A new approach

Thanks everyone for your advice & support. I really appreciate - and Dave is right; there are other things going on in my life right now...

Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Owly reminded me of this quote at lunch the other day. It seems particularly relevant for me, in a number of respects, right now.

First of all, my last blog post didn't really reflect my mental state at the time I wrote it. The night before I made a final decision about my 'sea change' and had started telling my nearest & dearest on Friday. This is an exciting, albeit scary, time for me so it was only in respect of my running that I was feeling 'blahish'. As for the exact nature of my 'sea change', it's a secret for the time being but stay tuned - all will be revealed when the time is nigh...

I’ve done no exercise over the last few days thanks to a combination of malaise, general tiredness despite getting loads of sleep & a bit of a sore throat.

As for my running & my problematic lower legs, after an appointment on Monday I have a few approach. I won't bore you all with the details but it involves new shoes, (another) strengthening exercise and (interestingly) less running on grass & more on harder surfaces. This ‘new approach' will take (more) patience & persistence as I need to reduce my mileage a bit (again) and s-l-o-w-l-y build up while my body grows stronger & makes the necessary adjustments. For this reason, I’ve deleted my ‘race calender’ from my blog. I have a few events in mind which I may or may not still do. But that’s ok – I’m feeling excited & hopeful that we are now on the right track so that by the time the new year arrives, I'll be flying. Finally.

Thanks ET - I owe you a beer - or red Gatorade ;-)