by Julie

The mental running game

I started off faithfully writing up all my runs but that went pear-shaped over the summer. After my father died I started to get a pain in my right knee, which eventually got worse. The weekend before last I was due to do 19 miles but could only manage 10, and I really could have stopped at 6. Cue massive wobble, the worst I ever had with running. I couldn’t do the marathon, everything was finished, it was all a waste of time. I actually felt terrible, I think everything caught up with me. I…
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by Julie

No heroics

Nothing fancy tonight. 3 miles on the flat to see how my knees held up. I did 3 on Monday evening also and my knees weren’t too bad but not pain- free either. The right knee is worse and I felt a nice sharp pain in the knee-cap after a mile tonight which made me stop and turn around. I got another 2 out of it but I’d say any longer and it would have been worse. I came home and did some foam rolling and my quads are very sore in spots. I’m going…
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by Julie

Putting one foot in front of the other

So my poor dad passed away on Saturday 10 August 2019. I was lucky enough to be with him, with my sister, and we told him we loved him and that it was ok to go. I know he could hear us, even though he was on a lot of drugs at the end. It’s all still very sad and unreal and I really think it’s only starting to hit me now. Despite that I have been running in the last four weeks, sticking to the plan as best I can. I ran the morning…
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