Training

I’ve spent the week worried, stuck between a rock and a hard place – both wanting to rest my knee ahead of my 10K race on Sunday, and also not wanting to let my training waste away by missing my final sessions. With my knee finally twinge free today I headed out for a short run to test it out and also make sure I was clear of the breathing trouble I had on Monday. Thankfully despite the heat I managed a decent pace without any major issues, which has boosted my confidence for Sunday. A nice quiet rest day tomorrow, and then time for my first ever running race. How exciting!

Since my last real fast run last Tuesday, my performance seems to have taken a real nose dive. My knee is almost completely fine now, with just the slightest ache after this run, but I really struggled to keep up the pace and had to take a breather at just short of three miles. I have had a slight cough so hopefully it’s just related to that.

I guess all I can do is take it easy for another couple of days and hope for the best. Having gone from hitting my race target to struggling after half the distance is rather disheartening though. I don’t have time to do another 10K before Sunday’s race now, so hopefully a good 5K run in a few days will help restore my confidence.

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