Running Log

Yesterday was a busy day in office, I came home, and wasn't in a mood to run, largely because, I had this weird pain in my heel and knee, so thought would take a day's break so I am ready for the weekend long run. But then I started to get bored, even Rathi had to go somewhere out to meet his old friends. Started seeing some running videos on Youtube (two of them are posted below). and in a matter of 20 minutes I was in my running shoes and shorts ready to go. I realized that running has become an integral part of my weekday evenings. This is my time, you think about a lot of things, sort out the hassles, at work, not at work and then chalk out the plans for the next day. And even if you are not doing any of these things it is a lot soothing. Talking about Weekends, those are generally the long runs with my runner friends, and man how much I love them, no matter what happens, even if I sleep at 2:30 am I am up at 5:15 to run.

Coming back to yesterday I completed around 4K and then the pain in the heel started to get worse, I wanted to run more, 4K is nothing when it comes to a decent time in Mumbai marathon, maybe I am not pushing my body to the limit. So I went on running for another 2K and then I thought that maybe I should stop, this pain in the heel can get me grounded for weeks. And this was the point when I realized , that what is my greatest fear? Yes you guessed it right, not able to run. I have met some of my friends in RFL, who were runners, I mean who used to run, mentally they are still runners, but some nasty injury got them grounded forever, what if that happens to me, what would I do ? Not being able to run would be something like not beimng able to breathe for me. I know I thought a little too hard yesterday, but then I wasn't wrong an injury could sabotage all my plans for the Mumbai marathon and Ultra. So I stopped, "walked" back home, switched on the TV and used an ice pack on my legs and my aching heel.

Surprisingly I didn't have any pain in my heel this morning, which I never expected ? Is it the magig of the ice pack ? or is my body just getting used to the new training levels, Well I wont dig much into it now, but I am happy that my legs are back to normal. Today is the rest day, have to run 21K tomorrow at GKVK.