Looking Back to the 1980s, Roadrunner: The Journal of the Road Runners Club, 2015, 205. pp. 35-36.
31st December: I seem to be running every 2-3 days. The average distance is generally between 3-5 miles. Although the route is the same and typically tempo running, I do include hills and quicker intervals. Still don't know why continuous running is still illusive. Ultimately this is probably related to arthritic knees and back as well as only running every 2 - 3 days. Older runners require longer rest periods. Still, it takes a time to get warmed up (about a mile) but it's interesting how the body suddenly starts to get heavier and heavier. The pulse doesn't change appreciably and the breathing gets easier but then suddenly a will to walk emerges and the body supports this by feeling very heavy. Underneath it all, I'm still wanting to monitor particularly the left leg, ever since the Liverpool 6 hour race. Anyway, I'm happy enough and maybe 2024 will be the year when I manage continuous running again.
Looking back over the month, I have managed to run consistently with one or two non running days between each run. Much less often three non running days. Two days seems to give the body enough time to recover whereas three days can be too much of a gap
It is now the middle of February.The weather is generally mild but it has been very wet. The bridge at Old Powick partially collapsed due to the continuous flood waters. This resulted in the main road walkway being widened, so not all bad news.This month, running has been affected by the excessive marking load as two modules had the same submission deadline. I visited the podiatrist because of the smallest toe on my left foot. Aparently, it has either a wart or a corn (I don't remember which) but I'm now applying skin softener to my feet until my next appointment in March. The skin softener seems to make for slightly sore feet but not too bad. Running pace is still unbelievably slow but I have included some hill repetitions.
A cautious start to March. Seemed slightly fitter for the slower pace today. How anyone can hold a conversation while running I'll never know. Even when I was very fit I have always concentrated on the running itself. Today I was thinking back to the Liverpool 6 hour race: I was okay duing the race while running but a pain in the knee when walking. Today there was a mild sticking feeling when transitioning from run to walk after about three miles. Still, the recovery afterwards was quite uneventful.
I took notice of the sticking feeling in the right knee by reducing the mileage and increasing the average time between running days. It is now March 30th and I did 3.68 miles with no sticking. The right leg feels better but still exercising caution.It's been very wet in March. Today, the sun was very warm so perhaps Spring is on its way.
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