Ankle prognosis from physio Steve.

Not great :(
Tendons should heal pretty quickly
Steve worked on them, releasing fluid and kneading them. Really painful but Steve's feeling positive for a speedy recovery.

Ligaments however, not so good :(

Def got torn ligaments but would.need to have a scan to see exactly how bad thre damage is.

Steve's thumb got well into ligaments and caused me extreme excruciating pain. It was as if he was tattooing my ankle / piercing it with a white hot poker. Pain.on so.many different levels. But it's def loads better than it was and I have some strengthening exercises to do.

Won't be doibg the Ryde half marathon 16/8. Prob won't be doing the duathlon Leanne's doing 23/8. Not sure about the new forest half but hopefully I'll be back by then.

Won't be taking bike on holiday to iow week after next. Won't be taking my running gear either.

It's stength and conditioning fortnight here we come. I'm gonna be rocking the core-fantatstic!!!

Aaah well. It's the lot of the endurance athlete... = injuries. I'm just going to have to look on this as an excellent opportunity to really focus on my core and upper body strength which'll be brilliant for when I start running again.

Which'll either be the end of this month or early September xx

Thunder Run - great fun :) sprained ankle not so much :(

It's nearly 8am on Wednesday 29th July, and I'm sat in my arm chair in my living room with my right foot stuck in a bucket of iced water while catching up on some TiVo recordings. Good times.

We had a hoot at Thunder Run, two runcamp teams, eleven of us camping, enough snacks to sink a battleship, twenty four hours of running and a 10k route to do over and over again. Luckily it was very beautiful. Unluckily for me it was also quite treacherous when dark with tree roots and other obstacles.

I managed three laps but had to call it a day when I lost concentration for a nano second while people passed me in the woods at night. I looked up to see who'd passed me and being British probably apologised. My head torch was then shining UP. ***Error***. As I then put my right foot DOWN without seeing where it was being placed :(

Needless to say my right foot didn't find solid ground, it found instead a tree root or a dip in the path. My ankle got turned. I may have sworn as I hugged the tree.

I then hobbled the rest of the 3-4k left of the course. Aaah well. Sad face. My thunder run was now over :(

Spent 11pm - 4:15am sat in a camping chair with my foot up, ice pack on and blanket over me. Totally surreal night of Runcampers coming and going. Great fun.

My three laps were
1:18
1:16
1:25

My runcamp team did 21 laps = 210km, the others did 230km. Not a bad haul in 24hours, especially if you add Sarah's 20km done for one of the LRR teams that was a person down.

460km done in 24hours!!!!

Premier Inn overnight Sunday for rest and recovery and a lovely bath.

Physio booked with Runcamp Coach Steve for Friday so should have a better idea of recovery time and what running I'll be able to do and when. I think the Ryde half marathon maybe knocked on tbe head though :(

Siiiigh.

As a runner, injuries are always a possibility. I guess how you handle them is the key.

Let's find out how I do!!!!

Excited for Thunder Run!

I absolutely can't wait!!!

24 hours from noon Saturday to noon Sunday, five in my Runcamp team, 10km  laps - how many can we do??? I reckon I'll take anything from 70-80mins per 10k.

I reckon I'll manage four maybe five laps; then depending on how many my team mates do I reckon we'll be able to churn out maybe 18-20 laps in the 24hours. It's going to be such a laugh!

I've got my new head torch for my late night laps :)

Brilliant marathonliz training.
I've also signed up.for the Ryde half marathon seeing as I'm on the IOW when it's being run.

Absolutely loving 2015 so far x

New Forest Marathon running seminar

It's official. I am a total running geek. Went to Highcliffe sailing club this eve with mate Leanne for a 5k run then a running seminar. Loved it.

Physio Andy did a presentation about running injuries then Ant and Steve from Runcamp spoke about how to become a better runner. I took notes. I asked questions. I participated in the group activity. I chatted to the other people at the seminar who I'd never met before about running and said see you at the start line at the New Forest Half (on 13/9/15)

Such a great way to spend a Wednesday eve. 5k muggy run, chatting to Leanne pretty much non stop for the entire run - although did have a burst of speed at the end :)
34.24

Pleased with that.

Love the Marwell RR10

My local running clubs all organise a Wednesday evening 4-5mile cross country run during the summer. It was Eastleigh's turn last night and they host their run at Marwell Zoo.  It's fab. You can see some of the animals from the course which is a beautifully hilly route.

4.2miles, 48.39 mins, non stop, felt fabulous

I also cycled from Southampton out to the zoo, so yesterday I cycled about 37km in 2hours 4mins. My average speed was 17.9km/hr. That included some commuter cycling and I did ease off by the last few kms heading home last night. But really pleased that my average is slowly going up. I'd love it if my normal cycling averaged at 20knm/hr.

Left my flat at 6:05pm, got home by 9:45pm. A wonderful three and a half hours or so of exercise, seeing chums and enjoying the beautiful summer evening. Then I watched some of the TdeF before shower and bed.

Such a super way to end a Wednesday :)

What a fab weekend! 5k, tri club, 10k.

An unexpected weekend in Southampton so decided to make the most of it!

Friday daytime was spent mostly sunning myself on my balcony while chums popped round for tea. The evening however was alot more of&h. It was Runcamp's night of the 5k PBs up at the track. Hot and humid but brilliant fun. I set off first then every minute for about 22mins in descending order of their best 5k times we all ended up running 12.5 laps of the track.

Really enjoyed it l, lots of waving at LRR chum Louise who was in the stands and chatting to anybody who was around. According to my watch I may have done an extra lap. Either way loved it. 35.03.81mins or 32:38.07 for 5k. Delighted with both :) then bbq.

Saturday - tri club swimming - haven't done a Saturday morning session for weeks. At 9:05am I just wanted to get out. At 10am when I did get out all I could think was what an ace session. Then Tudor House Cafe for tea/scones/pannini etc... Rest of the day spent in front of the telly - F1 qualifying, TdeF, Wimbledon...

Sunday was the Race for Life 10k on the common which I did with chums Vik and Ana (pic taken just before the start). 1:10.37,  I cheered at each km marker and whooped at all my fellow runners. Such a wonderful atmosphere. Loved it. Then absolute bonus, had tea and a slice of pizza in the Hawthorns Cafe with Rose and then we realised it was barely 10mins till the start of the 5k so we strolled over to the Tauntons/Bellmoor entrance of the common to whoop and cheer the 5k runners. It took 15mins for them all to run/jog/walk past. Amazing.

Yacht pub in Woolston (see pic) for a spritzer latr afternoon then an evening of tv and pottering. 

Great weekend.

Best quote ever!

So I'm marshalling my running club's 10k last Sunday (portaloos, baggage, shed 8-10am then timing chip removal from 10:30am) and I'm happily taking off one chaps timing chip...

Then he says - aren't you the club member who's the triathlete whose just run the London marathon?

Omg, how fabulous is that?? And yes I am a member of Lordshill Road Runners, and I am a  triathlete who has just run the London marathon but even so, hearing it said out loud by someone I didn't know made it sound just so much cooler :)

Ran Monday 2.5miles, 30mins and Runcamp this eve was fabulous as per usual.

Marathonliz part 2... So far so good (except my 20lbs 5months is now 20lbs 14 weeks)