Training Log Archive: BrandNewMe

Braids, Blackford, Mortonhall etc with Megan W.

Warm up

Team East Lothian Open XC - John Muir Country Park

3rd. Quite pleased. Dug in and pushed hard. Not far behind Megan W. Long bath after, and using a calpol syringe managed to suck the thorn out. 2cm, thick, and not at all sharp. Hmm. I strongly suspect the thorn broke and that I left some in. Hopefully the area will calm down now. The muscle feels better already.

I now find myself with an hour to kill in Alnwick Hill every Friday afternoon (Lucy has a class there, Laurence is otherwise entertained. This is bliss, as perfect base for jaunts on Braids. Great afternoon for it this week. Its days like this that make the 5 miles fly by.

Went to the GP about a lump on my lower calf. I got stung on day 4 of the big5-o. It was really stingy, and the calf muscles around all ceased up, and my achilles got stiff from it too. There is still a hefty, hard lump there. i was prodding it last night with a pin, and it turns out there is a thorn there, and it is a bit infected. The GP thinks I was bitten by a spider maybe, as she couldn't see the thorn (err, it is under that scab...) but said if it was a thorn then it is a trip to A&E to get it out if I can't (I can't, I have tried). An A&E consultant friend recommends minor injuries, but it all seems a bit melodramatic for a thorn. There must be some sort of suction tool a bit like a hoover that can do it. I need one of those dental assistant sucky saliva thingys.

C • thorn 1

Down to Inverleith Park and some laps. Taking in the trim trail for the last bit. I was woeful. My T-Rex physique couldn't handle the monkey bars, or the chin up bar, or the parallel bar, or anything much other than the sit ups, but it was fun. Legs a bit f*d.

To trotettes, trotettes them home. Which was our house, round Queens drive to Willowbrae, Figgate Park, along the prom to Joppa, then turn and back through Restalrig and the bog. The bog was very boggy indeed. Stomach cramps tonight so not feeling great.

Late lunch running home to be back in time for the kids. Across the meadows to Queens drive, a lap them home. Toni used to do a time trial on Queens drive. From a rock on the left of the cycle path pavement near the dumbiedykes play park clockwise around the queens drive for almost 2.5 miles finishing at a rock on the left just before the road starts going down towards the Pollock roundabouts. I taught myself how to do a segment on Strava for it. I took 20:13 today, (torrential rain, windy) compared with 16:18 in October 2011. Blimey that's depressing!

C • weather 1

Very tired and stiff. Steady shuffle around the meadows.