A spur of the moment decision saw the clan pack our bongos and head to the pool. It was Samuels second experience at the local water hole, where the first time he didn't care much for it and fell asleep. I hung around for a while and watched him kick around and then swooped on a free lane in the lap pool, while Cass and her mum played with Sam.
On the agenda was 1k broken down into 400, 300, 200, 100 with around 3 or so minutes rest. I haven't swam since last year while I was recovering from my knee operation . Rumaging through my blog archives around the 15 Dec 05 was the last time a swim was mentioned.
In saying that my main objective was to complete the distance, nothing more was programmed nor expected. I had a 50m warm up :) and then I was straight into it.
I started off with the 400m, it's a 25m pool so 16 laps, I am also quite un-co so at each end I grab onto the edge and turn around, no tumble turns here so my time per lap is slowed considerably.
Anyway I felt pretty good the whole session, but basically realised that I am just not built for the water. I have suggested on many peoples blogs to get to a session with a coach for stroke correction but have never gotten around to it myself. I must do it, I would love to do a few Tri's and one of my goals this year which I dismissed a few months back was to compete in the Noosa Tri. Cycling and running is not an issue but I find swimming so hard.
I ended the session clocking around 1min 5 secs per 50m on average which I was happy with. I also finished the session without rest breaks during each of the intervals which suprised me alot. I am just not looking forward to tomorrow when my upper body will feel like it has been in the ring with Kostya Tszyu.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Friday, September 29, 2006
Getting into the spirit!
Month - 87k
YTD - 956k
Nothing exciting to write about really, I had physio again today which is progressing well, the physio has said that I can cycle if I am getting the DT's from not exercsing which I will probably do. I will dust off the wind trainer so while Cass is having her tupperware/mothers group gathering I dont have to be anywhere near all those babies and plastic utensils.
It really heating up now and the triathlon season is gearing up so I might even get back in the water and make my swimming comeback aswell. The running has ceased for the time being so maybe I can maintain my fitness doing other stuff.
The next few weeks are caos for me in the next 6 weekends, we are having our 1st wedding anniversary this weekend, working the following weekend, then a wedding on the 21st oct. The 27-29th is the Noosa multisport festival, then I am working again followed by another wedding. It is certainly begining to wind up for the festive season. With the lack of training and the massive amount of food and beverages consumed I a going to struggle when it comes time to getting my rear end out the door again.
During that time I will also need to find a partner for the Kurruwa run in Dec, and actually convince them that I will be in some sort of condition by then :)
Happy Training.
YTD - 956k
Nothing exciting to write about really, I had physio again today which is progressing well, the physio has said that I can cycle if I am getting the DT's from not exercsing which I will probably do. I will dust off the wind trainer so while Cass is having her tupperware/mothers group gathering I dont have to be anywhere near all those babies and plastic utensils.
It really heating up now and the triathlon season is gearing up so I might even get back in the water and make my swimming comeback aswell. The running has ceased for the time being so maybe I can maintain my fitness doing other stuff.
The next few weeks are caos for me in the next 6 weekends, we are having our 1st wedding anniversary this weekend, working the following weekend, then a wedding on the 21st oct. The 27-29th is the Noosa multisport festival, then I am working again followed by another wedding. It is certainly begining to wind up for the festive season. With the lack of training and the massive amount of food and beverages consumed I a going to struggle when it comes time to getting my rear end out the door again.
During that time I will also need to find a partner for the Kurruwa run in Dec, and actually convince them that I will be in some sort of condition by then :)
Happy Training.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Weird and very unexpected
Firstly probably no-one will even read this blog now because they wont be able to find it. The reason why I changed the title will become clearer throughout this report, hopefully anyway.
A few days ago I had a specialist appointment with a surgeon that works at the base hospital. My GP at work wanted him to look at my recent bone scans just to get another opinion. A few weeks ago I had a similar pain to what I experienced six months ago around the shin area. Not as bad but it came all of a sudden and only lasted for two days and hasn't returned since. My legs feel great in regards to this injury which is why the surgeons outlook on my progress and recovery was a massive shock.
From the onset of the appt, I didn't really have anytime for him. He came in his office with another person a physio and didn't acknowledge me and continued to talk like I wasn't even in the room for a good 2 minutes. He then asked me about my history, when I was talking he would cut me off and talk over me, it wouldn't have made any sense to him as I didn't get to finish many of my sentences. He then pulled my scans out not sure which one and looked at it for maybe 10 secs at the most. I had two bone scans 5 months apart and he didn't even compare them.
I was then asked to show him where I had been getting the pain in which I identified the areas. At this stage I was laying on his bed he then pressed into my shins and said " ok, im not happy with your scans, they still show signs of stress" I said to him that I hadn't had any pain for weeks and that my weekly K's had been increasing with no negative results. He didn't even comprehend what I was saying to him, and stated that he was overuling what the other Dr's have said to me and that I am not to run for 3 months.
What a complete dickhead, I hated every minute I was in that office, it wasn't so much what the result was it was the way he conducted himself and the way he showed no respect to what I was saying.
Anyway I now have a review with him in Dec a good three weeks before the 3 months is up with ANOTHER bone scan before I see him. He wants the scan to be totalling clear before he will release me to conduct my normal duties at work. I cant see this happening, I have been running since I was 5 years, in my opinion I dont think I will ever has a perfect scan, so it will be interesting to see what happens in 2 or so months.
In the mean time, I am still going to do my training. I would understand if I was experiencing pain but to sit around and do nothing when I have no pain is ridiculous. I am thinking that I might even get a second opinion, dont know the avenues to do this as this is the on barracks hospital and that there aren't many specialist that work there. Dont know, I dont want to open a can of worms really, I want to remain a grey man and do my normal routine.
Alright, enough of that, like I said in my last post I was having a pinched nerve feeling in the hip area, well this has been giving me some grief. I haven't ran so at this stage I am following the Dr's advice :) In the meantime I have felt like a sports star as I have been to the physio counting tomorrows appt 4 out of the 5 days this week. My nerve feeling is not nerve related and is just a tight group of muscles that has been copping a hiding. Elbows and electric currents have been applied trying to relieve this which is working SLOWLY.
To that end I am taking it easy until I am better and obviously not running the Bribie run this weekend. It doesn't concern me too much, that is not a goal race and I just want to be fit for Kurrawa in Dec so I have plenty of time.
