Back to exercise... on a bike

Sorry I have not been blogging for some weeks, a project at work is taking up all my spare time that is normally filled with running! My injury woes refuse to abate but fear not, I took to the trails on a bike for the first time in... years. Needless to say I feel a little saddle sore but I am assured my butt will "toughen up" after the miles roll on!

The twinge in my left knee I felt on my last long run before the VLM has returned and no matter which running shoes, running surface (Track, Grass or road) or pace... has manifested into agony. The furthest I can managed is 1/2 mile then my knee gives me pain that stops me in my tracks.

My good friend Rick Bennett, Manager of the Sweatshop store in the Manchester Arndale and Event Director at Heaton parkrun, mailed two photo's he took of me at the VLM 2011, which has cheered me up.
Standing at around mile 13 you get to see runners on the way back (mile 22) from the same spot.
In the first photo I appear to be holding my nose, this is probably due to tipping water over my head at mile 12 and it dripped down through my shades onto my nose!
on the second photo you can clearly see my running style is shocking, I am sloping forward as highlighted by the speed camera directly behind me. Since becoming a running coach I seem to always pick holes in my running pictures!

More upsetting is that I still have no pictures with me "keeping up" with Nell McAndrew...

In a week or so I should be starting my marathon training for the Robin Hood in September, I hope my knee starts to strengthen soon, the lack of running is becoming to be a bore.

Please enjoy your running, as I cannot!

Mark Kelly