On the road again

It's been good to get on the road again even though I probably overdid it on Sunday.

Running on the snow is amazing. There is something about being the first person to run on snowy ground. It's almost like being an explorer going where no one has gone before. Although clearly this isn't the case.

After my run was a physio session with Mark who gave me a clean bill of health with the focus being on strengthening my legs. After physio on Saturday morning I aborted my morning run because my ankle felt a bit sore.

On Sunday things were a bit better so I went on a mad ice run wearing my innov8's for grip. The only way to run on icy paths is very fast ~ well as fast as is possible. I work on the theory that if you do that there is less risk of falling and breaking something. Don't care if this is rubbish cos it works for me.

However this is mucho ankle movement so yesterday in the gym was a bit tame and today was on the spin bike.

Lesson learned is behave yourself and don't show off when you are trying to recover from an injury.

Plan for this weekend coming is to step up to 8 miles and wear sensible shoes (Innov8's have no support).

There was an interesting blog reply suggest that rather than spending £3K+ I should run 26.2 miles on the same date as the NY marathon and use the money to have a massive party. I like this idea and will consider it but I'm going to have to get the atmosphere and the landscape somehow. Suggestion please. The dafter the better.

Signing off now and going to do some one legged balancing.

Getting Better

The great news is that I managed 30 minutes (5.5K) on the treadmill today and managed 10 minutes at 13kph with no apparent ill effects.

I'll do the same again tomorrow and then hit the road on Friday and Saturday hoping to get 6 mile plus done.

Looked again at paying for a package for the New York marathon and it's north of £3K which I need to work out if I am willing to pay. But then again it is likely to be a once in a lifetime experience.

Is the recovery starting? No not the economy stupid!

Today I managed 30 minutes on the running machine without stopping and yesterday 20 minutes. The only reason that it was 20 minutes yesterday was because I forgot to set the machine up for 30 minutes.

I've been recovering on the PowerPlate which is working really well and I would recommend it.

The snow has hit the ground again in Peebles and it reminds me of how much I love running in the snow in my Innovates. Last year it was a case of the more slippy the better but this year I am going to have to be more careful.

Lets see what the weekend brings.