That's it for now, thank god, that was way longer than expected. Oh and the reason for the address change is paranoia really. When I do go out for some training runs and I blog them, there is a risk that someone from work may stumble across the blog. Highly unlikely but still.. I dont want anyone that I work with know that I am running just in case........ So with a new title with no link to my name I should have no worries :)
A few days ago I had a specialist appointment with a surgeon that works at the base hospital. My GP at work wanted him to look at my recent bone scans just to get another opinion. A few weeks ago I had a similar pain to what I experienced six months ago around the shin area. Not as bad but it came all of a sudden and only lasted for two days and hasn't returned since. My legs feel great in regards to this injury which is why the surgeons outlook on my progress and recovery was a massive shock.
From the onset of the appt, I didn't really have anytime for him. He came in his office with another person a physio and didn't acknowledge me and continued to talk like I wasn't even in the room for a good 2 minutes. He then asked me about my history, when I was talking he would cut me off and talk over me, it wouldn't have made any sense to him as I didn't get to finish many of my sentences. He then pulled my scans out not sure which one and looked at it for maybe 10 secs at the most. I had two bone scans 5 months apart and he didn't even compare them.
I was then asked to show him where I had been getting the pain in which I identified the areas. At this stage I was laying on his bed he then pressed into my shins and said " ok, im not happy with your scans, they still show signs of stress" I said to him that I hadn't had any pain for weeks and that my weekly K's had been increasing with no negative results. He didn't even comprehend what I was saying to him, and stated that he was overuling what the other Dr's have said to me and that I am not to run for 3 months.
What a complete dickhead, I hated every minute I was in that office, it wasn't so much what the result was it was the way he conducted himself and the way he showed no respect to what I was saying.
Anyway I now have a review with him in Dec a good three weeks before the 3 months is up with ANOTHER bone scan before I see him. He wants the scan to be totalling clear before he will release me to conduct my normal duties at work. I cant see this happening, I have been running since I was 5 years, in my opinion I dont think I will ever has a perfect scan, so it will be interesting to see what happens in 2 or so months.
In the mean time, I am still going to do my training. I would understand if I was experiencing pain but to sit around and do nothing when I have no pain is ridiculous. I am thinking that I might even get a second opinion, dont know the avenues to do this as this is the on barracks hospital and that there aren't many specialist that work there. Dont know, I dont want to open a can of worms really, I want to remain a grey man and do my normal routine.
Alright, enough of that, like I said in my last post I was having a pinched nerve feeling in the hip area, well this has been giving me some grief. I haven't ran so at this stage I am following the Dr's advice :) In the meantime I have felt like a sports star as I have been to the physio counting tomorrows appt 4 out of the 5 days this week. My nerve feeling is not nerve related and is just a tight group of muscles that has been copping a hiding. Elbows and electric currents have been applied trying to relieve this which is working SLOWLY.
To that end I am taking it easy until I am better and obviously not running the Bribie run this weekend. It doesn't concern me too much, that is not a goal race and I just want to be fit for Kurrawa in Dec so I have plenty of time.
That's it for now, thank god, that was way longer than expected. Oh and the reason for the address change is paranoia really. When I do go out for some training runs and I blog them, there is a risk that someone from work may stumble across the blog. Highly unlikely but still.. I dont want anyone that I work with know that I am running just in case........ So with a new title with no link to my name I should have no worries :)
Sunday, September 24, 2006
BRRC - 10k Handicapped race
Week - 10k
Month - 87k
YTD - 956k
I have never ran a 10k handicapped race at West end before and was really undecided if I wanted to. I was starting 29 mins 30 secs behind the first person, not that I minded about the time difference but today was said to be quite a warm one nudging 30 degrees and it would be good to begin earlier just to finsh before it was too hot. Secondly a few fellows from Pat's group had organised a couple of speedy people including Pat to pace a sub 40 min group, which would be good to be apart of.
6 am come around and I decided that I didn't feel like I was ready to run, lack of warm up and stretching so I decided that I would run off my handicap and see what would come off it. Hanging around it seemed like an eternity but it was good to not rush doing a warm up and enabled me to have a pit stop and watch how everyone was travelling.
My time was called with 30 secs to go, I retied the shoelaces and then I was off. I settled quickly into a nice relaxed stride and was feeling fresh. I passed the person who started 30 secs before me within 500m so obviously he wasn't going hard today.
For the first k I was unsure of my exact pace, I didn't wear the garmin as I tend to concentrate on it far too much so the stop watch was worn instead. I arrived at the first k marker in 3.52 and was happy with this. Now that I had a feel for the pace I could try and set an even pace and hopefully go under 40 mins.
The remainder of the first lap went well I was feeling relaxed but knew that the mean little man in my head that always talks me out of keeping up the pace would come in the next 2k. I find the 7 and 8k the toughest in a 10 k run and knew that it would be no different today.
Coming the down the long straight passing the start/finish line I grabbed my last drink just 200m before the 7k mark. I concentrated on keeping my pace, breathing properly and not much else. With the handicapped event I always had runners in front of me that I could maintain focus on which I felt helped alot.
I could feel along the back straight that my upper body was tensing up, and those negative thoughts were entering my mind. I was trying to remain positive and saying to myself that I only had ten minutes to go, all the hard work has been done just relax.
Hitting the 8k mark I started to feel good again, I was focussed on what was up ahead and not at the ground 10m in front of me. There is a slight incline just after the 8k mark that slows alot of people down, myself included, this time I exaggerated my arm swing and pushed through it, getting onto the flat quicker I could ease a little and recover for the final 1500m.
The back straight is usually a mental barrier for me , you can see almost 1k to where the last turns are before finishing but today I just focussed on those ahead of me trying to catch them. I reached the 9k mark and knew that I had been running my best most consistent race and that I only had 4 minutes or so before I was finished.
35.35, was the time at 9k and I had 4.24 to go sub 40 minutes. This eased the pressure alot, I knew that I would break 40 minutes, something I haven't done in over 10 years since my school days. I was tiring and was having a bit of a tussle with another guy who helped me maintain my pace. In the end he had the legs over me but it didn't matter, I had just broken 40 minutes and that's all that counted.
The finishing time was 39.39, with both 5k loops coming within 3 secs of one another, 19.48 and 19.51. What I am most happy about is that I had done this by myself no pacers, no help from anyone, a tough way to do it but a much more satisfying result.
