Running has been a bit dull and joyless in December. I am injured for the longest time since I started, I can't run through the sore ankle, and I have had a cold for 2 weeks. Marcothon is uninspiring and if anything is I believe having a negative effect on my running. Possibly because I'm injured, and possible compounded by this minimum 5km thing of Marathon, I am on track to record the lowest mileage of any month since I started Most Runningist. Moving home probably didn't help either! The only positive thing is that despite everything I am still running every day. With my common cold, the terrible weather, and the ankle injury, I probably wouldn't have been out at all this month if it wasn't for the fact that I have to! Fair to say that December has been the low point thus far and I hope that when I look back on this challenge when I finished, that it remains that way.
When I run I feel unfit. I struggle for breath, for speed, and my body hurts. I suppose it's my cold and I need to make allowances. I am hoping that I'll be over the cold in the New Year and I an start to concentrate on the spring races and setting some targets for myself to beat my PBs. I am also thinking about a 10km minimum again for February (only 28 days) but I am not sure. 10ktober was tough.
Inverleith Park is on my Doorstep. I am Lucky.
One morning though I did go out in the freezing cold and limped around the Marathon friendly 5km circuit around Inverleith Park. I stopped momentarily to take the above photo of the half frozen duck pond. Once again I am reminded how lucky I am to live and run in such a beautiful city.
Here's the latest log. I am on Day 201 of Most Runningist Year Ever, Day 23 of Marcothon, and despite everything the running run runs on.
