My legs were suffering on Monday morning, backside muscles sore and knee feeling weak. Some research on the internet suggested hamstring and thigh muscles could be culprits so I am going to work on strengthening and stretching these, squats and lunges. I am slightly flat footed too, so a trip to a sports doctor might not be a bad idea.
I have connected with some friends on Strava to follow their activity. I hope it will push me, for the moment it is a bit depressing as they run faster and further than me. However I console myself with the fact that they have both been running for a while. When I quizzed one of them he told me practice is the key. He has run 1000km already this year, and participates in organised events fairly regularly.
As I suspected the kids holidays have screwed up my training. It was Wednesday before I could sneak off to the gym for a spot of cycling and weight training. However as my knee still felt weak after the last long run I was again able to justify this as rest and recovery time. Thursday I ran 8 kilometres with some speed laps on the local running track. My final run of the week was a very satisfying 9.5 kilometer run,with I am pleased to say some stretches well under 6 minutes per kilometer.
So despite a relatively lazy week, only 17 kilometres in total, I finished on a high and felt good.
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