Prior to the race I was making a comeback from the blood clot in my eye, as well as this I had a few niggles going on in and around my Glutes. As I was racing I got a few shooting pains from my groin down my hamstrings and through my Glutes, by Tuesday this was getting really bad.
After my race on Sunday my legs were a mess. Usually if I go into a race fit I recover quite quick and find I’m ready to train again by the Tuesday, however at Manchester last week I ran well to 5k then realized that I was going to have to dig deep to run a good time. By the time I finished my quads were mashed.
Prior to the race I was making a comeback from the blood clot in my eye, as well as this I had a few niggles going on in and around my Glutes. As I was racing I got a few shooting pains from my groin down my hamstrings and through my Glutes, by Tuesday this was getting really bad.
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After my PB on my bench mark loop last week I did another decent session on the track on Tuesday, not my best ever but certainly back on track. Normally after a hard Saturday session, I’m usually recovered by the Tuesday, however this week I still had the run in my legs. I had to dig deep on Saturdays run, having missed so many sessions in the last few weeks I’m fit enough to run a fast 3.6 mile but am I fit enough to keep it going for 10k? I got home Tuesday evening after the session to find a letter from the TIA consultant. In the letter it says that the blood clot in my eye is to be considered as a mini stroke, he also went on to say that I was able to return to running but not maximum effort! Well regular followers of my Blog will know that I’ve had a rough few weeks, what with overtraining fatigue and the blood clot in my eye. I’ve missed about three weeks training. To put you all in the picture, I’ve had blood tests, an ECG, Utra sound scan on my neck and a visit to the TIA clinic, so far everything is coming back clear. I still have more tests to take but I’ve been given the all clear to go back to work and run again. I’ve been told on a couple of occasions that I should stop running, firstly when I broke my leg rock climbing, then when I found out I had arthritis then after a knee injury. On each occasion my response was “you’re not telling me to stop running” however this time I was fully prepared to hang up my racing shoes if I was told to. Most people reading my Blog will know me for road running and cross country races, but what a lot of people don’t know is that my heart is in the Fells. There have been a few truly great athletic moments that have motivated me over the years. The Moscow Olympics, with the Coe Ovett rivalry, more importantly the Coe comeback after the whole world wrote him off, Seeing Steve Cram getting a Championship qualifying time at a local Tyneside track league, myself and about 100 other local young athletes did a lap of honor with him. Seeing Steve Cram breaking world records on the track. |
Iain TwaddleIain Twaddle is one of the most popular runners on the North East athletics circuit. He joined his local running club, North Shields Poly, at the age of 9 and reached County level as a teenager. He since gone on to become one of Britain's top veteran distance runners. Archives
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