After the race speaking to Owen who I met today ran a PB also of 40.30 which was a great time. Clairie had a tough day but still managed a credible time clocking around 4.30 pace. The only negative to come from this is my right leg, I have been battling with a pinched nerve in my hip since Tuesday when I woke up with it. Waking around it hurts abit and the first few steps during running it is uncomfortable but after that I dont notice it. After the event today it was painful feeling like a needle is stabbing me and has not eased up even now. I am taking a few days off maybe till Wednesday before testing it out again. If there is no improvement I will see the Doc, maybe I just slept the wrong way, who knows, all I know is that it is quite painful at the moment.
Splits
3.52, 3.55, 3.53, 3.56, 4.12?? (19.48), 3.57, 3.51, 3.57, 4.02, 4.04 (19.51)
Month - 87k
YTD - 956k
I have never ran a 10k handicapped race at West end before and was really undecided if I wanted to. I was starting 29 mins 30 secs behind the first person, not that I minded about the time difference but today was said to be quite a warm one nudging 30 degrees and it would be good to begin earlier just to finsh before it was too hot. Secondly a few fellows from Pat's group had organised a couple of speedy people including Pat to pace a sub 40 min group, which would be good to be apart of.
6 am come around and I decided that I didn't feel like I was ready to run, lack of warm up and stretching so I decided that I would run off my handicap and see what would come off it. Hanging around it seemed like an eternity but it was good to not rush doing a warm up and enabled me to have a pit stop and watch how everyone was travelling.
My time was called with 30 secs to go, I retied the shoelaces and then I was off. I settled quickly into a nice relaxed stride and was feeling fresh. I passed the person who started 30 secs before me within 500m so obviously he wasn't going hard today.
For the first k I was unsure of my exact pace, I didn't wear the garmin as I tend to concentrate on it far too much so the stop watch was worn instead. I arrived at the first k marker in 3.52 and was happy with this. Now that I had a feel for the pace I could try and set an even pace and hopefully go under 40 mins.
The remainder of the first lap went well I was feeling relaxed but knew that the mean little man in my head that always talks me out of keeping up the pace would come in the next 2k. I find the 7 and 8k the toughest in a 10 k run and knew that it would be no different today.
Coming the down the long straight passing the start/finish line I grabbed my last drink just 200m before the 7k mark. I concentrated on keeping my pace, breathing properly and not much else. With the handicapped event I always had runners in front of me that I could maintain focus on which I felt helped alot.
I could feel along the back straight that my upper body was tensing up, and those negative thoughts were entering my mind. I was trying to remain positive and saying to myself that I only had ten minutes to go, all the hard work has been done just relax.
Hitting the 8k mark I started to feel good again, I was focussed on what was up ahead and not at the ground 10m in front of me. There is a slight incline just after the 8k mark that slows alot of people down, myself included, this time I exaggerated my arm swing and pushed through it, getting onto the flat quicker I could ease a little and recover for the final 1500m.
The back straight is usually a mental barrier for me , you can see almost 1k to where the last turns are before finishing but today I just focussed on those ahead of me trying to catch them. I reached the 9k mark and knew that I had been running my best most consistent race and that I only had 4 minutes or so before I was finished.
35.35, was the time at 9k and I had 4.24 to go sub 40 minutes. This eased the pressure alot, I knew that I would break 40 minutes, something I haven't done in over 10 years since my school days. I was tiring and was having a bit of a tussle with another guy who helped me maintain my pace. In the end he had the legs over me but it didn't matter, I had just broken 40 minutes and that's all that counted.
The finishing time was 39.39, with both 5k loops coming within 3 secs of one another, 19.48 and 19.51. What I am most happy about is that I had done this by myself no pacers, no help from anyone, a tough way to do it but a much more satisfying result.
After the race speaking to Owen who I met today ran a PB also of 40.30 which was a great time. Clairie had a tough day but still managed a credible time clocking around 4.30 pace. The only negative to come from this is my right leg, I have been battling with a pinched nerve in my hip since Tuesday when I woke up with it. Waking around it hurts abit and the first few steps during running it is uncomfortable but after that I dont notice it. After the event today it was painful feeling like a needle is stabbing me and has not eased up even now. I am taking a few days off maybe till Wednesday before testing it out again. If there is no improvement I will see the Doc, maybe I just slept the wrong way, who knows, all I know is that it is quite painful at the moment.
Splits
3.52, 3.55, 3.53, 3.56, 4.12?? (19.48), 3.57, 3.51, 3.57, 4.02, 4.04 (19.51)
Friday, September 22, 2006
8k with a Difference
Week - 43k
Month - 77k
YTD - 946k
I thought I might add some pics to spice up my blog. Although not entirely exercise related this is my little man in his new walker. As you can see he is in hard training, eating, however plastic is probably not the best diet and trying to get about the dining room. His feet barely touch the ground which is probably why the walls are still in one piece, but it wont be long before the caos and vandalism begins :)
This morning I met up with the Regatta crowd for their customary friday session. Cass also come along for a small walk along the river, she also heard that there were pancakes on offer which she couldn't pass up :)
The group set off about 6 am however not as one gaggle. Smaller groups headed off at slightly different times and ran at different paces. This eased the congestion alot on the river path, where there are quite a few bikes whizzing past.
Clairie, Ironbee, myself and another lady just ahead of us set off at a steady pace, I was feeling a little drained from the onset but felt gradually better as time went on. Suprising, I purposely had a rest day yesterday to get my energys level back from having a heavier training week.
The 8k run is 4k steady out to a turn around point then pick the pace up and come home for a negative split. The purpose is to get used to lifting at the latter stages of a race and come home strong. I wasn't really wanting to simulate race conditions this morning, but I wanted to come home strong and push it a little. The first 4k was done is just over 5min/k pace reaching the turnaround in 20.31. I then instantly increased the pace and just wanted to return in under 16 mins for the 4k.
I felt pretty good for the run back and was happy how well my body adapted to the increase in pace. Towards the end around the 1k to go I was feeling a bit fatigued which showed in the split for that section. My recovery after I had finished was quite speedy, I am usually huffing and puffing but felt good within 30 secs and decided to have a recovery jog back down the path until I met with Clairie.
After a stretch, the group headed back over to the Regatta for some breaky and a chinwag. It was a enjoyable morning and more so an enjoyable week of training, something I will miss when I return to work again next week.
