Probationary Running

Return to running has been a trial. While the knee is holding up just fine I am still having trouble staying upright.

Coal and Candle Creek in the rain - December 31, 2011

Returned to running trails on December 14th completing the Equaliser course in reasonable time - confidence boost and all was good. And then my fear was realised I fell  twice - Saturday December 17th while doing the Coast Trek and Sunday December 18th on the Striders Christmas run around the Bay. Fell exactly the same way except Sunday was on the road - I though I was safe on pavement!  Tore small muscles in my forearm and skinned the previously injured knee -  WTF is going on?  Saw an optometrist to review my contact prescription - I insisted on returning to the script I had last year, before I started falling over. Time will tell if this is a part of the solution or if I am just becoming clumsy.   But I am not giving up -  finished off the year with my longest run since The North Face race - a 20km road run out to Cottage Point through Ku-ring-gai National Park on December 31.  Not looking back to where my fitness was this time last year - just happy to be able to share the pleasure of a run and a chat with friends.  I am back running and life is good.