Thursday March 12, 2009 (Hills – 18km)
Glorious morning with a pink sunrise and no trace of the rain that fell through the night. I was feeling great after the massage on Tuesday. As the masseur worked on my glutes I could actually feel the blood flow open up to my left leg. Painful but fantastic once the knots were untied. Today the plan was to test the hamstring and run to Avalon, a hilly mid long run.
As I set off no trace of hamstring pain - I felt like I was running on air. The air was cool at the start, perfect for running. I had a great run until around 13km into the run. I was running up the Myola Rd hill at Newport and just before I got to the top - the hamstring got tight and the pain was back just like it had never been relieved. So after floating on air for most of the run I ended up running home in pain. The problem with running while in pain is that you don’t really appreciate the surroundings. All concentration is internalised. Yet this course is absolutely stunning - hugging the coastline almost all the way and going past one of my favourite beaches at Bilgola. I will see how the hamstring recovers with more message but as this is my last week of long runs I am determined to keep plugging away.
Glorious morning with a pink sunrise and no trace of the rain that fell through the night. I was feeling great after the massage on Tuesday. As the masseur worked on my glutes I could actually feel the blood flow open up to my left leg. Painful but fantastic once the knots were untied. Today the plan was to test the hamstring and run to Avalon, a hilly mid long run.
As I set off no trace of hamstring pain - I felt like I was running on air. The air was cool at the start, perfect for running. I had a great run until around 13km into the run. I was running up the Myola Rd hill at Newport and just before I got to the top - the hamstring got tight and the pain was back just like it had never been relieved. So after floating on air for most of the run I ended up running home in pain. The problem with running while in pain is that you don’t really appreciate the surroundings. All concentration is internalised. Yet this course is absolutely stunning - hugging the coastline almost all the way and going past one of my favourite beaches at Bilgola. I will see how the hamstring recovers with more message but as this is my last week of long runs I am determined to keep plugging away. 
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