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Tuesday Feb 10, 2009

Utterly trashed?

When your physio tells you that both your legs are "trashed", it's never a warm and fuzzy feeling you get inside.  Instead, I felt sick, because there is no way I am not going to run this half-marathon.  Equally, there is no way my poor ruined ankles can hold up, even with the orthotics (which are brilliant for everyday use). 

So I've got a physio programme to try and train my ankles, to lure them back into an upright position rather than spewing out all over the place, and to stop them from hurting when they have my running weight on them.

Weirdly, I'm really enjoying that as well as my training at the moment.  I ran 21k in total last week (an 8k, a 3k and a 10k) and felt great for it.  I think I'm turning into one of those odd people who exercise for the fun of it.

My primary cause has not been forgotten though.  I've currently raised £292 for the Alzheimer's Society, and want another £308 by the time I run.

Posted by Carrie ( 9:27 PM )
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