If anyone is still reading the blog, I'm sorry I haven't written since the marathon in September. To be honest, I haven't felt like writing here, because I haven't been running. The marathon ended at mile 13, when my back just kept feeling stiff and a bit sore. I knew I didn't have another 13 miles in me that day. I was fine stopping. I didn't get emotional as I thought I would.
Since then, I have only run twice. Neither run was spectacular. The back still bothered me. Once the back felt better, I sprained my LCL on my left knee. This bothers me some, but I am hoping to start running again. The problem is, how do I run?
Yes, I know it's right foot, left foot. With all the time away, I just don't know how to start. I feel lost, and have felt lost about running. It doesn't help that I have struggled for months in my personal and professional life. In short, I've been miserable. It would have helped to run, but I couldn't. Now I feel I want to start again, but, as I said, I feel lost on how to do this.
I have a goal of a 5K, maybe a 10K this year. Nothing lofty, nothing too much. I want to get back into it, and develop a routine, and remind myself of the love I have for this sport. I do love it, but there are days it's hard.
In the meantime, I've been coaching runners, but I feel like a fraud, because I'm not out there running. The worst part is I've gained quite a bit of weight, and I feel gross. So as I begin to come out of the mess that has been my non-running life, I hope some of you will give me some advice, encouragement, and maybe a spark to get me back.
I will write from time to time, and get back into the swing of things here. I've missed running, and I've missed writing on running.
Charlie
1 comment:
Treat yourself with the love and patience you'd extend to your trainees, brother. Gently. Lovingly. Walking and resting. Failing and forgiving. I'm in the same boat. Hadn't really trained throughout the hideous winter. I'm walking a lot right now, walking more than running, but I'm registered for my next marathon in May of 2015, and have the worlds most gradual training program on the calendar already. You have to run the miles yourself, Charlie, but remember that you'll never run alone. I'll be out there limping along with you!
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