The story starts a couple of weeks ago whilst in a race I turned my ankle descending a heathery slope. Over the years I have learnt to tell how seriously I had done it. This time I knew it was worse then one of those tweaks I occasionally have but not bad enough to keep me out of action for too long. I continue to descend steadily and at the bottom give it a minute in the river. I then jog the the next checkpoint. As I am OK doing this and climbing is not a problem I decide to continue. I might as well as getting back to the start would still mean a few miles walk. Strangely up and down hills are OK but flat running is more of a problem.
So as a result I do not run at all for 10 days. Then at training I manage OK so feel fit enough to at least try the Great Lakes recce we have planned. The day is windy with a forecast to get worse. We cut the recce short but still manage a good few hours out. Again I am OK on hills but still tentative on the faster running sections.
The following Tuesday I have a short run through Craggy Wood and over the scar. A modicum of fitness still remains but I will need to do much more before the LAMM in 3 weeks.
Training again goes well but the ankle is stiff the next day, cycling to work seem to help. I plan a couple of longer days out and hope as enthusiasm begins to return I will regain some stamina.
Russell
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