One week to go……………..

The last week has been spent resting up my ankle in an effort to get back running before December the 1^st.  Moira has been out running at every opportunity and is racking up the miles and parkruns completed. With the deadline fast approaching I chose to take things in hand and seek professional help in the form of Grant McLullich, our sports therapist on Saturday.  To my shock Grant recommended I start running again and gave me a series of exercises and stretches to build up my Achilles tendon and strengthen my calf muscles.

On Saturday, I took up my position as Run Director at Strathclyde parkrun and instigated the use of our alternative course, used  when conditions become too icy for our regular course.  There were a   few raised eyebrows when the finishers looked at their watches after they crossed the line and realised that they were slower than usual. As far as I was concerned it was job done – can’t have a new course record set on an alternative course.  

So on Sunday, John tentatively set-out on a four mile run while Moira completed her ten mile long run.  I don’t know if it is the fear of another set-back or lack of confidence but it was a struggle to get out there again.  The run went OK, but I did feel it in my muscles and my breathing, I was shocked by the amount of fitness I had lost in month. This made me doubly determined to complete this year’s marcothon and regain some of that lost fitness. On returning home,  I managed a rigorous stretching routine - so fingers crossed!

On the subject of the marcothon, we have spent time getting the PR and fundraising page together. It is so difficult tying people down for a photo shoot, well the Head of Tommys Research Facility in Edinburgh is a busy woman.

5 days to go to the start of our next challenge, are we ready – we hope so!