Thats what happens when you don't run for a while!

Today’s run I didn’t quite know what to do, I was considering doing something long and arduous, or maybe a few sprints, but finally I convinced myself that I would run 10km starting relatively slow and every km would try to run faster then the last.

So I started and as my first km is always downhill I hit:

1km 5:34

2km 5:20

3km 5:17

4km 5:18

5km 5:09

6km 6:04 ran out of juice

7km 6:08 clearly not doing well

8km 6:39 my Hamstrings acting up

9km 6:40 pride kept me from walking

9.3km 5:49 pace, happy it’s all over.

My average of 5:48 is still ok but I need to straighten up if I want to get some decent results for the Tour du Pays de Vaud coming up mid August.

Here is my recount of the km number 6 delusions as I ran past a field of sunflowers, all with their heads drooping down towards the ground looking away from me. They hadn’t seen me go by in ages and I couldn’t help but wonder if I had let them down. They had no more hope in me running by anymore, and as my struggling legs carried me past their horizons I didn’t as much as get a glance from them, not even a whisper or care in the world. They had been abandoned. I ran past feeling guilty that I had let them down and continued my inner dialog with the next field of potatoes, also looking quite gloomy. But as potatoes are underground they couldn’t see me go by and I managed blissfully to elude their criticisms. Amazing the thoughts that bounce around in my head as I prance along.

I dont like ham but I still got a Hamstring!

Its a sad reality that when I look at my last blog entry it was exactly 1 month ago!
But with that said I finally went for a run yesterday, 10km in 1 hour. All very slow and relaxed with km 9 at 4:30min speed to get the heart pumping and feel the life inside of me.

Nothing new to experienced sports people, injuries are almost a part of the game, If you do a sport long enough some body part is not going to like it, over use, wrong gear, poor weather conditions, or turtles crossing our running path, it can happen very quickly. Personally I have IllioTibial (IT band) strains behind me, major Achiles Tendonitis behind me, a sprained shoulder, a C3 vertebra needing some Chiropractor to put back in place and the latest is a Hamstring that doesn't want to let up. I blame it on 6 hours of Milano and back and 18 hours Lacanau and back of driving. I tried to convince myself yesterday that I could "run it off" but this morning my body reminded me that this was not the right strategy and all day I've been wobbling around wondering impatiently when I can go out again to prepare for the Montreal Marathon which is only 42 days away. Everything tells me its impossible but a little birthday proposal I received in the mail yesterday reminded me that NOTHING is impossible.
So I will have to see if these old bones and the bones that will have to take care of the children alone while I'm gone can come up with some kind of agreement. Time will tell.