Run note for September 2026

What is this?My monthly look back on my running – and my general health. Reflection helps me with the now, the next and the further future. It's all good.Previous run note: April 2026. None for May to August, so this one picks up from there.Since AprilMay: ran 135 km in the month. Lots of London runs. A few days off late in the month to rest right leg tendinitis.June: fine. Ran about 150 km in the month, including a half marathon distance along the canal.July: increasing pain on the left side of the hip, a tensor fasciae latae (TFL) injury. Stopped on 21 July to rest it. Ran 72 km in the month.August: a presumptive restart in Rome, which ended with me at a physio. Then into two months of rest and recovery. Ran 9 km in the month.Morning canal views on a recent run.September summaryA running rehab month, not a mileage month.30 days: 13 days running, 17 days off.63.41 km, no distance target. 6h 44m of running, average of 31 minutes per run, every run between 22 and 35 minutes.Average of…