Hurrah! Something great has happened! I’ve got an injury at last!
I’ve often thought that I should have more injuries. I’m overweight, I never stretch or have massages or do warm-ups or warm-downs. I’ve run two marathons and 5 half marathons without training properly. And yet I never get injured. I’ve been feeling quite inadequate. Equally, a few weeks ago I had a bad cold, much to my relief. It was so long since I’d been ill that I was beginning to think there must be something wrong with me.
My right calf seized up after the Reading race. Naturally, I did nothing about this, though the ache has remained. Today, I popped out for my first run since the weekend. All was going reasonably well until, about a mile into the run, I realised that my calf was hurting enough to have to stop and walk. I walked for a couple of miles, but all attempts to jog failed. No idea what to do about this, but I have three days to get it right before the Bath Half.
At least I feel like a real runner at last.
