Update/Race report

Hi everyone hope all is ok with you’re running.

Where do I start training last week went fairly well, still have problem with left foot being sore and inflamed still can run on it but my foot goes a bit numb after a while so going to get it checked out this week with my physio so hopefully it will get sorted out .

Went into the euro trials really positive this week knowing I was in good shape apart from my foot, as I said last week I was going up the night before to get more prepared and knowing I didn’t have to drive 3hrs to the race .

Me and Nicola did quite well we found a nice apartment to stay in over looking Liverpool docks at a good price, it was like home from home so I felt quite relaxed the night before the race and got a great night sleep.

The morning of the race I normally go for a 20 min jog but because my foot has been playing up I decided to leave it, got to the race at 12pm got number had a look around the course etc.

Went for my warm up which didn’t feel great but then it never does so didn’t think anything of it stretched and headed for the start , bumped into Nick and Sharpy had a quick chat well done to Nick who had a great run to finish 5^th  even though he fell over so well done to Nick.

The start was pretty quick even though it was muddy felt ok the first lap I was in with the leaders but didn’t feel good like I normally do compared to 2 weeks ago at the Chiltern X/C when I felt really good and strong but here I felt like I had nothing in the tank, but I stuck with it going on to the second lap my foot started to play up and went numb causing to run with one leg because I couldn’t push of it fully so I started losing ground with the people I am normally with and there was nothing I could do about it except keep working .

On the third lap it didn’t get any better so just had to get round , I could have dropped out but I don’t like doing that it makes me feel like a quitter so I just kept going intill the finish. I don’t no were I finished I think top 30 but I was aiming for top 12 so really disappointed but these things happen, going to get my foot looked at this week so hopefully it will get sorted out I will let u no the outcome.

Many years ago I would have beaten myself up about the race but sometimes it is out of you’re hands, and as they say what doesn’t kill makes you stronger so looking to my next race which I will decided this week and get back on track.

                    Have a good weeks training keep the hard work going