Training Log Archive: philm64

Back hurting but not too bad. I can now put on shoes & socks, without grimacing. Day 8 now.

Osteopath - Lucy Smith at Well road Osteo's as Lisa Kennard away. She seemed good. http://www.southbristolosteopaths.co.uk/osteopathy...

the good news: No vertebra out of alignment, so no actual proper "injury". (sigh)

the bad news: The spasms I had last week were so severe, they've left my LH back muscles completely knotted. She wasn't surprised I was lying on the floor immobile for 4 hours.

She dug her thumbs in for 20 minutes making me writhe in pain (tho it eased as she went - good stuff); then told to rest today then build up.

Should be OK to run Brit sprints & middles, then.

Game on.

Note: she said she'd had a lot of unhappy campers who'd been out in tents with the recent good weather & basically slept on unfamiliar surfaces. And ended up, like ,, well, me. Christ.

C • Get a campervan 8

Back still much too sore.

Walk 20 mins, & 2 x 15 mins with rucsac on. (last one heavy - ASDA)

Run in evening (30 degrees in sun), felt OK, left calf & right Achilles wooden like last nite, but generally OK apart from that. Felt frisky & fit & strong. Just an issue as back clearly "out" so affecting legs & Achilles. Hmmm.

Osteo in morning so probably rest day tomorrow after that. Hope she can help with the back pain........ :(

Back still FAR too sore this morning. losing will to live.

went for a 2hr 15min walk in countryside south of Bristol with small pack on back - helped a lot - vastly less painful that sitting down.

watched tennis on TV then ventured out for a jog. as noticed it wasn't hurting when quickly jogged earlier.

not too bad, but calf & Achilles grumbly - no rehab whatsoever all week, as can't stretch - need to work on that very quickly now.

Generally, pathetic. What a wreck of a week. will jog tomorrow, too, post Murray. (the other one) (the GOOD one).

Back no better ; in fact, is it worse today? Doesn't feel at all good.

Managaed to load car, get petrol, drive to LIz's to pick her up. My face said it all. Driving was very uncomfortable & the prospect of 3-5 hours in a car today....

W/e canned :(

Osteopath booked for Monday.


Gutted. Gorgeous weather too. No doubt we'll find a w/e to re-schedule N Wales & it will piss down the whole time & we won't go then, either.

My back is on the mend. Still on painkillers, and lay in sun later, which really seemed to help :)

Shame to miss TACH Burrington race tonight - would have had to blag an entry tho.

Also shame missed BOK event last nite - won by Owain Jones in fast time, the boy can run a bit!

Think we'll risk North wales tomorrow after all. Forecast good.

Back pain very much there, and doing anything is wrought with pain.
it's moved to the left side; I suppose my biggest worry is - have i got an actual injury in it, or is it just fallout from the double spasm/seizure's I suffered yesterday morning after 24 hours of non stop pain?

ticking "ill" too as this has made me ill - i'd be off work if I had a job and I am wiped out all the time thru the pain.

all cos I didn't sleep on a hard eough surface on sunday night. week ruined & next w/e probably canned (walking in north wales with Liz - who cannot believe that , after waiting for me to have a free w/e in about 6 weeks, I am suddenly disabled).

Just measured with a ruler (! old school) the 1st 5 controls on the Brown course on Sunday - I made it 1.99 kilometres, say 2km. (1.988km)

I was there in 9:08 so I make that 4:35 per km. That's orienteering, not running.

So that's a record for me, by miles, I think.

For routegadget, see here: http://www.devonoc.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#110&...

Is there a spin-off sport with this sort of race/ course / terrain out there, that I can do more of, please? I like navigation & I like non-mass starts...

:-)

C • fast 1

Back - sore all day yesterday finally gave up the ghost and seized up 100% this morning.

Completely incapacitated, lying down all day flat out & on max painkillers. Luckily Liz is off work so came round & did shopping, made sandwiches etc.

There you go. that's the end of my 6 races in 6 days quest.