*Splits*
1k - 5.07
2k - 5.02
3k - 4.56
4k - 5.26 (20.31)
5k - 3.45
6k - 3.52
7k - 3.55
8k - 4.00 ( 15.32)
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Early morning long run
Today - 15k
Month - 69k
YTD - 938k
These early morning starts are tough, not so much getting up but around 10am Im buggered. Lucky I have this week off, I usually grab Sam and lay down and have a nana nap for an hour or so.
5.30am this morning I arrived at the Regatta to run with Clairie and Mark. As I said yesterday the usual group starts at 6am but we ran a little loop before heading off with them just to add a few extra k's.
The weather is perfect for running this time of year and it is amazing that just a month ago I would have not even considered getting out for a run in the morning due to the cold.
The 3 of us headed off at a casual pace, I had no idea where we were but was happy to be running somewhere new. We basically followed bike paths and side streets that were at times hilly, I was also suprised as to how many people kick about in the city doing exercise. Im usually an afternoon person and dont usually venture far away from my home and generally see no-one, it was a pleasing site.
We arrived back at the Regatta around 27 minutes later and 5.37k down. We waited around for a few minutes for the last people to arrive which gave me the opportunity to grab the hat and sunnies before heading off again.
Amongst others Tesso had joined us at 6am, she is heading to Sydney for a holiday and is running a 1/2 of Sunday so this was her easy mid sized run. We headed on to the river path and ran until the 5k turn around which is in the Botanical gardens. The pace was very consistent clocking slightly over 5 min/k's for the majority of the run.
It was great to have some company, and run at a casual pace. Whenever I do my long runs it is generally alone and I tend to get bored. When this happens I increase the pace making it more of a tempo run. This is why I think I have been getting injured more often this year.
Anyway on the way back the pace started to lift slightly and with about 500m to go Clairie unleashed and took off, she was setting a great pace to finish so I just stuck with her. Overall we ran 15.37k in a little over 77 minutes.
After finishing I did somewhat of a stretch but just got chatting before heading off. Clairie and Tesso also told me about Fridays run, an 8k differential run followed by a nice greasy breakfast which sounds awesome.
Month - 69k
YTD - 938k
These early morning starts are tough, not so much getting up but around 10am Im buggered. Lucky I have this week off, I usually grab Sam and lay down and have a nana nap for an hour or so.
5.30am this morning I arrived at the Regatta to run with Clairie and Mark. As I said yesterday the usual group starts at 6am but we ran a little loop before heading off with them just to add a few extra k's.
The weather is perfect for running this time of year and it is amazing that just a month ago I would have not even considered getting out for a run in the morning due to the cold.
The 3 of us headed off at a casual pace, I had no idea where we were but was happy to be running somewhere new. We basically followed bike paths and side streets that were at times hilly, I was also suprised as to how many people kick about in the city doing exercise. Im usually an afternoon person and dont usually venture far away from my home and generally see no-one, it was a pleasing site.
We arrived back at the Regatta around 27 minutes later and 5.37k down. We waited around for a few minutes for the last people to arrive which gave me the opportunity to grab the hat and sunnies before heading off again.
Amongst others Tesso had joined us at 6am, she is heading to Sydney for a holiday and is running a 1/2 of Sunday so this was her easy mid sized run. We headed on to the river path and ran until the 5k turn around which is in the Botanical gardens. The pace was very consistent clocking slightly over 5 min/k's for the majority of the run.
It was great to have some company, and run at a casual pace. Whenever I do my long runs it is generally alone and I tend to get bored. When this happens I increase the pace making it more of a tempo run. This is why I think I have been getting injured more often this year.
Anyway on the way back the pace started to lift slightly and with about 500m to go Clairie unleashed and took off, she was setting a great pace to finish so I just stuck with her. Overall we ran 15.37k in a little over 77 minutes.
After finishing I did somewhat of a stretch but just got chatting before heading off. Clairie and Tesso also told me about Fridays run, an 8k differential run followed by a nice greasy breakfast which sounds awesome.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Sprints at Pats
Week - 20k
Month - 54k
YTD - 923k
I had the alarm set for 4.25am to get up and ready for my first training session with the Pat Carroll group. It was all going well until at 4.25 when I heard that dreaded alarm noise, instead of getting up like a normal person I rolled over and turned the alarm off. I must of instantly fallen back to sleep because at 4.58am I woke up startled, flipping myself out of bed so fast it was a miracle that I didn't pull a hammy or something more serious.
The session doesn't start until 5.40 according to Pat's website but I live quite a drive from the City. I got ready in a flash showered for no reason other than taming down the bed hair, dressed and out the door is less than ten minutes. I knew there was a reason why the Army trained me to get ready and change uniforms in a matter of minutes :)
Anyway to cut my dribbled down I broke all speed records and made it with a good 10 minutes to spare. I arrived to see Tesso and Clairie, met Pat again (obviously my outstanding TT I did at his session 6 months ago didn't make an impact on him as he didn't remember my name ;) and was also introduced to Anna Bligh the politician.
Pat announced that todays session was 1 min efforts at New Farm. We headed off to the start which is also the warm up. The warm up was the longest I have ever done, unsure of the distance but we ran probably 2.5 - 3k to the start where conducted the sprints.
During the session there were quite a few people which took some time to get used to especially if you start behind people running a bit slower than you. Although it went very quick, the 8 x 1 min efforts with Pat's '30 sec' recovery did give an excellent workout.
Before heading off, Pat got us to run up this hill which was about 0.5k away. I have heard about the 'hill' and when I got there I knew it was going to hurt. So much so that it made me delirious, not thinking straight, I ended up going down and back up again.
We then headed off back to the Ship Inn where we started, another 3k or so as a cool down. It was a fun morning, hard work but that's what I need. I just wish I could make it more often, if only I started work 15 minutes later I could go every week.
Tomorrow, I will be doing a run starting from the Regatta, Thanks Tess for the reply, maybe to run with Clairie and Mark for an earlier start to get some extra k's under the belt. If not I will certainly be there at 6am. Between 12 -18k is on the agenda.
Month - 54k
YTD - 923k
I had the alarm set for 4.25am to get up and ready for my first training session with the Pat Carroll group. It was all going well until at 4.25 when I heard that dreaded alarm noise, instead of getting up like a normal person I rolled over and turned the alarm off. I must of instantly fallen back to sleep because at 4.58am I woke up startled, flipping myself out of bed so fast it was a miracle that I didn't pull a hammy or something more serious.
