Hamstrung!

I've had a setback in training and my target of running a 3 minute kilometre before the end of the month has gone out of the window.

Saturday morning I went to the athletics track to do some sprints, I did 5 100m sprints without any problem, then while doing my first 200m effort I felt something in my hamstring. It was nothing drastic, no sharp pain, just a little discomfort. Anyway, I eased off it for a couple of days, but then went to play football and found it was still a problem.

I paid a visit to the physio yesterday and she recommended a slow build-up back to the level of training I was doing, so the next 3 weeks or so are lost. I'm to do short slow jogs, starting with 5 minutes yesterday and adding 5 minutes each day provided I'm not having any problems until I get to 30 minutes, then I can start doing some short sprints and work on hills

It's more than a little frustrating, but I'm still able to swim and cycle so I should be able to keep my fitness level up, I may even pay a visit to a gym. I just have to be smart about things and try to avoid doing something stupid that might turn a minor injury complaint into a major one.

Happy Running
Maratonero