Return to running 3

Not too bad a run, heart and lungs are fine, some dull pain in the legs which did actually get worse at the end.

Return to running 2 - Benchmark 5k

Return to running 1 - 3x 1m

3 x Sringfield loops, wow, that felt really hard.

Quick Roundup wc 16/02/15

Nothing to report this week - been nowhere done nothing.

Left leg seems  much better, right leg there is little change. During the morning 'dog-walk' I've been running a few steps, it's still clear that there will be a problem if I run harder. I now need to book a session or two with Graham.

Stretching has slackened off a this week, a couple of 4.30 starts in the mornings mean I do nothing then and just can't be bothered in the evening. I must keep on. Stretching must now be part of the running routine - not just an add-on.

Quick Roundup wc 09/02/15

More of the same - no running.

Quick Roundup wc 02/02/15

No running - resting! Some stretching!

Injured

Following tonights 75 min threshold run out to Hillgrounds and Kempston I've finally had to concede to some rest. Whilst the left leg is much better, the right is worse.

Give it a week and see where we are.

Ankle update 2

One week on and I haven't run. Bruising has gone but the swelling and a bit of pain remain. There is some localised pain around the outer side near the Achilles; but I don't think it's the Achilles that's injured.

So, running the Round Norfolk Relay is looking less likely each day. Having emailed the team captains today I guess I'm going to have to bail-out. Can't expect someone to give up their road section for me - even then it would need to be one of the shorter ones. Never mind there will be another. I think Ill still go and help if needed.

Just might try a run tomorrow. I'm not sure if I will run at the club or perhaps do a shorter run with some cycling and then go off to the RNR meeting.

Wednesday ride - testing the ankle

Since I'm not able to run I thought I'd test it on my bike, a short ride to see how it was. Headed out to Dean from Newton Bromswold and onto the B645 from Dean, thought I'd do Hargrave and back home as per my upper Dean 20 route.

Took a small detour to Covington thinking I could cut back in via Hargrave. However I ended up in Keystone and back to Raunds at almost the half-way point of my Raunds/Hargrave 20.

Result - longest ride of the year at a reasonable speed and no problems with the ankles. Toes are a bit blue now.

Ankle update

48 hours later we still have an ankle the size of a small country, well, actually, an ankle the size of a large ankle; disproportionate to its other half. The bruising is starting to come out now and mobility is a little better