Coming back from injury

Ever had the feeling that you've run too far? That's how I felt today after completing the Clumber 10k in a slow 50 minutes. I suppose I shouldn't have expected any better as I got badly injured in July, and it has been a slow process coming back.

Building back up from gentle jog/walking to running steadily for over an hour. I have been running 4 days a week, and doing weight training 3 times a week. The weight training has slipped a bit in recent weeks, but I have to get back into that.

After today I won't run fast for a week. In fact I could do with taking a few days off all together, but I probably won't do that.

I have found some great alternative exercises in the last few months -- including using the elliptical trainer and rowing machine. I think I will have to use the elliptical trainer more this week so that I recover better before pushing myself too far running again. I'll keep you posted.