Motivation

Sometimes it’s time to push, sometimes it’s not. I’ve been very good at the former over the years , but not so much with the latter. Too much time on activities when I’m too busy/absorbed elsewhere.

I’ve got patellar tendonitis. It’s mild, but it’s there. Blame all the speed work I’ve been doing since March. It paid off as I got to point of running a 1:25:00 half marathon (possibly quicker). However, at the same time, I’d a house build project kicking off and physically - and mentally - I was under serious load. So, I turned up for the goal half marathon run and knew straight away - I needed to rest. So, 10km in, I pulled off the course.

A small snippet in me burns with the what-if - would I have kept the pace I was at for another 11km?! (yes, I know I could have). But would I have enjoyed it? And made myself more injured? A no and a yes to both of those questions.

I’m in the phase now where we’ve this project ongoing, and I’m busy spending the rest of the time with work and family.

My knee can take its time to recover, and I’ll get fired up for the next event in September. There’s loads of time for more fun and adventures in the future!

Right now, I’ll just enjoy the downtime watching my kid continue her journey in starting to rock climb…