RT Journals: Lisa Corrigan

What a year I have had so far...I started off the year with a reasonable run at Zatopek Classic and thought it was going to be a good year for my running. THEN I got sick! It started off as a cold, then turned into a rather sever inner ear infection and I somehow ended up with a perforated ear drum. The doctors had me on antibiotics on and off for 3 months! Until finally, after nationals they worked out it wasn’t working. I did not feel good on the antibiotics, tired often, and did not run well at all. But I continued on, just hoping I would miraculously start feeling well and therefore run well. It didn’t happen!

I saw an ear specialist and he had me in for surgery to correct a deviated septum in my nose which was blocking my ear tubes, fix the perforated ear drum and place grommets in my ears. The recovery was pretty horrid but I have not had an ear infection since and feel I can breathe slightly better.

Since returning to training after the surgery and I took a little bit more time off to fix a small hamstring injury, things have been looking a lot brighter. I got through a relatively good..but cold, training block in Canberra. So I decided to head abroad; 1: to escape the Canberra winter and 2: To get back into racing with a few smaller races and start enjoying it again.

I am currently up at Font Remeu in the French alps. It’s up at 1800m so ill be sure to take it a little easy for a few days having only arrived last night.

I spent the first 2 weeks in a beautiful town in France called Aix Les Bains just training in the warmth. And I spent the weekend in Barcelona, where I paced the 1500m. My first experience at pacing! It was nice to get back out on the track, even if I was just pacing. I went to 1100m, got to 1km in around 2.42. It was not easy, I have not raced in a while but I did what I was told to do and enjoyed it very much. I now feel like I want to race again. I will hopefully have a few more smaller races coming up before heading home on the 17th of August.

Training up at Font Remeu for around 10 days. I am staying with a few of the Australian Triathletes. My Partner, Brendan Sexton is making his return to competition in a few weeks time after having been unable to run for 12months. Training with triathletes certainly makes me feel lazy! But good company.

I will update again post racing..hopefully with some good news.



 

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"It was not easy, I have not raced in a while but I did what I was told to do and enjoyed it very much. I now feel like I want to race again”
Lisa Corrigan