Running from Zombies

You might have picked up from my last blog post/facebook/twitter/general whining that I’m not well at the moment. Thoughtful friends and family members have offered 2 diagnoses of swine flu, 2 of regular flu, one man-flu, one unknown virus and one t-virus (thanks Scribs).

Either way, I haven’t been running. Which kinda puts a dampener on my training as well as my blog. I’m seeing this as an elongated rest day, letting my quads fully recover from last week, my knee get rid of that niggling twinge and generally taking a break so I don’t get stuck in a rut or bored with my training. I’ve been writing bits of blog posts when I feel like it, and reading the latest Runner’s World magazine (why is it that the Underround sounds horrible but I’m raring to try a tower run??) as well as the two non-running related books I have on the go at the moment.

I realise that illnesses and injuries happen (the latter more than the former when it comes to my running!) and that’s why training for an event has to have a little extra room in the timetable department. To be honest I thought the urge to exercise would have got to me by now like it usually does when I’ve got an injury and can’t run for a week, but I assume that my complete inability to walk in a straight line at the moment has put a stop to the idea of running. When I’m feeling better I’ll have to remember to give it a few days before getting back into the swing of things, just to be on the safe side, but needless to say my blog posts might run a little dry for a while! :-)