The session doesn't start until 5.40 according to Pat's website but I live quite a drive from the City. I got ready in a flash showered for no reason other than taming down the bed hair, dressed and out the door is less than ten minutes. I knew there was a reason why the Army trained me to get ready and change uniforms in a matter of minutes :)
Anyway to cut my dribbled down I broke all speed records and made it with a good 10 minutes to spare. I arrived to see Tesso and Clairie, met Pat again (obviously my outstanding TT I did at his session 6 months ago didn't make an impact on him as he didn't remember my name ;) and was also introduced to Anna Bligh the politician.
Pat announced that todays session was 1 min efforts at New Farm. We headed off to the start which is also the warm up. The warm up was the longest I have ever done, unsure of the distance but we ran probably 2.5 - 3k to the start where conducted the sprints.
During the session there were quite a few people which took some time to get used to especially if you start behind people running a bit slower than you. Although it went very quick, the 8 x 1 min efforts with Pat's '30 sec' recovery did give an excellent workout.
Before heading off, Pat got us to run up this hill which was about 0.5k away. I have heard about the 'hill' and when I got there I knew it was going to hurt. So much so that it made me delirious, not thinking straight, I ended up going down and back up again.
We then headed off back to the Ship Inn where we started, another 3k or so as a cool down. It was a fun morning, hard work but that's what I need. I just wish I could make it more often, if only I started work 15 minutes later I could go every week.
Tomorrow, I will be doing a run starting from the Regatta, Thanks Tess for the reply, maybe to run with Clairie and Mark for an earlier start to get some extra k's under the belt. If not I will certainly be there at 6am. Between 12 -18k is on the agenda.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Sunday Evening Long(ish) run
Week - 14k
Month - 48k
YTD - 917k
It has been hard to not get out and begin training like a man possessed after my great training session on Thursday. Instead I resisted the urge and made sure that I recovered properly before heading out again, that and it was great weather to curl up under the quilt and watch TV over the past few days aswell. The only disappointing thing, much to the delight of Tesso was that the Broncos won their game last night.
I set off at 5pm this evening thinking that I wanted to do a long run, well longish and probably a regular training run to most of you. Anyway I had a track in mind, I had run parts of this before but instead extended it somewhat to make a big loop. Unsure of the distance I was hoping it would exceed 15k which would be my longest training session since a few days prior to Warwick in May.
With my longer training sessions I always end up running way too fast, more like a Tempo session than a easy slow day. Today however I made a conscious effort to remain at a comfortable pace for the entire run. Apart from being swooped by a magpie which scared the shit out of me and made me high tail it focussing on my pace worked a treat.
I enjoyed the session and got to listen to more tracks on the Ipod than usual, the weather was great and the streets quiet. My only negative point was that my track ended up being quite a bit shorter than predicted, next time I will head down to the next block which will certainly rectify that.
Overall I returned home in 71 mins 6 secs a total distance of 14.23k which worked out to be spot 5 min/k pace. Here is the run down of the splits, boring I know but I am proud that I didn't kill myself for a training run; 5.47, 4.47, 4.50, 4.59, 5.01, 5.11, 4.58, 4.58, 4.53, 4.52, 5.04, 4.54, 4.55, 4.48, 1.06 (231m)
I have the next week off work, my Mum left yesterday so there ended up being a gap of a week between now and when Cass's mum comes down to help out with Cass. In saying that I am planning to head to Pat's session on Tuesday. I dont get many opportunities to get there very often in fact I have only been there for a TT in March. It is very early so Cass and hopefully Samuel will remain sleeping while Im away. I was checking Pats website today and couldn't find any details of what is palnned for Tuesday, does anyone know( Brisbane folk of course) or is it kept a secret till the day.
Month - 48k
YTD - 917k
It has been hard to not get out and begin training like a man possessed after my great training session on Thursday. Instead I resisted the urge and made sure that I recovered properly before heading out again, that and it was great weather to curl up under the quilt and watch TV over the past few days aswell. The only disappointing thing, much to the delight of Tesso was that the Broncos won their game last night.
I set off at 5pm this evening thinking that I wanted to do a long run, well longish and probably a regular training run to most of you. Anyway I had a track in mind, I had run parts of this before but instead extended it somewhat to make a big loop. Unsure of the distance I was hoping it would exceed 15k which would be my longest training session since a few days prior to Warwick in May.
With my longer training sessions I always end up running way too fast, more like a Tempo session than a easy slow day. Today however I made a conscious effort to remain at a comfortable pace for the entire run. Apart from being swooped by a magpie which scared the shit out of me and made me high tail it focussing on my pace worked a treat.
I enjoyed the session and got to listen to more tracks on the Ipod than usual, the weather was great and the streets quiet. My only negative point was that my track ended up being quite a bit shorter than predicted, next time I will head down to the next block which will certainly rectify that.
Overall I returned home in 71 mins 6 secs a total distance of 14.23k which worked out to be spot 5 min/k pace. Here is the run down of the splits, boring I know but I am proud that I didn't kill myself for a training run; 5.47, 4.47, 4.50, 4.59, 5.01, 5.11, 4.58, 4.58, 4.53, 4.52, 5.04, 4.54, 4.55, 4.48, 1.06 (231m)
I have the next week off work, my Mum left yesterday so there ended up being a gap of a week between now and when Cass's mum comes down to help out with Cass. In saying that I am planning to head to Pat's session on Tuesday. I dont get many opportunities to get there very often in fact I have only been there for a TT in March. It is very early so Cass and hopefully Samuel will remain sleeping while Im away. I was checking Pats website today and couldn't find any details of what is palnned for Tuesday, does anyone know( Brisbane folk of course) or is it kept a secret till the day.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
YAY's all round
Week - 24k
Month - 34k
Month - 903k
First things first, Cass was discharged from hospital yesterday YAY! Everything is going good it will just take some time before she is back feeling herself. In the meantime we will be living a casual life just kicking back and relaxing around the house, something im not going to complain about :)
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I had a reoccurance of pain in my shins again certainly not as bad as before but pain nonetheless. I ended up getting two scans which were done last week. Basically they seem to show minor signs of what could be shin splints, so no compartment syndrom and no stress fractures. YAY again. I did rest for a week when I saw the Doc, then got back into some training, they are feeling brand new now so hopefully they will stay that way.
