NancyTree
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A new hive, a new thread, a new start.
I have started Darebee a few years back while recovering from a long-lasting calf injury. I learned a lot about myself during that process. I needed to learn to respect my body's limits. When my life changed from teenager - student - working adult, the amount of daily physical exercise decreased enormously with each phase, but in my mind I was still that girl that could do anything. So I had to learn to be reasonable, to listen to and respect the signals my body gives me. That took me a year to learn, and a year or two to practice. Then I was back to running again, even made it to a 10k run!
But then winter came, I had learned that consistency is key, so I kept running even though it was cold, rainy or dark. It struck my hard when I got complaints in my heel. What went wrong? Well, it was the change in surface; from soft trails in the forest, to pavement in the streets. Combined with worn out shoes that I couldn't replace because the covid lockdown, and I always go to a specialised shop with video analysis. I was a good girl though, went to a sports physio, but his advise made it worse.
I was so disappointed, hurt, that with everything I learned and doing what should have been good, I still got another ugly injury. It felt so unfair.. That became my last thread: "It's always darkest before the dawn". Another struggle, starting over at zero, but moving forward, getting better, recovering. Towards the dawn. So the move of the hive and the need of a new thread comes at exactly the right moment.
I am running again. I am cycling again. I am hiking again. And it's stil fragile, but it goes well. So I'm out of the dark now. I'm at the break of dawn.
I have started Darebee a few years back while recovering from a long-lasting calf injury. I learned a lot about myself during that process. I needed to learn to respect my body's limits. When my life changed from teenager - student - working adult, the amount of daily physical exercise decreased enormously with each phase, but in my mind I was still that girl that could do anything. So I had to learn to be reasonable, to listen to and respect the signals my body gives me. That took me a year to learn, and a year or two to practice. Then I was back to running again, even made it to a 10k run!
But then winter came, I had learned that consistency is key, so I kept running even though it was cold, rainy or dark. It struck my hard when I got complaints in my heel. What went wrong? Well, it was the change in surface; from soft trails in the forest, to pavement in the streets. Combined with worn out shoes that I couldn't replace because the covid lockdown, and I always go to a specialised shop with video analysis. I was a good girl though, went to a sports physio, but his advise made it worse.
I was so disappointed, hurt, that with everything I learned and doing what should have been good, I still got another ugly injury. It felt so unfair.. That became my last thread: "It's always darkest before the dawn". Another struggle, starting over at zero, but moving forward, getting better, recovering. Towards the dawn. So the move of the hive and the need of a new thread comes at exactly the right moment.
I am running again. I am cycling again. I am hiking again. And it's stil fragile, but it goes well. So I'm out of the dark now. I'm at the break of dawn.
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Hike 2.48 km
Exercise 7 days (2/7)
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I think I find that the hardest thing about winter.
What, Day 1 is a sardine, day 2 ... ?
different kinds of flavors: chicken, duck, anchovies, tuna, codfish.
