.