My woe to gazelle is going well, yet at the same time not so well. A new PB last night, floating around a 5.5km loop b
ut to the detriment of my calf which still isn’t right. So this week I really need to shorten volume, and take care of my tibialis anterior & stride through which is causing the problem. This doesn’t bode well for the half as I’m at crucial volume times, bu
t I’m ok with that. I’d rather get rid of this problem – or in other words fix yet another muscle imbalance, and do the 10k, instead of wrecking myself completely to run the 21k. A sharp 10k would still be satisfying. In fact, just being able to run, and improve is satisfying.
Every run is like meditation. It empties my head as I can’t think of anything else except my breathing, and one step at a time. If I think of something else I have to to stop, as I get the stitch or my heart rate climbs to max! It takes away all of my concerns, things to do, and worries. I can’t do that riding, unless I ride at max all the time. So running is relaxing in that way – returning to the simple thing in life of just breathing, and one step at a time.
