After my Etape cycling training got serious in April, I stopped running. I couldn't devote time to both and I was finding that my running was causing me to develop some quad pain. I eventually found out that the running was just aggravating a tight quad and ITB caused by a poor riding position so I now know I can do both.
As my short and long term goals include running, I bit the bullet and went for a run this morning. Up at 6:30 and out onto Clapham Common for a short run. I could feel I had lost a lot of running form and it felt like hard work but it could have been worse. I did the 3 miles I wanted to with no real problems.
I am really pleased that I'm running again. I have loved the cycling and will continue to do it but I do find I get a greater sense of achievement when I run. I might even head down to Bushy Park on Saturday and compete in the Park Run 5K.
Closing In On 100 Triathlons
3 weeks ago
