The past 2 weeks have been a challenge resulting to training being compromised but also learning how to adapt.
A very cold spell had come over the UK a couple of weeks ago and that same week, we were also afflicted with a virus or was recovering from one. With a lingering cough, I didn’t think it was a very good idea to go outside in 1 degree Celsius weather and breathe in the cold air. At the same time, I also didn’t want to regress. So… I signed up to a nearby gym just to use a treadmill.
I find running on a treadmill quite challenging because 1) physically, I’m not used to it and I feel like I’m just bouncing in place 2) mentally, I can’t find the groove, don’t trust that my pace matches, and I don’t like looking at all the numbers in front of me. But it was good because I wasn’t coughing due to the cold air.
Once I was brave enough to dare, I went back out again. I completed a Tokyo Marathon Foundation Virtual Challenge. Run a half marathon is however many splits and get a chance to win an entry to the Tokyo Marathon 2024. I ran it in 2 lots – 2hrs 5mins total. The second run included a 1 mile uphill in Surrey on Christmas Eve.
Then I worked 4 Nights starting Boxing Day. That was chaos. The hospital declared Critical Incident status. There were almost no beds anywhere with people getting seen in the ambulances. Almost everyone admitted had the Flu or Covid. Coming home from that, feeling that I too have caught the flu, meant there was no getting up for anything until I had to wake up to go back to work again.
A bit behind on the training and the writing but getting back, especially with these new babies…
Reach for the Seven Stars 