2023 has been pretty bad for me injury wise. Between several niggling ankle and knee injuries, I was really starting to feel like I was missing out.
Anyway, I took a three-week break, and now things are looking better. I’ve got a whole 15-minute warm up and stretch routine figured out, and started off doing shorter distances for a few days.
I’m always amazed how after just a few weeks my fitness levels go way down. I’ll hopefully get back to my ‘peak’ fitness level before the end of the year, but for now I’ll be taking it at a slower pace.
It’s well annoying, innit? You don’t get that with muscle building — take a couple of weeks or so off of that and you may even come back stronger. But fitness? It’s bloody relentless how you need to keep on top of it.