This is still a running blog

It is.

I am still thwarted by leg problems. I am still not running regularly. And I am watching the calendar days fly off like on a Hitchcock film - each flying leaf of paper getting me one day closer to running a  half marathon.

A HALF MARATHON for fuck's sake! What was I thinking?!

*sigh*

But I have decided that this is still a running blog. Even when I can't run, it's still a running blog, because I am still working on strength and fitness each week. And, after a quick visit to the Cardiff Half facebook page today, I realised that I am not the only runner in the world to be cross training instead of running.

The visit to the facebook page was something of a gut wrenching revelation actually. There are many many folk running 20, 30, even 40 miles each week ... ALREADY! And it's still 13 weeks to go.

I am comforting myself with the thought that David Icke was in fact right and that we are literally *over run* with aliens under cover as humans. I believe that these aliens show their most alien traits when they run. It is the ONLY explanation I can think of for the immense distances these nutters are already clocking up.

However, there are also some huming beans on the facebook page. Special mention goes to

Joshuua Barker

is it bad if im not running anything yet but on the plus side i have bought some very nice running shoes :)

 I love you Joshuua.

I am secretly terrified that I have bitten off more than I can chew. My trainer is perfectly confident it will be fine. But he has immensely inflated beliefs of what I can do - as shown on monday when I nearly crashed to the floor trying to lift the weight he completely believes is well within my reach.

To business - last week started back running after about 6 weeks off. I was advised to run 3 very slow and steady 2 mile runs. Unfortunately, although my shin feel  better, I have nasty pains in my calf after running. Nasty enough to see me limping for 24 hours after. No amount of stretching seems to help.

Physio is away this week so I have switched to the bike until she gets back, although I think I will try just one more run on Friday. Also have a new upper body weights work out which is much fun as I feel nicely butch and beefy when I heave weights.

So.

That's me.

More soon.

Promise.