D Day
I have been able to walk around without any discomfort from my hamstring since Wednesday so it definitely is on the mend.
I have just come back from the Gym at work. I did a very gentle 20 minutes on the exercise bike. I then did some stretching and then did 5 minutes on the treadmill at around 7 m/Ks. At no point did I feel anything.
But if my hamstring has a noticeable reaction when I cool down after that amount of exercise, I would think that there will be no chance of me starting on Sunday. If there is no adverse reaction then I will take my chances and line up at the start and see what unfolds.
It obviously would have been better if all had gone well but I still feel there is room for improvement in my fitness and speed. So another year of training is going to get me in better shape and a better time than I could have got in this race, so looking at the big picture it is not really that important. On the small picture, it is dissappointing as it has been a focus since Gold Coast Half last year. It still may all come together by Sunday.
I have just come back from the Gym at work. I did a very gentle 20 minutes on the exercise bike. I then did some stretching and then did 5 minutes on the treadmill at around 7 m/Ks. At no point did I feel anything.
But if my hamstring has a noticeable reaction when I cool down after that amount of exercise, I would think that there will be no chance of me starting on Sunday. If there is no adverse reaction then I will take my chances and line up at the start and see what unfolds.
It obviously would have been better if all had gone well but I still feel there is room for improvement in my fitness and speed. So another year of training is going to get me in better shape and a better time than I could have got in this race, so looking at the big picture it is not really that important. On the small picture, it is dissappointing as it has been a focus since Gold Coast Half last year. It still may all come together by Sunday.
2 Comments:
At Fri June 30, 11:42:00 pm AEST, Tesso said…
Fingers crossed you'll be lining up on Sunday Robert Song. After following your journey all year it just won't seem right if you don't.
Sending good thoughts your way.
Hopefully see you on the weekend.
At Tue July 04, 08:36:00 pm AEST, Toasty said…
you ran a marathon .... probably no your best but one hell of an effort all the same ... there is nothing soft about slugging it out when you aren't 100% .. i'm looking forward to seeing you line up again when you're ready
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