Yesterday I arrived at work thinking that for PT I would go for a jog, 10k was on the cards and was glad I had the opportunity to get it done in the morning as it was Cass's first day back. The day was slightly chilly to begin with but heated up to a nice warm morning perfect for a slow session. I ran the track that we get our fitness test done on, so knew that each lap was 2.4k. I also wore the Garmin so I could make up the extra after completing 4 laps. I must admit it was the most boring run I have done in a while, apart from doing the session alone the barracks also look like a ghost town no-one was out doing anything. I completed the session,battling to remain awake :) in 47 mins 13 secs. Next time I will choose somewhere with scenery.
At the start of the week I had decided that I would like to make my much awaited return to the track. This was up in the air as I didn't want to leave Cass alone for too long if she was feeling unwell. However after returning home from work she was bright eyed and bushy tailed and didn't mind if I deserted her for an hour, YAY (last one I promise)
I had forgotten how much I enjoy these sessions, hard work but very rewarding. The turn out was a good size with 10 or so members. Phil split us up into two groups and said the session was 10 x 400m with a minute jog recovery. Great I thought, what a session to return on, our group was also under strict instructions to remain at 1.20 per lap (3.20/k).
From the onset I felt awesome the legs had heaps of energy and I was easily sticking on pace. Every lap I consistently got within 1-2 secs either side of the 1.20. I hope I don't sound full of myself but this is the first time in ages that I actually ran well and felt great for a session. I concentrated on my technique rather than focussing on getting as much oxygen as possible before keeling over like I normally am. Overall I am obviously very happy with the way I went tonight.
I am feeling a little tired now writing this and stiffening up a little, but there is no way I will complain about a little soreness especially if I can feel like I did tonight for every session.
Month - 34k
Month - 903k
First things first, Cass was discharged from hospital yesterday YAY! Everything is going good it will just take some time before she is back feeling herself. In the meantime we will be living a casual life just kicking back and relaxing around the house, something im not going to complain about :)
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I had a reoccurance of pain in my shins again certainly not as bad as before but pain nonetheless. I ended up getting two scans which were done last week. Basically they seem to show minor signs of what could be shin splints, so no compartment syndrom and no stress fractures. YAY again. I did rest for a week when I saw the Doc, then got back into some training, they are feeling brand new now so hopefully they will stay that way.
Yesterday I arrived at work thinking that for PT I would go for a jog, 10k was on the cards and was glad I had the opportunity to get it done in the morning as it was Cass's first day back. The day was slightly chilly to begin with but heated up to a nice warm morning perfect for a slow session. I ran the track that we get our fitness test done on, so knew that each lap was 2.4k. I also wore the Garmin so I could make up the extra after completing 4 laps. I must admit it was the most boring run I have done in a while, apart from doing the session alone the barracks also look like a ghost town no-one was out doing anything. I completed the session,battling to remain awake :) in 47 mins 13 secs. Next time I will choose somewhere with scenery.
At the start of the week I had decided that I would like to make my much awaited return to the track. This was up in the air as I didn't want to leave Cass alone for too long if she was feeling unwell. However after returning home from work she was bright eyed and bushy tailed and didn't mind if I deserted her for an hour, YAY (last one I promise)
I had forgotten how much I enjoy these sessions, hard work but very rewarding. The turn out was a good size with 10 or so members. Phil split us up into two groups and said the session was 10 x 400m with a minute jog recovery. Great I thought, what a session to return on, our group was also under strict instructions to remain at 1.20 per lap (3.20/k).
From the onset I felt awesome the legs had heaps of energy and I was easily sticking on pace. Every lap I consistently got within 1-2 secs either side of the 1.20. I hope I don't sound full of myself but this is the first time in ages that I actually ran well and felt great for a session. I concentrated on my technique rather than focussing on getting as much oxygen as possible before keeling over like I normally am. Overall I am obviously very happy with the way I went tonight.
I am feeling a little tired now writing this and stiffening up a little, but there is no way I will complain about a little soreness especially if I can feel like I did tonight for every session.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
BRRC - 10k
Week - 10k
Month - 20k
YTD - 891k
To you all, Cass and I has really appreciated all the kind words and offers that have been given over the past few days,it means alot.
Cass is recovering fairly well with some issues with a fever however it has seemed to remain steady over the past 48 hrs. Apart from that everything seems like it is moving in the right direction, maybe abit slower than Cass would hope for, but it would seem that way when you are stuck in a hospital unable to do much. Maybe another week before she will be discharged depending on how everything is going of course.
On to today before heading to the hospital bright and early, giving Cass her rest I headed to West end for the club race. It was the 25k champs however I am by no means in any sort of condition to do that distance and opted for the 10k run instead.
No goals this morning just got out there and turned the legs over, I also decided to try the fuel belt which worked pretty good. I dont normally wear it when racing but I was suprised that it was ok at a higher intensity.
The lack of training really showed, it suprises the hell out of me how 3 weeks ago I was comfortably running 4.18 pace or there abouts for the Noosa half and struggled today maintaining a similar pace for 10k.
The fisrt 5k was done at a reasonable pace however I knew that I couldn't sustain that pace and slowed down to a point of feeling comfortable. I didn't want to exhaust myself as I was heading over to the hospital straight after and would be there for most of the day.
The weather was good slightly overcast but a warm sun, the only negative point was the wind on the back straight, close to 1k in distance. A nasty in your face type which made the course a little more difficult.
It was good to get out there today and take my mind away from all that been happening, although my mum said I looked as though I didn't have my heart in it today, maybe so but I certainly felt it beating, trying to escape my chest.
Anyway, total time was 42.28, 20.21 for the first 5k, then 22.07 an average of 4.14/k.
Oh and I have just cracked the Century for posts this being #101, 9 months on, I thought it would never last :)
Month - 20k
YTD - 891k
To you all, Cass and I has really appreciated all the kind words and offers that have been given over the past few days,it means alot.
Cass is recovering fairly well with some issues with a fever however it has seemed to remain steady over the past 48 hrs. Apart from that everything seems like it is moving in the right direction, maybe abit slower than Cass would hope for, but it would seem that way when you are stuck in a hospital unable to do much. Maybe another week before she will be discharged depending on how everything is going of course.
On to today before heading to the hospital bright and early, giving Cass her rest I headed to West end for the club race. It was the 25k champs however I am by no means in any sort of condition to do that distance and opted for the 10k run instead.
