Training Log Archive: philm64

Calf sore. Hip/buttock sore.

Walk with LIz - Ashton court. 10km. https://www.strava.com/activities/1053886333

Calf quite sore and struggling at end to actually move.

Liz then prodded & poked on her treatment couch & found a small lump where the bruise like pain was. So it seems it wasn't just knotting; I have a small tear/ pull. Probably happened at 6km on friday, when tha calf could take no more pressure as it knotted. Knotting due to whatever was going on in the walk in to Jukola arena.

Season over. Just like that. End of. Please no-one ask me to go to any races or events.

C • Jukola 2018 ? 2

Calf sore. Spent all day rehearsing for first Blue Lion gig in evening at a wedding near Frome. Had to learn about 15 new songs. Huge challenge. Biggest challenge of my musical career to date, as THIS "BAND" NEVER MEET TO REHEARSE. Yeah, really. https://www.bluelionband.co.uk/

Gig was OK (just); someone had a trolley so i didn't have to lug a heavy amp with a broken calf muscle.

Free bar.

Bed 1am. v tired.

Note (as a preview to my next post): On the 4km walk to the Jukola arena last Saturday, with heavy (ish) pack on back, RH calf started hurting / mild "knotting". WTF? This can't be happening, I thought. I had this issue in 2013 a lot, in LH calf. Notably at Studland 2013, where i "dropped out", walked, and hopped round to win the heat. Yes, really. (Ifor?) - LH calf.

The RH calf hurt a lot in Jukola, but the uneven ground & my total commitment to finishing meant I just got on with it. The run-in was agony, I seem to remember. But it's Jukola - right!? Fine!

On Monday, leaving Finland, there was considerable residual pain in this entire muscle, showing that the pain I'd had in Jukola wasn't trivial. I've worked on flexibility in hips/hamstrings since then.

On my run yesterday, I tried to convince myself I'd be fine & that I have psychological issues. So at least I tried.

Nailsea 10km road race. DNF (injured) at 6km average pace 3:55/km til then; 19:20 at 5km marker.

Felt OK warming up.
Decided that any calf issues were "psychological". Calves felt acceptable in warm up including striding. It's all in your mind, Phil. All in your mind. (WRONG)

Start felt v easy - trundling along at 3:45 pace letting others steam off ahead. Felt light; fit; nimble. Calf's fine. I'm better at this than Finnish orienteering! Reeling people in who'd gone off too fast. I'm a master at this!

3km RH calf started hurting, but heh! it's only nerve pain, right? It'll pass.

Up hill to 4km-ish, pain eased off. Yeah! Passed leading woman, leading Vet50. All were dropped. Easily. This will be fine! (see the positive side here?)

flat/slight descent to 5km, in 19:20 (not a bad time in it's own right), pain was coming back. Can i hold on? Come on Phil! On descent to 6km, i wasn't myself, i was struggling, I was favouring other leg, nearly limping...... but I'll be fine... I'll be fine..... joggers ahead, they're crap, I can have them. ... I'd normally have them. Caught one. Passed him. Dropped him straight away - then, GAME OVER. Stopped. OUCH OUCH OUCH

Quick stretch of RH hip, and started again, but within 50m, all over. Game over. Walked back - misery; cold; defeated by my own frailty.

TBH, after the 2 weeks' hip pain, that was so horrible, and now this, I'm not sure i should even try to be a runner for while. No-one's "pleasurable" "sport" (for "fun") should cause this amount of misery, stress, and pain.

I boast that i switch between 3 hobbies / interests; when one goes tits up i just re-shuffle. Well, running, you've gone tits up. You're out. Time to practice what i preach.

Bye.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1050771439

C • Disappointing 2

Steady run to test out achey bits post-Jukola, in particular calves. (RH one hurt a lot in Jukola & was sore next day / days).

Not bad, but RH calf not exactly happy; but survived. LH one twinged sharply on a hill "effort". Settled down after stopping to stretch hips.

I have to accept at least 50% of my "pain" is psychological in this sort of case. There's no pull or tear in there (yet? )

Do i do the Nailsea 10k tomorow night? as usual, I have no answer. I know what some people would say. And others. Hmm.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1048734546

Sport climbing in 30 degree heat, but in shade, in Wye valley, with Tim Tett.

Plan was to do a few routes, bin it off, and go on to the BOK urban, but..... the climbing was OK considering the heatwave, and we got stuck in & were there til 8pm.

8 routes? quite a lot!

Pub garden meal - Tim saying how light it was! 21st June! Nah. Not a patch on Finland....

31 degrees in the shade today. slept badly on living room floor, on a quilt.

any possibility of running, Beacon Batching, or climbing, or whatever, was quickly dismissed as futile folly.

Packed up on Ruokkee site, left Kesälahti - what a trip.... what a beautiful place, I will never forget it.

Travel back from Finland, via Porvoo, nice day, very long journey, hot in the UK. had to sleep on floor of living room as upstairs resembled a Finnish sauna with out the lake option. So basically bivvying.

R calf still sore, ankle swollen.