Running again

I've only missed two days but it felt a lot longer! My chest is still a bit sore but I don't really count injuries above the waist as being legitimate. Any soreness on my legs or feet feel like a proper running injury but a sore chest stopping me running just doesn't feel right.

I was doing a fair amount of teaching today, clubgolf in the morning and megaball games in the afternoon. Everytime I shouted my chest was sore and don't get me started when I have to cough or sneeze.

So when I got home I decided to get out before it was dark. I knew I'd have to run on the road as the snow is still slushy around Paisley. Glasgow seems free of the snow now but looking at the news anything north of Glasgow looks pretty bad.

So I set off and decided to do a 5mile loop and see how I felt. I was conscious of my chest the whole time but it never got too bad and so I kept going. The worse thing was it was really sore everytime I tried to clear my nose.

My normal method of blocking one nostral and blowing out the other was way too sore so I had to work out another way. I won't go into details but suffice to say my gloves and shorts need a good wash!!

I was quite surprised when I got home to see that I'd averaged 7.32 pace for the 5plus miles. I was running well within myself and expected the pace to be nearer 8mins so I've not lost anything in having two days off .... I know in my head that two days off will not make any real difference but we don't always allow our heads to rule do we?

If I feel okay in the morning I'm going to go out early for another run before my swimming lessons and then do my long run (15-17miles) on Sunday morning as planned. The snow is still lying on the Braes but hopefully it won't be icy. I DO NOT WANT TO FALL OVER AGAIN.

Fri 26th Feb Run details
5.37miles in 40mins 24secs (7.32pace)