Training Log Archive: philm64

Back awful this morning. Pain has spread to RHS of bottom of back.

I have to wait 4-6 weeks for the result of my scan - even then, what then?

If this is the new normal, I've got big life problems. I don't care how much I race "well", smile, play guitar etc etc.

Each day i wince as i get out of bed, put on socks. trousers/shoes, and the fridge is now becoming a massive challenge as i cant' get anythign out of it without wincing in pain.

I'm not moaning.

I've getting really down now. And yes i do do exercises every day - I HAVE to - sometimes they help; sometimes they dont' ; sometimes they help a little.

Help.

C • Scottish 6 days 2019 9

Back still quite bad, but not as awful as past 2 days.

Climb? - no - gig tomorrow - save fingers.
Cycle? - have you seen the weather?
Run? - no, ran past 2 days.
Swim? - have plumbers & workmen coming at 1pm to try to fix the leak from the flat above which was a disaster yesterday. https://youtu.be/7R5mEZqOle0

Do anything later? - no; Paul G's 50th drinks & meal.

Result? - REST DAY

Note: my SIAC has arrived. I'm now bang up to date (if it was 2015).

I have absolutely no idea how to use it, any tips?

I think there might be an instructional video somewhere?

#clueless

C • Advice 12

Back pretty bad yesterday, and no better this morning.

I do need to find answers.

Leak from flat above into my bathroom - not happened since early October. Bloody hell. Can't be investigated without ripping my false ceiling down. Tenants above wont' talk to me, either - which makes life even harder. I hate them.

Tim Tett turned up en route home from Wiltshire, *just* to go running. So i went with him. He did 10 mins more than me, cos he's mad & I'm not.

Lower back awful, esp. bad on road descents. Sigh.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2130688172

MLS Army race Barossa, Brown, 8.9km/ 180m, 56:12, 5th

I like Barossa & I've done well here (winning the Concorde Chase in 2016), it's runnable & today was lovely. The course was easier than the previous races I've done here, so I felt increasingly confident. Flags were hung high too.

Almost no errors. The "A" team turned up as i prepared to start so my "never win at MLS ever" record continues, as Ben broke 5 min/kms (44:24) and Adam was only 3 mins slower having binned a load of time at no 2 (which I found easily - but others struggled on this control, including Geoff).

http://www.baoc.info/sites/default/files/2019/02/0...

RG: https://www.baoc.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#179&ro...

https://www.strava.com/activities/2128334945

Cycled to hospital for my MRI back scan, for my persistent early morning lower back misery. Was weighed - annoyingly, am nearly 70kg now. Racing weight is closer to 67kg. What a blubberhouse!

First time on bike since FoD with Chas. The bike isn't happy! gears muddy & front brakes sticking / wheel sticking a bit. Gah!

MRI results will take 4-6 weeks. oh well. best do some yoga...

C • Bike maintenance 4

WIM Brown race , Godshill, 8.9km / 180m. Many errors; 65:28, 4th? Felt fit, quite frisky & more energised than, say, Stock Hill.

Lovely area in the sun & snow ,but the map really isn't good enough. I made so many errors, some my fault , some not, some 50/50. At one point, i was standing still, laughing at myself. Hard to spot some paths / clearings due to snow, but even so.

Map "based on" 1984 map by the venerable Nigel & Jenny Thompson. Updated 2018 . Clearly contours are from 1984. I'm afraid I'm used to better contour representation than this now. 35 years ago isn't LIDAR.

no 5 - light green veg north of river hard to see on map - 20 secs.
no 6 - had my line, looked at hill - should be obvious - why wasn't it? I could not make the hillside fit the map - WHY NOT? (hint: see above) 1 minute+, too far left.

no 7 - huge unmapped path en route, no loss.

no 9 - What? cruising round hillside, heading for gully, wrong gully, how does this happen? 2 mins. up & down & up wrong gully. When I found right gully, it was huge. Apart from being a *little* bit too high, this was crazy.

no 10 - 1 min - part my fault - crossed bridge then thought i was higher up (!), but line was drawn all over the paths leading to the control. Was actually "lost" on this leg.

no 15. Pete Ward & others (I think someone had a word with the controller) think this was too high - it was on the flat bit. Both Pete & I carefully contoured in from the re-entrant. Nothing. Quick spin around, it was on top of slope. 1.5 mins? 1 min?

no 21 - bingo - lucky to only lose 30-45secs? Happy with that & my relocation & judgement.

Roger Thetford was 27 seconds quicker, as was Pete Ward. Mark S. just 75 seconds behind (I kept expecting him to catch me, as he started about 2 mins after me), having been 14 minutes behind me last Wednesday. Never mind.

http://www.wimborne-orienteers.org.uk/19%20Godshil...

https://www.strava.com/activities/2122099518