Recovery? Don’t talk to me about cross training!
I have been going through what I think are fairly normal MdS withdrawal symptoms. Getting back from an event which is in such stark contrast to most others, and far removed from anything most of us would experience in ‘real-life’ is bound the have such an impact. Perhaps less so on those brave individuals in the armed forces, or perhaps civilian firemen, police, etc., who frequently put their lives on the line and who have a familiarity … Read entire article »
Sign Off
Almost two years to the day since the operation to fix my broken femur, I paid a checkup visit to the Physio earlier. I hadn’t seen Stuart at Allen Physiotherapy in Guildford since before we went skiing last year; he is a skier and I am a snowboarder, so we had a little banter about that! However, this visit had been planned for some months, mainly as a checkpoint, with so long in between appointments due … Read entire article »
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After the Trot
The Thames Trot took a bit more out of me than I realised and one week on it’s time for a bit of a post-mortem. During the week, I’ve run a few times, but my legs have definitely been tired. When doing the simplest things, such as climbing the stairs at the Waterloo when rushing for the train, getting moving in the morning, etc., I’ve certainly noticed more fatigue in my legs; more difficult to get … Read entire article »
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Aggressive Tapering
Well, today I completed my final run before my race at the weekend. I normally carry out a certain amount of so called ‘tapering’, when the volume, and to a lesser extent the intensity of training is reduced progressively on the run up to a race. The theory behind this is that it allows the body to recover from the hard weeks of training and so be in prime condition for the race itself. As far … Read entire article »
Popular Session
Back to work after a wet Sunday indoors. After returning from the wedding we had a lot more chores to do and the day seemed to slip away quite quickly. I found a problem with my iTunes music store as well, so had so spend a little time doing this in the late hours of the evening. The weather had not improved much by the morning, although I had managed to find my lightweight waterproof jacket to … Read entire article »
Checkpoint
Ok. So I’m a glutton for punishment. But nobody can accuse me of not trying to achieve high standards. Realistic? Well, only time will tell if that is the case or not 18 months ago now, I was supposed to have been entered in the MdS; the fabled Marathon des Sables. Those of you that regularly catch up with my blog may have noticed that I have been rather off form for the last couple of … Read entire article »
Tentative Steps
Training this week has not gone too badly. After my visit to the physio I have taken my first few tentative steps back outside with my trainers on. I say tentative because my foot still feels as though it has something amiss; some sort of stiffness in the upper-mid foot, so I have been taking it fairly gingerly. In fact, when I thing about it that could be why I am so slow at the moment, as I am probably favouring my right leg to propel me along the trails, while my left is in a guarded holding pattern around the airfield of full performance. On Tuesday I did an easy 6km followed by Thursday’s 9km and then did some physio on Friday, with some gym running to warmup and cool down. … Read entire article »
Test Run
After yesterday’s physio session, I should’ve been feeling a bit more positive about today’s test run. However, after my last two ‘test’ runs had come up with a less than satisfactory outcome I have to say I was feeling a bit apprehensive about running while I still had an ache in my left ankle, but all the evidence seems to support the theory that the orthotics will reduce the stress on the posteria tibia tendon and … Read entire article »
Physio update – visit 3,457
Monday’s seems to be turning into my Pilates and physio day. Yet again today I had a lunchtime of stretching and core work in the gym. After only a few sessions it seems to be getting a bit easier which is great, but that doesn’t really help my legs, my ankle or my foot! Not in the way that I need it at the moment anyway. So, off to the physio it was this evening for another … Read entire article »
Speak to the Man
After yesterday’s shock news that the Amplatzer Septal defect occluder although seated properly seems to be ‘leaking’ we have obviously been concerned as to what exactly this means. Liz has discussed with a number of her friends but none have sufficient depth of knowledge in what is obviously a highly specialised area to really be able to offer more than rudimentary comfort and support, which although welcome has not really been sufficient to allay her fears … Read entire article »
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- Mini-Duathlon - Back June 3, 2013
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