We experience some great highs in athletics, that feeling you get when you achieve a personal best, that feeling of accomplishment when eg you complete the marathon distance.
Or even when you run and it feels like your floating, effortlessly.
But unfortunately you can also experience lows in athletics, such as that feeling when you are training for a race, all is going well and then suddenly you get injured.
This is really horrible feeling, it can take days or several weeks before you are running again.
You probably have experienced that feeling, you had the treatment,done the recovery work in the pool and on the stationery bike in an attempt to salvage some of your fitness.
Then when your cleared to start running again,you hit the road and foolishly try to make up the training time you have lost by starting back where you left off, you start running long distance too fast, too soon and then bang before you know it your injured again.
You simply have got to let your ligaments, tendons,muscles and joints re-adapt to the stress of running.
Start doing slow short distance and gradually build up distance and pace.
And always remember with our advancing years we simply need longer recovery time.
Have a little patience. enjoy your marathon preparation.
Feel free to call me on 0862465163
Joe brady
Specialised therapy for injuries, chronic pain and tension
A healthcare provider.