First Steps.....

Well here we are,my first steps into the world of blogging.I have been thinking of starting a blog for some time,but kind of put my self off by not wanting to come across as some self absorbed tosser,but i think there are ways of doing it without being too self indulgent.I am starting a blog as a form of training diary and as a way of logging different races and training routes,and any other silly things i end up getting myself into as i think it may be something nice to look back on in time,and if anyone else gets something from it, then thats great,but really it's just an oulet for my moaning and whinging.

It's been a frustrating year running wise,and i can pin point the exact point things went wrong,August 11th 2010.Three days a after a pleasing run at the Sierre-Zinal mountain race in Switzerland (THE greatest race in the world) I thought it would be a good idea to do a 6 mile road race,which turned out not to be.After being run down and burnt out after a summer of racing for a month afterwards,and following a massive loss of motivation, i hit the beer and hibernated , not running a single step until January 5th of this year.What followed was 8 months of Chronic ITB and Plantar Fasciitis,which after hundreds of pounds worth of physio treatment and 30 mins of stability exercises and stretches every day,is finally starting to clear up.Which has enabled me to finally rediscover the simple joys of moving along at a relative speed again,although I am all too aware that it is going to take some time to regain the fitness which i had last summer and get up to the sharp end of races at some point in the future.

Frustrating as it was being injured,it gave me time to focus on other things,I have found hiking to be rather fun and going at a slower pace it enables you to actually see things you usually don't notice running.Just this week i have gone part time at work and started a college course which all being well will get me into university to study physiotherapy in the september of next year.So all in all a rewarding summer without running.This long break has really fired me up to get back out running again and for the first time i am actually excited about a winter of long steady runs in prep for the summer racing season,it's a great time of year at the moment,reflecting on the summers racing and running and starting to form up ideas for next years adventures.

Bring on the winter!!

carpe diem