Not racing

It was only on the Wednesday I decided I definitely wasn’t racing that weekend. I was registered for two races: the Betws Trail Challenge 10k on Saturday, and a torchlight 5k the evening before. When I had run that 3k on the Monday I had had hope I might manage a 5k on the Friday. But although the 3k had felt good, the next day my ankle sure didn’t feel good. I thought I’d go for a 700m loop, but that might still have been too much. I limped the whole way. I figured the next day I would be recovered enough to do that loop without limping. Wrong! 

On the 700m loop

By Thursday I was back to one loop on the parking lot. And on Friday I did another one of those. Quite another scale than a 5k race! And on the Saturday I did two loops. I should build it up gradually. And maybe go back to the physio. I want my running back! And hopefully get back to at least normal-ish in the new year…