Week 17

[Antonio247]

I´m glad you´re feeling better, Andy. I´m sure you´ll be able to go on with your marathon programme soon.

I´m glad with my running environment since I find it very relaxing to have the chance to go for a run and with just walking two minutes from home see the bay of Almería on one side and on the other several ranges of mountains, some of them with snow in winter. Besides, I´m lucky with the weather because it isn´t cold in winter although in summer it can be very hot. So, most people prefer training early in the morning or late in the evening in summer. I think you´re heroes running in winter with low temperatures, rain, slippery surfaces, etc.

Liz, I walk backwards after training because I read somewhere it is good to avoid injuries mainly in the knees. Someone noticed that defence basketball players had to run/walk backwards a lot and they seldom got knee injuries. They thought that it could be because they walk/run backwards a lot. Anyway, I think it must be good to use the muscles in the opposite way you have used them previously. I don´t know if it is good or not to avoid injuries but I find it interesting to do it at the park when I´ve finished running. Afterwards, I do some stretching, especially to avoid a calf injury, which is what I most fear.

Well, good luck, everybody.