Thanks for the comments you two, they are positive and constructive.
I have officially withdrawn from Draycote and have spent today reading back over the last 4 years in my training diaries and have decided that when I did FLM2002 I trained steadily, with some x training, my legs were stronger - we had our horse then and I was riding at least 2 days every week - and I didn't increase mileage on the long runs by more than 10% ever. After that I had a good rest of the year, entering and completing a couple of half marathons and a 10 mile race, all of which I gained PB's in which I have never come near repeating. I also noticed that if I got a niggle I backed off the mileage for a couple of days, even rested if need be, before it got too bad.
After that year I had a year when things were not good for me, other life events and illness intervened and I ran sporadically during 2003 until the spring of March 2004 when I took myself in hand and started doing some proper training again. Unfortunately I have had just about every injury since coming back and these can mainly be put down to over training, training when niggled, setting my goals too high for the fitness I have, entering events when injured and not healing properly before I start training for them again. The need to run no matter what else is happening has taken over and the depression when that doesn't go to plan is getting worse.
I need to learn from this as I am not moving forwards. I WILL do the marathons and ultras, I just need to approach them in the right way. The way I have been training is destructive, both physically and mentally. I have used running to be happy, as an anti-depressant, to run away from problems, to sort out my life, as I suppose most people do from time to time, but lately its become a stress. I've been trying to ignore the injuries (not just this recent one but all the others last year) and keep to targets which I will not waver from.
Its time to change.
Back to basics.
Strength, as you have pointed out, is the key.
No mileage increases greater than 10% per week.
A step back week every 3 weeks.
No entering events unless I am fit and able to train for them.
X training every week.
Be happy!!
It will all work out ok, keep smiling.
I like the idea of a couple of smaller triathlons. It could be fun and the other excercises will be good for me.
Thanks again. hearing your comments really does make me think about what I am doing and where its all going.
I have officially withdrawn from Draycote and have spent today reading back over the last 4 years in my training diaries and have decided that when I did FLM2002 I trained steadily, with some x training, my legs were stronger - we had our horse then and I was riding at least 2 days every week - and I didn't increase mileage on the long runs by more than 10% ever. After that I had a good rest of the year, entering and completing a couple of half marathons and a 10 mile race, all of which I gained PB's in which I have never come near repeating. I also noticed that if I got a niggle I backed off the mileage for a couple of days, even rested if need be, before it got too bad.
After that year I had a year when things were not good for me, other life events and illness intervened and I ran sporadically during 2003 until the spring of March 2004 when I took myself in hand and started doing some proper training again. Unfortunately I have had just about every injury since coming back and these can mainly be put down to over training, training when niggled, setting my goals too high for the fitness I have, entering events when injured and not healing properly before I start training for them again. The need to run no matter what else is happening has taken over and the depression when that doesn't go to plan is getting worse.
I need to learn from this as I am not moving forwards. I WILL do the marathons and ultras, I just need to approach them in the right way. The way I have been training is destructive, both physically and mentally. I have used running to be happy, as an anti-depressant, to run away from problems, to sort out my life, as I suppose most people do from time to time, but lately its become a stress. I've been trying to ignore the injuries (not just this recent one but all the others last year) and keep to targets which I will not waver from.
Its time to change.
Back to basics.
Strength, as you have pointed out, is the key.
No mileage increases greater than 10% per week.
A step back week every 3 weeks.
No entering events unless I am fit and able to train for them.
X training every week.
Be happy!!
It will all work out ok, keep smiling.
I like the idea of a couple of smaller triathlons. It could be fun and the other excercises will be good for me.
Thanks again. hearing your comments really does make me think about what I am doing and where its all going.
posted by HappyasLarry @ 6:28 PM
2 Comments:
At 6:16 AM,
sue said…
Back to basics is good! Last year when I was injured after Paris, I started going to the gym every week and just doing one hour CV work. Too boring without some variety I know, so I spent 20 minutes on each of cross trainer, bike and dreadmill. It paid off, and my fitness came back much quicker than I imagined it would. I also now do strength training which is helping me overall.
It's good that you recognise that running should be a aid for living, not living itself. Ttiathlons are a good idea, the training is varied and therefore more interesting and you'll be less prone to injury.
Well done!
At 5:44 PM,
beanz said…
Just picking up from a long time away
hope things are going according to the new plan
x
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