Off season 2012

[marathondan]

Just a quick update while I'm hanging around the other forums. I went under the knife three weeks ago; everything went completely to plan and the healing process is progressing nicely. Even basic activities such as walking and bending are still causing soreness, so it will be a long and slow process to get back to full activity levels. I'll see the doc in another three weeks and get his advice on when to restart running, and indeed whether it would be silly to try a marathon next year. (I hope not - although if I do run, I will make it as silly as possible.)

Of course I'm champing at the bit now - all the other training diaries are buzzing, the weather is turning interesting, and with the ever-changing dynamics of family life I find myself at present with a little bit more time on my hands in the evenings (don't know how long that will last). So I would love to be out there enjoying the wet grass and weak sunshine, but sometimes you just gotta not do what you gotta not do.

As alluded to in BB's thread, I didn't make any progress on my swimming this summer. Or cycling, actually. I put both of those mainly down to the post-marathon blues, and my total loss of motivation to achieve anything once I've crossed that finish line. I am wondering therefore, if I really do want to progress in these other disciplines, whether I need to skip the marathon for a year. We'll see. I suppose also I shouldn't make the mistake of offering to build a website next summer - maybe that was the problem. I've been reading the progress of Lazy Girl with interest - she too is transitioning from marathon runner to triathlete, with the minor difference that she's done something about it. Back to basics swimming coaching seems to be making the difference - I should know by now that there are no easy answers in endurance sport, just hard work.

Anyway, keep up the good work everyone else! I'll be back out there eventually.