Monday 11 November 2013

training actually works - and the running is getting easier

so despite creepy guys in the forest I have continued with my running program, and am starting to notice some effects.

  • Its getting easier
  • my recovery time is getting shorter
  • I want to run more
  • I look forward to my next session
  • I am starting to think of other ways in which i can en-corporate running into my life - e.g.. to run t my studio instead of ride, (but then I would miss out on my ride so that  doesn't really work, but you get the idea)
And for the first time since I was a kid, I really like - dare I say it, am starting to love running.

so what is so different about running this time?
because really I have been trying to get to this place for years, and always failed.

its simple really - I finally took my own advice.
I set a goal
educated my self
and have taken steps to achieve that goal.

this running thing didn't just start a couple of weeks ago for me, really it started a couple of years ago when I started training clients here in Stockholm.
I  specialise in functional training as a PT, and it has made a huge difference in my own training.
for years I have watched how my advice and programs have helped my clients but for whatever reason I just was not applying it to my own training.
well finally the penny dropped.
I started taking some active MSR sessions with my self looking to release the fascia in my lower legs so that I wouldn't suffer from compartment syndrome so much.
I started to work on my core and functional body, I started to build strength in my lower legs and consciously work on getting my legs back into balance.

and the result.
well I now run twice a week for an hour or so, and next week we move it up to 3 times a week.
and I couldn't be more excited.

so my lesson here is, (and I can hear my self saying this to just about every client I have ever had - sigh & slight head shake) DO THE FUCKING WORK JO & THE RESULTS WILL COME.
And the scary thing is I know this - I have done this with so many other things in my life. (insert smile here)
and now I am doing it with something that has been a stumbling block for over 20 years, and it feels awesome!

so keep training people.


good to go Jo

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