Thursday 16 September 2010

3 things a runner shouldn't do...

1. Run a race with an injury that needs rest.
2. Run a race in brand new trainers that have never been run in before.
3. Run a race while drinking a drink never tried in training.

Great North Run here I come!

I went back to Ms Physio today after a week of on/off pain, and my heel not really getting any better. She massaged it with hands and then ultra-sound thingy, and then she strapped it all up again like last week. She asked if I was still planning t
o do the GNR, and I said yes. She didn't advise me not to, and she didn't even look disapproving, but she said I should make an appointment for Monday, as it will probably be sore after the run.

Good news now, and I bought some new trainers! Woo! Obviously I haven't been able to run in them yet, but I have been wearing them round the house a lot.














Check out these beauties...














The drink thing is less of a problem, although I meant to try it on a couple of long runs. The other long races I've done provided Lucozade Sport (orange flavour - not bad), but in Newcastle, we get Powerade. Luckily, they sell it in vending machines in the College where I work, and I often see students drinking it during classes. Why they think they need an isotonic sports drink to sit at a desk for 2 hours I can't imagine. None of them even take the stairs to class... I tried it today, and it tastes about as good as it looks.














Mmm, made of pure blue...

Anyway, I've decided I have to do the GNR as it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I don't suppose I'll get a place again (it's a ballot entry). I'm going to go for the atmosphere and the experience, and aim to get round at a decent jogging pace, spotting as many celebrities as I can.

Then, after this weekend, I'll obviously have to rest my foot for a while. I'm going to stop running for as long as it takes to get rid of this bloody injury, and take up cycling as my number one new hobby for a few weeks / months. It's going to be crap, but I'll have to try and be patient for as long as it takes.

The sub-2-hour half marathon will one day be mine - not yet, but eventually!

7 comments:

  1. "Oh Liz, can it be true? That what you hold here - in your mortal hands - is a bottle of purest blue?"

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  2. Runner Mum,
    Great North Run!
    Good luck, hun!
    Tum te tum.

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  3. Have fun! I hope you don't have the same heel problem I do. If so get out your bike!!!

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  4. Yep that blue colour is a work of serious chemical engineering. There's nothing natural about it. The shoes, however, are really pretty. No running in the rain and muddying them up!

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  5. Those drinks are seriously scary... I hope your run goes well in spite of those three things you listed... If you can just enjoy yourself and hopefully feel good, it will be great!

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  6. I saw someone being sick at the Glasgow half unfortunately & I think they had drank too much of some bright orange sports drink!!!!
    I've had Powerade a few times though & I like it. The new lucozade light is also good

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  7. Good Luck Liz I was thinking of you out on my long run x

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