The nightmare for my running that was 2010 is no longer. I ran approximately 1,050 miles, although I am not quite sure how accurate that number is because I did not keep very good records due to my ongoing frustrations with injuries. This is down about 60% from my 2009 total of about 2,585. To look at it a different way:
2009: average of about 50 miles/week
2010: average of about 20 miles/week
I guess one could put a positive spin on it and say I have that many more miles under my belt than I did at the end of 2009. To be honest, I think there is some truth to that. But, that is far as I am going to deal with that issue!
I am optimistic about 2011. I don't know what the future holds for me with respect to running and racing, but I'm pretty sure chances are it will be better than 2010! For now, I am going to just bury 2010 and try to forget about how it made me feel. I will take the lessons I learned from it and hopefully take a more intelligent approach to training in 2011, that is assuming I can get back to "training".
Mostly I think I just had bad luck. For someone still somewhat new to running, I should not have had the severity of injuries I endured. Maybe it was also a test...to make me appreciate the ability I have or to appreciate the many other positive things in my life or to test my resolve to see how much I really wanted to run, train & race. The point is, I don't know why all this happened. What I did learn is running is part of who I am.
2011 brings hope, a new beginning.
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