I wrote this blog last week and decided not to share my update until I had ran the Thames Towpath Ten. As you may have guessed from the title, my training has stalled and deferral is an option. So I didn’t want to share a blog full of bravado and then quickly have to revise. On the same day I received my London marathon number, I had my first physio appointment. It turns out that that 'Mini Hip' was actually a tear in my hamstring that I have tried to train through since January. Whilst the recovery was timed as months and not weeks recovery it felt like a strange situation and still does now. The nagging doubt is whether the injury will get dramatically worse during the marathon, or if its just a matter of pacing well and handling an increasing ache.
I can handle the fact that running the marathon isn’t ideal to help the injury heal, but with some physio and a few runs in the past couple of weeks, I think everything feels ok, and I will deal with the consequences with a medal around my neck (hopefully). I'm planning a decent run this weekend to try and build confidence and then hopefully with a further week of rest and physio, will be ready to go. And the idea of watching on tv is too much,... Fingers crossed. And no five guys,...