Janathon 2011

Janathon 2011
Tales of woe from a participant

Thursday, 6 January 2011

I now get the 'athon' in 'Janathon'

Yesterday I came to understand the 'Marathon' part of 'Janthon'.

Even when I was a young, fit and a regular trainer I always had days off in my schedule.

Sure I may go four or five days in a row playing sport, but when it came to training it would always be three/four days max 'on', two /three days 'off'.

Having resumed training after many years away from it, Day 5 came as a nasty shock. As always I woke in the morning stiff from my previous days exercise, however unlike other days the stiffness did not go away during the day.

When I got on that treadmill last night every step jarred my knees and lower back.

I therefore decided to stick to a solitary mile but push it as fast as I can. I clocked up an average time for me, but more importantly I got through it.

I am still feeling stiff again today, but now have the belief I can run through this.

Are there any seasoned Junathoners out there who can tell me whether things get better or worse, and when in the month that happens?

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