I have injured myself.

This is frustrating. I ran my personal best at the Budapest half marathon 2 weeks ago, but that was not the target of my training. My target has always been the marathon.

Then a week later on 15 September, I ran my 3rd half marathon in just under 1h30 in in a training run!

For me that easily is my best run ever - perhaps not my best time, but to run that fast with no-one around me - in non-race conditions - was awesome, just awesome and showed how good a condition I am in.

But - and this is a massive but, I felt a twinge immediately afterwards, on the inside back of my left thigh. The run was a little slippy, and I am sure that contributed towards it.

From self diagnosis it seems that this is an adductor issue. I haven't run since, and I feel it when moving from a sitting to standing position, when walking etc. It is the small movements that do it. It is harldy getting better.

I think I cannot do the marathon now. It is so far 8 days now without running, that I can handle, but I don't see it getting better and I need to think of the long term.

Very frustrating as I am in so much better condition than last year. :(