No goals this morning just got out there and turned the legs over, I also decided to try the fuel belt which worked pretty good. I dont normally wear it when racing but I was suprised that it was ok at a higher intensity.
The lack of training really showed, it suprises the hell out of me how 3 weeks ago I was comfortably running 4.18 pace or there abouts for the Noosa half and struggled today maintaining a similar pace for 10k.
The fisrt 5k was done at a reasonable pace however I knew that I couldn't sustain that pace and slowed down to a point of feeling comfortable. I didn't want to exhaust myself as I was heading over to the hospital straight after and would be there for most of the day.
The weather was good slightly overcast but a warm sun, the only negative point was the wind on the back straight, close to 1k in distance. A nasty in your face type which made the course a little more difficult.
It was good to get out there today and take my mind away from all that been happening, although my mum said I looked as though I didn't have my heart in it today, maybe so but I certainly felt it beating, trying to escape my chest.
Anyway, total time was 42.28, 20.21 for the first 5k, then 22.07 an average of 4.14/k.
Oh and I have just cracked the Century for posts this being #101, 9 months on, I thought it would never last :)
Friday, September 08, 2006
Success! Here's to a new life.
Wow, what a week!
After the lows of last fortnight, Cass's surgery was a go ahead last night. The process started on Monday when she was admitted to the Wesley Hospital. Three days of treatment to raise her platelet count was conducted, however it did come with an experience that wasn't pleasant for her. The amount of blood tests she had took a toll on her vascular system to an extent that all her veins would collapse as soon as a needle or canular was placed in them. A fairly major concern as the treament was time critical. The doctors had to perform a procedure where they place a line and tube into the Chest and tap into the vein of the heart called a center line. This was a success, however suffice to say a fairly painful experience. The treatment continued which raised her platelet count to a very safe level which eased our minds a great deal.
Yesterday 4pm Cass was wheeled into the operating theatre, a worrying and stressful time my mum, Cass's mum, Samuel and I couldn't stand hanging around the hospital waiting. We decided to ease the mind a bit with a stroll around the shops. This gave us the opportunity to grab a bite to eat, it actually made the time pass by very quickly.
We returned to the hospital almost three hours later to find out that Cass was still in theatre unsure on how much longer and with no feedback on the progress of the Op it was tense times. An hour later we were notified that she was now in recovery but would be down there for quite a while. Just after 9pm Cass was back in her room, 5 hrs later, very sore, very drowsy but happy to see us. We left not long after to allow her to get some well earned rest.
Today arriving at the hospital Cass's condition was very good considering what she had gone through. Although we knew in great detail what the operation involved the surgeon was still unsure on the extent of damage. He couldn't give us complete answers as the only was they could be explained was after he started the surgery. This morning the surgeon visited Cass before I arrived and detailed what he had done.
Just to give a brief insight into what Cass has gone through without going into too much detail the last 12 months has been a tough time. July last year she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, this was caught early, however this still required Chemo and still requires regular testing and treatment. The reason for this surgery was indirectly related to this, Cass has had some digestive issues for some time but these have been getting worse over the years. Due to this Dr's had said that due to her Cancer if it did become aggressive again apart from reoccuring in the same spot it will attack the weakest organ in her body. This being her intestine (large), after a considerable amont of testing we decided that surgery was the only option which was what was performed last night. 26cm of her large intestine was removed and tested for cancer, the result's came back negative, an awesome result and a massive relief.
The road to recovery will be long but Cass is the most positive person I know. Through all the highs and lows she has never had a negative outlook and has never once complained about how life has dealt her an unfair hand. Here's hoping that we can now put this last 12 months behind us. Although you can never be too careful with cancer there is now one major concern that we can leave behind and begin living a somewhat less stressful existance.
After the lows of last fortnight, Cass's surgery was a go ahead last night. The process started on Monday when she was admitted to the Wesley Hospital. Three days of treatment to raise her platelet count was conducted, however it did come with an experience that wasn't pleasant for her. The amount of blood tests she had took a toll on her vascular system to an extent that all her veins would collapse as soon as a needle or canular was placed in them. A fairly major concern as the treament was time critical. The doctors had to perform a procedure where they place a line and tube into the Chest and tap into the vein of the heart called a center line. This was a success, however suffice to say a fairly painful experience. The treatment continued which raised her platelet count to a very safe level which eased our minds a great deal.
Yesterday 4pm Cass was wheeled into the operating theatre, a worrying and stressful time my mum, Cass's mum, Samuel and I couldn't stand hanging around the hospital waiting. We decided to ease the mind a bit with a stroll around the shops. This gave us the opportunity to grab a bite to eat, it actually made the time pass by very quickly.
We returned to the hospital almost three hours later to find out that Cass was still in theatre unsure on how much longer and with no feedback on the progress of the Op it was tense times. An hour later we were notified that she was now in recovery but would be down there for quite a while. Just after 9pm Cass was back in her room, 5 hrs later, very sore, very drowsy but happy to see us. We left not long after to allow her to get some well earned rest.
Today arriving at the hospital Cass's condition was very good considering what she had gone through. Although we knew in great detail what the operation involved the surgeon was still unsure on the extent of damage. He couldn't give us complete answers as the only was they could be explained was after he started the surgery. This morning the surgeon visited Cass before I arrived and detailed what he had done.
Just to give a brief insight into what Cass has gone through without going into too much detail the last 12 months has been a tough time. July last year she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, this was caught early, however this still required Chemo and still requires regular testing and treatment. The reason for this surgery was indirectly related to this, Cass has had some digestive issues for some time but these have been getting worse over the years. Due to this Dr's had said that due to her Cancer if it did become aggressive again apart from reoccuring in the same spot it will attack the weakest organ in her body. This being her intestine (large), after a considerable amont of testing we decided that surgery was the only option which was what was performed last night. 26cm of her large intestine was removed and tested for cancer, the result's came back negative, an awesome result and a massive relief.
The road to recovery will be long but Cass is the most positive person I know. Through all the highs and lows she has never had a negative outlook and has never once complained about how life has dealt her an unfair hand. Here's hoping that we can now put this last 12 months behind us. Although you can never be too careful with cancer there is now one major concern that we can leave behind and begin living a somewhat less stressful existance.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Fathers Day
Week - 7k
Month - 10k
YTD - 881k
My first fathers day, Sam greeted me twice before 5 am this morning :( he has been having some restless sleeps over the past few days. At a more reasonable hour I got a present from him delivered by Cass as the package was twice the size of him with some goodies inside which was nice.
