Well, against all odds this morning, I completed my target for the month. It wasnโt fast or pretty but I did it. When I woke this morning I was wishing Iโd just carried on to 10k on Wednesday instead but my poorly tummy decided I wasnโt going to. And that poorly tummy has carried on being horrible to its owner all day Wednesday, AND yesterday and this morning when I awoke it still didnโt feel good. Iโve also been doing the 7 Day Core Challenge set by my Pilates lady, while she has a weeks holiday, and that has been a bit brutal on the old tummy muscles too.
Then after a few days of feeling good my hip has decided to hurt today too. I must have slept awkwardly again ( after only 4 hours sleep on Wednesday night due to neighbourโs cat/noisy seagulls in the middle of the night and also being too hot). I have had the appointment through to have a steroid injection in my hip on August 10th so ๐คthat that will help.
โน๏ธ. Added to that, yesterday I was sat on the settee with my feet up after a long walk, and some gardening, and my Pilates, and a load of housework, and all I did was stretch my legs and feet out and something snicked in my ankle. This is the ankle that I fractured 2 years ago and also tore ligaments in,and it occasionally clicks and makes odd noises but yesterday it snicked but wouldnโt go back to normal again. I kept trying to turn it to โresetโ it but it hurt too much. Then Iโd leave it for a while and try again. It just wouldnโt go back to normal and I thoughtโ NOOOO!!! I have to be able to do that last 4K!!โ Well I ended up massaging it, rolling it on the spiky Pilates balls, and wearing an ankle support this morning ( just in case) as it was still a bit sore.
And then also the fact that it was ridiculously hot at 5.30 this morning too!!! And I was not looking forward to this run at all. BUT I DID IT ANYWAY!!
I picked myself a nice level run, across the town towards Rock Park, around the Park )in reverse Park Run route) and back along the riverside to finish just past the Castle Grounds. Originally I was thinking Iโd round up to a 5k but not today. I wasnโt going to push anything and injure myself properly. I walked home, did my physio exercise for my hip and stretched then showered. And my ankle is still a bit twingey so I think I made the right choice taking it easy.
I did set myself a 100k target for this month too but, as I donโt know how Iโm going to feel after the steroid jab...... Iโm not going to stress too much if I donโt make it.
So ... another beautiful day.. far too hot for me so I shanโt be doing much at all today but whatever you are all doing enjoy your day. ๐๐. Oh and the pic is a little street I pass on some of my runs and I just love the name.