Last year in May I have run half a marathon. When comes to running journey it has been so far the biggest achievement and I knew there’s going to come a day when I will have to face an injury. I just didn’t know it’s going to be so soon.
Maybe I shouldn’t run the half marathon already as I experienced sores in my heel. I pushed through hoping that stretches will help, but the amount of running plus job mostly standing on my feet ultimately brought me to face the fact I will not be running marathon I have signed up for in autumn 2024 and maybe I won’t be running at all for a while.
After summer I stopped running for 2 months in hopes my feet will heel.
Running is one of few activities I have found to be helping me not only gain clarity but as well feel somewhat happy in past few years. It is a dopamine boost after all, sense of accomplishment and break from otherwise somewhat routine in life. Just thought of possibly not be capable doing such anymore was quite crushing. I still didn’t get over the fact even while writing these word.
I was very excited about new big dreams of running finally my first marathon in Scottish highlands and hopefully get into more trail running which could maybe ultimately lead to ultramarathons. The subtle pains in the heel intensifying as more I run made me realise once again I have to put my dreams on hold.
Patience with the plan is certainly one of the biggest lessons I am learning in this life.
I run 5k race over bridges in Edinburgh in November 2024 and sporadically have been running since, but I am still not able run straight full 5k when training. As soon I do so the pains are coming back. Still I was hoping to run the marathon in 2025, but I am starting to be realistic now that it will most likely not be possible.
Recently I have seen an interesting project of one YouTube creator (I try to find the source and reference) who run 5k every single day of the year. It made me think, that maybe I should stop focusing on distance this year, but rather on everyday activity.
I can not start with very first day of the year as I am still on the path of reaching 5k through Heart zone training, but I think now I have something to look forward to. Once I am finished with 5k training I would like to do this running challenge and run 5k every single day (unless hiking and camping). Just the habit of every single day movement would likely be a life changing experience.
So this is me thinking about plans for 2025 when comes to running.
What about you? What are your plans for the new year?
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