Anyway after feeling a little depressed about the legs I did end up going for a quick jog around the block yesterday to see how they were feeling after a few days rest. It wasn't the most pleasant run but there was no aching afterwards which was good, however I did only run 3k at 4.45 pace.
So on to today, a fairly casual day relaxing, Cass goes into hospital again tomorrow for take two of the surgery that will be performed on Thursday, so it was nice to spend some time just kicking back watching TV together.
About 4.30pm I headed out for another run. On the cards was between 5 -10k depending on how I was feeling. The first two km was tough going the lower legs felt horrible but they began to warm up and by 5k I was running pretty comfortable at a good pace. I wanted a good hit out, I also swapped shoes for something different, a pair that has a bit more cushion and just placed my orthotics inside them.
Overall the run went better than I expected, slight aching afterwards but I just iced up and now they feel pretty good. I ended up completing 7k in 30.48.
Month - 10k
YTD - 881k
My first fathers day, Sam greeted me twice before 5 am this morning :( he has been having some restless sleeps over the past few days. At a more reasonable hour I got a present from him delivered by Cass as the package was twice the size of him with some goodies inside which was nice.
Anyway after feeling a little depressed about the legs I did end up going for a quick jog around the block yesterday to see how they were feeling after a few days rest. It wasn't the most pleasant run but there was no aching afterwards which was good, however I did only run 3k at 4.45 pace.
So on to today, a fairly casual day relaxing, Cass goes into hospital again tomorrow for take two of the surgery that will be performed on Thursday, so it was nice to spend some time just kicking back watching TV together.
About 4.30pm I headed out for another run. On the cards was between 5 -10k depending on how I was feeling. The first two km was tough going the lower legs felt horrible but they began to warm up and by 5k I was running pretty comfortable at a good pace. I wanted a good hit out, I also swapped shoes for something different, a pair that has a bit more cushion and just placed my orthotics inside them.
Overall the run went better than I expected, slight aching afterwards but I just iced up and now they feel pretty good. I ended up completing 7k in 30.48.
Friday, September 01, 2006
The Week in Review
I haven't posted for a few days, mainly due to the lack of physical activity that has taken place. So I will quickly update what's been going on.
The start of the working week, on the agenda was a small cct with some hill sprints for PT. I pulled up a little stiff and sore after Sundays run which wasn't normal. During the cct this didn't get any better and started to become uncomfortable, to the extent where I asked to be excused from the session to rest up. It was the same ache that I had experienced a few months ago only on a less painful scale. I iced up, massaged the area and took anti-inflam's hoping that it was just a freak thing.
Tuesday I woke up feeling pretty good, however area's along my shins were painful to put pressure on. I also noticed it was uncomfortable to squat whilst doing my job which caused me concern. I decided to make an appointment to see the Doc...
Wednesday 1030, seated in the Dr's office explaining my dilemma. I explained that it wasn't as painful as what I had earlier in the year but very similar. The difference being there was no indication, no signs of this coming on. I knew this was strange and the Doc agreed. He wasn't sure what was going on, he could understand if it was one leg but both, it just didn't add up so......
I am once again booked in for some more scans. I might aswell utilise my free medical and see what is causing this reoccuring injury. He has booked me in for a muscle perfusion scan which is an injection of a radioactive isotope into the muscle. I then have to run on a treadmill and then have a scan which will indicate blood flow through the problem area's. The purpose of this is to rule out Compartment Syndrome, the downside to this can is that if I dont experience the pain or discomfort when I run on the tready then it will not detect the cause.
The next scan is another bone scan just to compare the scan that I had earlier in the year. The two scans have to be performed on seperate days, the muscle one is first next wednesday the bone scan is on the 11 Sep.
Due to the fact that there is quite a few days between now to the scan I am still going to do some training. I am not going to be stupid about it but I want to find out what is going on. If I rest up the discomfort will subside and the scans will not detect anything. I know it sounds weird but I want the pain present at the scans, that way if there is something wrong I will give it the best chance to rear it's ugly head during the scans.
It is by no means as bad as before, but if I continued with my training for a few more weeks without seeing the Doc I would be out of action again for some time.
Will keep updating on how the training goes between now and the scans.
The start of the working week, on the agenda was a small cct with some hill sprints for PT. I pulled up a little stiff and sore after Sundays run which wasn't normal. During the cct this didn't get any better and started to become uncomfortable, to the extent where I asked to be excused from the session to rest up. It was the same ache that I had experienced a few months ago only on a less painful scale. I iced up, massaged the area and took anti-inflam's hoping that it was just a freak thing.
Tuesday I woke up feeling pretty good, however area's along my shins were painful to put pressure on. I also noticed it was uncomfortable to squat whilst doing my job which caused me concern. I decided to make an appointment to see the Doc...
Wednesday 1030, seated in the Dr's office explaining my dilemma. I explained that it wasn't as painful as what I had earlier in the year but very similar. The difference being there was no indication, no signs of this coming on. I knew this was strange and the Doc agreed. He wasn't sure what was going on, he could understand if it was one leg but both, it just didn't add up so......
I am once again booked in for some more scans. I might aswell utilise my free medical and see what is causing this reoccuring injury. He has booked me in for a muscle perfusion scan which is an injection of a radioactive isotope into the muscle. I then have to run on a treadmill and then have a scan which will indicate blood flow through the problem area's. The purpose of this is to rule out Compartment Syndrome, the downside to this can is that if I dont experience the pain or discomfort when I run on the tready then it will not detect the cause.
The next scan is another bone scan just to compare the scan that I had earlier in the year. The two scans have to be performed on seperate days, the muscle one is first next wednesday the bone scan is on the 11 Sep.
Due to the fact that there is quite a few days between now to the scan I am still going to do some training. I am not going to be stupid about it but I want to find out what is going on. If I rest up the discomfort will subside and the scans will not detect anything. I know it sounds weird but I want the pain present at the scans, that way if there is something wrong I will give it the best chance to rear it's ugly head during the scans.
It is by no means as bad as before, but if I continued with my training for a few more weeks without seeing the Doc I would be out of action again for some time.
Will keep updating on how the training goes between now and the scans.
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