A.M. It rained cats & dogs this morning from start to finish and I was cold and drenched through. Easy paced run on a mix of asphalt and muddy trails, one big hill and some wee bumps. My left quad felt a lot better but still a little stiff and sore, I ran the downhills gently to continue to nurse it along and I shall continue with icing, heat, salbe etc. Total 21k in 1:38:11, av pace 4:40/k, 7:31/mi.
This is from an interview with Tom Ostler.
"Injury and illness are the result of overtaxing one's energy reserves and are, in almost all cases, not the result of accident. A properly conditioned runner, whose body can handle even more than the daily training load, is virtually injury- and sickness-proof."
"Injury and illness are serious threats to the future improvement of the athlete and can, with reasonable care, be avoided. The trick is to maintain at all times a sense of overall well-being and freshness, which in turn is the best insurance of good health."
I was feeling chesty with a sore throat and a washed out feeling this afternoon. I obviously haven’t got the "trick." I always want to do more, I know improvements will come with consistent high mileage and interspersed quality sessions, it’s just difficult to know where the border line is. I’d planned to go out for a second short run this evening, it pains me not to but I’ll skip it and hopefully have a sense of overall well-being and freshness tomorrow. | 