Running blues

It's been a while since I've blogged. It's not for lack of trying. This is the umpteenth time I've sat in front of the screen and flailed away at the keyboard only to find myself clicking on the, "X" on the top right hand corner instead of, "submit"

The road to recovery has not been without its share of pitfalls. Physio has proven to be invaluable. However, I find it hard if not impossible to temper the urge to run the way I used to. The road to recovery is a long and arduous one. It seems that for every two steps forward, I'm taking 1 back.

As I log on to the site, I can now fully appreciate how far I have come as I wax nostalgic and reread previous blogs. Those blogs were, for the longest period of time, banal and even came across as a chore but now, I read each post with a gusto, never seen before.

I read it for affirmation. It's hard to believe for anyone who meets me now, that I am/was a runner. I read these posts as if they belonged to someone else and find myself incredulous when I look at my shoebox of run bibs from all those runs from once upon a yesteryear.

To exercabate matters, I find myself falling behind as my running cohorts have entered the next phase of training. Base training is over for now and interval training is the new focus.

Finally to add insult to injury, the current pair of runners that I am wearing have long since expired and as I wear them reluctantly to run, I realise that this is self defeating as it hinders my recovery. "Replace them" would be the simplest solution. I agree but I have a problem. I currently have two pairs of runners on order but they are on back order until mid-December at earliest.

Such is my plight. Such a confluence of sad factors. "Try not to think about it" would be a good suggestion. True but when I'm aqua running in a pool going round and round in friggin' circles, would can not but help remember past glory.

In every life a little rain must fall. I've been out in the rain for way too long.
Hope the sun comes out soon.