This is What you Want.... This is What you Get

September 30th 2016 seems a long time ago. In running terms for an injured runner, it can be an eternity. That is the date where I picked up my latest injury. Yet another. This one a little more troublesome than others. The dreaded Plantar Facitis. Or just PF as most runners refer to it. Pretty much in the way that characters in Harry Potter books would never refer to Voldemort by name. Call it something else, more palatable, easier to spell as well. Months of relentless pain underfoot, hobbling out of bed in the morning like a crippled septuagenarian, seeking lots of 2nd opinions.

But this isn't all about me, other friends have had injuries, longer or shorter, but no less debilitating. Others have given away running altogether, the thought of picking themselves up off the injury mat one more time just as appealing as how the ageing footballer views another round of pre-season training. Sometimes, you just have to let the head do the talking, the heart long since decided it was a forlorn hope.

And I wouldn't be lying if I said there were times when I contemplated the prospect of not running. You've got to consider it at some point in life. Up until now I've had a good run with injuries (or lack of), and you mustn't get disheartened by a recent run of poor form and/or constant injuries.
And today's blog isn't a whinging retrospective of my recent lack of running, but more so an affirmation of the power of pigheadedness! As I once again resume training, I hope this serves as a timely reminder to those of you still injured, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

And for those of you reading this, still injured, still not running;
Go and stand in front of the mirror and ask yourself, where do you want to be in 20, 30 years time? How much does the rehab hurt, or bore you shitless, how much does your lack of activity really bug you? What is the long term versus the short term goals? Is the problem mental more than physical? (often hard for you to understand, and harder for others to comprehend). Answer those questions, and hopefully the rest falls into place.

Until next time.