Got out for a run this evening. I had planned it this morning, got up at 4:00 am but as I was getting ready my ankle was pretty stiff so I decided that discretion was the better part of valour. Much better to put a lamp on and take off into the bush for 9k in the dark this evening!

Bit of an acid test I thought. Anyway, it went well, nice and easy. No apparent adverse effects (we'll see what it's like tomorrow) so here's hoping.

End of the road?

Well, it had to happen.

I’ve struggled with motivation and momentum over the last few weeks, sometimes simultaneously.

Did a gentle 6km tonight and rolled an ankle (actually heard something go I think). Bloody stupid too as I just switched off for a second as I was finishing, literally as I was about to press the stop on my watch.

This was going to be a quiet week anyway so will just have to wait and see if this is something that’s going to clear up pretty quickly with a bit of rest, but it doesn’t feel like that. There’s no swelling though, but it is painful.

If it’s not good by end of next week, that’s probably the end of Hares & Hounds for me (50+k race in January).

Not too depressed, yet. I've been pretty lucky this year, what with killer dogs and running through the one, albeit lesser, injury I had in April.

Learned a lesson that I probably already knew in that you can’t switch off at all when you’re running on the trail in the dark, so there's a small positive there.

Bugger.

Mt Beerwah

For those who have only viewed the Glasshouse Mountains from Steve Irwin Way or even the Glasshouse Mountains lookout, you cannot truly appreciate how spectacular they are until you get close up to them.

Luckily, Ian Javes took this into account when he included the Mt Beerwah loop in the Glasshouse mountain series. This section takes you right to the foot of the tallest peak in Glasshouse Mountains and it's truly stunning. Unfortunately, the section is probably the most testing (I think anyway) of all on the western course.

After a couple of weeks of sporadic training, I managed to get out today and do two loops (the second with a mate) starting each from the lookout.

I raised a nice blister (taped the existing one up and didn't bother with the good foot and paid a small price) that I caught just in time to carry out some running repairs but it was worth it.

It wasn't at breakneck speed but it was a good workout and will hopefully give me the impetus to get back on track. Happy days!

Yes, I am a wimp after all

What a non event this week has ended up being.

Had a good week last week, only a little bit short of my scheduled target, only to be sidelined this week by a blister. Ok, I know what you're thinking, "If he were a 'proper' runner he'd just put up with it". There's the problem. I'm not a proper runner!

All healed up now but Stacey (my darling wife) is away this week leaving my son and I to fend for ourselves.

Amend the schedule and start again next week.