I want to run faster!

[TheEd]

please be careful. Do you run with a mask during the cold?

TheEd

[AndrewL]

Yep, I always wear a mask. Finished the naked 7km run today. Final time was 28:34 on the chip (Garmin said 28:39 for 7.02km). That was exactly where I wanted to be, so I am satisfied. It was -10 out there, so it was a good effort, I think, especially because I'm not in great physical shape at the moment.

The groin felt fine while running, but was a bit tight after, so I think I will continue to take it easy for a little while longer. I have been doing easy runs every other day, and will keep doing that until I feel 100% I think.

[TheEd]

good luck with moving forward Andrew

its a tricky niggle to deal with

onwards

TheEd

[AndrewL]

Hope you are having a happy end to your year, Coach. Groin still isn't 100%, but it is good enough that I have started (very slowly) increasing my mileage. I am hoping to be in training shape by Feb 1, which gives me about five weeks to work everything out. Fingers crossed.

[TheEd]

may the groin sort itself out 'soonish' so that things may return to good running order

2018 awaits

TheEd

[AndrewL]

Well, the good news is that the past few runs have been irritation free. The bad news is that I am kind of fat and not in very good shape. I am going to stick to my plan for fear of re-aggravating the injury and also because I need to get back into shape. I am building up my mileage now and will try for a 4k on Jan 27 and starting a training cycle on Jan 30th. Provided everything goes according to plan, of course.

[TheEd]

good to hear that the niggle is easing up

onwards and forwards

TheEd

[AndrewL]

Weekly check-in time! I'm still running and things are moving along, but I can still...feel the groin strain? It doesn't hurt, and running doesn't seem to aggravate it, but I can feel it, and my right leg gets tired sooner than my left. I am making sure to not upset anything, so I am considering moving back my return to actual training by a week.

I am going to play it by ear, because I still have two more weeks of recovery following my original schedule, so everything might be fine by then, but I would rather lose a week now than end up getting hurt and losing another couple months in the future. As always I will keep you posted.

[TheEd]

read about recovery from a groin strain, and what light exercises you can do to make things easier and better

good luck

TheEd

[AndrewL]

Hey Coach. Hope all is well. Not great here. I tried to add a little speed training and the groin started getting really sore again. I went to the orthopedist who said that there isn't anything 'serious' wrong, but that I really need to take it easy until it is healed.

I'm pretty frustrated, but I also think that I probably should have lightened up earlier rather than continuing to push it while injured. Anyway, I am going to rest for a while, do the exercises that the doc recommended and hope for the best. I will keep you posted. If I don't see results shortly I am going to get a second opinion, but for the next two weeks or so I am going to lie low.

Not an auspicious start to 2018, but with luck this will all get taken care of soon enough and I will be back out there soon.