Well I hope not!
I am 5 weeks into a training program that will hopefully see me complete my third marathon. The Dunedin marathon is the target for this year and then I am aiming for my second iron distance race in 2015/16.
This week, for the first time in almost 3 years, I have felt great while running!
I am slow - painfully slow - but I have begun to feel an energy building in my muscles. That gentle pain that says that something good is happening. That tiny spark of strength springing forth. I have not felt this in such a long time and I had forgotten how great it feels.
Tonight is also the first time in two years that I have really felt like getting back to my story and continuing to tell it. To be honest, I have felt like a complete fraud for so long that I was embarrassed to continue, but I have re-read some of the comments from those of you that followed my blog and it has inspired me to get back to where I left off. It might take a few weeks to figure out where I left off with my accident story, but I will get there.
In the meantime - I AM BACK and I am loving it! So, sorry, you are going to hear about it.
1 comment:
I'm so pleased Richard! I hope I can draw inspiration from you as you embark on your big return! Taking that first step can be so darn hard - made harder I think when you've been at that level of fitness before and knowing how much effort is required to claw it all back again. The difference between you and me is that I'm still at the "intent" stage, whereas you've committed - that's fantastic! Wishing you strength and tenacity as you venture forward. :-)
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