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The start of the festive challenge and a week of no running......

Hiya guys Jess here,  This week didn't go to plan, it was suppose to be a week of smashing out training, starting the festive challenge and getting to the Christmas work event, instead it was a week of a back injury and then a cold, flu lurgy type thing......  So the start of the week went well, till i realised part way though Monday that I have pulled a muscle somewhere in my back, either the top or the bottom, all i know is it hurt the whole left side of my back and triggered my sciatic nerve... that derailed the first half of the week, its mostly gone now with just the occasional twinge but i spent the last 11 years of my life battling on going back pains, aches and niggles, its just part of my life.  come the second half of the week and everyone at work is coming down with all i can describe as is the flu, that really snotty, chesty, lurgy that make you feel like utter crap! With most the team being hit by it and not feeling well we postponed the Christmas party in pl...

It was going so well until....

  Welcome to post one, well two for this week. I'll be honest I haven't really thought about how often I'll post or exactly what I'll post or what it's going to look like 🤔 but I know that I'm generally going to be posting about my adventures through life, running and everything else......I'll probably aim for at least one post a week? But throw in other adventures as and when I do them.  So adventure one, my long run, nothing special really other than the fact I stacked it, literally hit the deck, came down to earth with a literal crash!  I mean the knee is the worst...... ...although the hand looks bad... But I managed to clean myself up on route... And I'm all bandaged up now!  So what happened....if I'm honest, I don't actually know, but what I do know is about 30-40 seconds before impact I was in a good spot, everything felt good on the run, my legs worked, chest good, form feeling fine, literally in a good running flow! Then it's like ...