Got really bored about halfway through my run tonight. No pain or anything other than the normal pain of effort, just general weariness. Tried to snap myself out of it by thinking about my poor mum who today had to have her bad leg done (well, actually her good leg compared to the one mangled by a reckless driver) which involved the agonizing process of having three giant needles inject foam into her main artery running from thigh to ankle in an attempt to slow down the damage caused by having said leg continually overcompensate for useless leg. It made me feel very lucky that I could run at all and I finished without another thought for my 'can't be bothered tonight' non-issue.

Wednesday:

Just over 4 x mile run.

Night off tonight, or rather just cross-training instead. Back still hurts but felt much better for a little while, after going to gym. I really hate this weather; I want to get outside and run, but it really is vile. The pavements around Hove are all covered in a thick slushy layer of wet leaf gunge and I almost go flying just walking home from the station so god knows what it would be like running on it. Plus it's been raining constantly for what seems like a month now, and the wind is shaking my windows really violently as I write. And it's pitch black of course. All things that make the gym more appealing at this time of year. What happened to crisp, cold, dry winter days? That's what I want.

20 x mins crosstrainer
25 x mins treadmill (fast uphill walking incline 9.0)
10 x mins step machine
10 x mins powerplate

I'm just a giant walking ache tonight. Everything hurts, especially my back. I was warming up on the cross-trainer and I felt it suddenly jar. It made me wince and I had to slow right down. I did consider not running, but not for very long. I thought, bah, be fine. I didn't notice any pain at all while I was running, but afterwards there it was, and it's stayed around all night. I think (hope) it'll be ok. God knows it's the same pain I've had a billion times before, but it's been quite a while since I've had it, and it's bloody painful. I think it might possibly be the full hour of weights I did yesterday that triggered it. Lots of core stuff, which I thought was supposed to be good for your back, but maybe I overdid it.

Saturday

1 x hour weights

Sunday
10 x mins crosstrainer
10k run. Slowish and steady.