“Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the spectre of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.”
Hal Higdon
It’s 05:30 on a Bank Holiday Monday
morning. I can’t sleep. My legs feel like lead. My knees hurt. My ankles are killing me. My feet are
throbbing. My toes feel like they are ready to burst.
Pain is a warning sign; it can
signify imminent or actual injury. Hamstring strains, shin splints, ITB
problems, Achilles tendonitis. All bad pain.
On Friday and Saturday, I ran 113
miles along the Cleveland Way; through the night across the Yorkshire Moors and
then down the beautiful Yorkshire coastline on a gorgeous English summer’s day.
The difference between good pain and
bad pain?
Good pain gets you one of these!
2 comments:
Great to get to know you Richard. Hope all the hurt goes away soon. As you say , at least it is good pain. Had a long sleep and lie in and now feel more human. Muscles feel OK but feet are a bit trashed and really need to sort out my cough/ throat.
@Ultras and a lttle bit more
Thanks Karen - yes, I've been pottering around quite happily today. I find that the more I do these mad things, the quicker I recover. Not quite ready to run yet!!
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