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Deputising and Running

July 17th, 2012 | 1 Comment

For the next couple of weeks I’m going to be busier than normal. My manager is away on holiday (Majorca, or somewhere equally sunny) which I’m sure he deserves, but since through a distinct lack of planning on my part, I seem to be the only one who isn’t actually out of the office, physically, in spirit or “Working from Home” over the next couple of weeks, the fickle finger of deputising fate has fallen to … Read entire article »

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Rest Day 2

May 31st, 2012 | 2 Comments

The good news is that my foot is getting better a lot faster than I had dared to hope and I may even be able to get down to the gym tomorrow for a light touch of cross training, although running is unlikely to be a sensible idea. The limping has already ceased, I haven’t had to ice my foot today and my walking is almost up to normal speed as well, so I’m certainly happy … Read entire article »

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Rest Day 1

May 30th, 2012 | Comments Off

An understandably quiet day today. It was misty outside when we woke, and although I had no plans to run, I imagined it would have been stunning running through the hills again. Still, not to be for a few days. I have also been limping a touch today, but more to try to rest my foot than through any pain, and I have been walking slowly through my normal, and necessary, route through the streets of London. … Read entire article »

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Time for a Rest

May 29th, 2012 | 4 Comments

After yesterday’s early morning disaster, and the all clear from the physio, I was keen to get out this morning for a run with the sunrise and finish my week of training on tired legs! Perhaps I should have taken that as a warning sign that enough was enough. After checking out the curtains at 4:30am I found the morning was too beautiful to pass up the opportunity though, so wound my way quietly down the stairs … Read entire article »

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Pilates and Physio

May 28th, 2012 | 2 Comments

My legs were shot after yesterday’s run. My quads had spent a couple of hours immediately after the run threatening to cramp up and I spent the rest of the day trying to keep mobile to ward off the sensation. A 4:30am alarm call was therefore not a welcome sound so, of course, the first and subsequent alarms were all switched off in rapid succession. So much for dedication this morning! Lunchtime was a different matter and because I have a busy week, may well be the only gym session I get in this week. So it was off the Pilates again for me, and although I still felt like a bit of a beginner, I was more settled than last week’s initial shock to the system. After an afternoon of work, I had … Read entire article »

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Running again

February 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off

My foot has been better for the last couple of days so I decided to do another bit of a test run today. Just a quick couple of miles at lunchtime very gentle but everything hung together and it was so slow that I was barely sweating by the end, so it was actually quite a pleasant run watching the lunchtime news – Now I just need to get to the stage where I can do … Read entire article »

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Back to Work, Blood, Sweat and Tears

February 13th, 2012 | Comments Off

Half term for the children today, but back to work for me. The children spent the morning making things with Hama beads, the sort that you put into a plastic holder to make a pattern of a picture of some sort then with the application of heat from an iron they partially melt and stick together. It apparently kept them amused for hours and they came up with some wonderful creations which I’ll get some photos … Read entire article »

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No Artificial Preservatives

May 9th, 2011 | 2 Comments

There you have it. I have not used any form of artificial support for the last 11 days – I’m sure William and Kate will be pleased that we can celebrate our momentous date together My progression from two crutches to one and then to none after my Subtrochanteric Valgus Ostetomy has been carried out over the last month or so and, as per doctor’s orders, I have made the transition as gradual as … Read entire article »

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Who says miracles are in short supply?

April 13th, 2011 | 25 Comments

My visit to the consultant yesterday provided me with some great news. I can WALK again. No more shuffling on crutches, spilling coffee, on the carpet; no more sliding across the room on children’s toys or stubbing my toes on the side of cabinets as I slide through at impossible angles; no more 9-to-5 upper body workout The news is good indeed as Mr Elliot, my surgeon at the Runnymede Clinic in Chertsey, has confirmed that … Read entire article »

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The Crazy World of Proprioception

March 1st, 2011 | 5 Comments

Did you know that we all have a sixth sense? Yes, indeed. It is a little known or rather much underrated sense of the position of one’s body and limbs in relation to each other. It is perhaps underrated as it is predominantly used subconsciously, unlike the five senses everyone is familiar with (Sight, Hearing, Smell, Taste and Touch) which provide an individual with feedback on their world and interaction with it – the so called ‘exteroceptive’ … Read entire article »

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