Well, it’s almost three weeks now since the cast came off and I can’t believe how much progress I seem to be making. At the weekend the rebuilt bits of tendon and ligament were giving me an annoyingly hard time, cramping, but some added salt with dinner on Sunday and Monday seems to have sorted…
Category: Fitness and Sport
Fitness 2012 – Ankle Operation Latest
Well, it’s now 8 weeks and 1 day exactly since Professor Ribbans operated on me to rebuild my right ankle (Posterior Tibial Tendon Reconstruction and Calcaneal Osteotomy, Spring Ligament Reconstruction) which basically means that I have had the snapped tibialis posterior tendon attached to the digital flexor tendon that holds my big toe on, the…
Fitness 2012 – Ankle Progress
So, I haven’t gone mad yet – even after two weeks confined to base with my foot propped up on cushions to raise it above hip level. And yesterday, 14 days after the operation, I went back to the hospital to have my stitches/staples removed. That meant the cast had to be cut away and…
Fitness 2012 – Things I Wish I’d Known BEFORE Surgery…
That the act of getting about on crutches might have been so much easier if I’d done a whole lot more crunches (for the abs) and lunges (for my thighs). I am however extremely grateful for 11 months of triathlon club swim training because oh boy do I need that upper body strength right now….
Fitness 2012 – Weight Loss and a New/Refreshed Strategy
Having finally decided – after looking long and hard at myself – that I really should shift the stone I’ve managed to gain while not being able to run anymore (and for the forseeable future) and try and shift one more after that, I’ve been messing about on a 1lb a week loss and not…
Running 2012 – Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon from the Other Side
Some people may know that I was in charge of the marshals at this event yesterday. It’s tough being a frustrated (non)-runner, especially as I had an entry, paid for back when I was optimistic enough to think this would be a short-term injury layoff. However, apart from a brief moment of tearfulness as I…
Fitness 2012 – First Cycle Ride of the Year – Go Me!
Towcester to Wood Burcote, Wood Burcote to Silverstone, Silverstone to Whittlebury, Whittlebury to the A5 and home via Waitrose. It was a glorious day for it and it’s got my plan to get my exercise levels back up to where they ought to be this year, despite not yet being fit to run. I must…
Wildlife 2011 – Luck in Photography
Sometimes, just now and again, you get a really great photo when you’re not expecting to. As a frustrated sidelined runner, I’ve been spending a lot of my Saturday mornings photographing my local parkrun (Milton Keynes in fact) which has the advantage of being staged round Willen Lakes. These give the lie to the picture…
Fitness 2011 – Argh!
Well, last week’s appointment with the dreaded orthopaedic surgeon had pretty much the outcome I was expecting, no matter how hard I tried to fool myself. No more running until we sort out what it is that is causing my right ankle to be so unco-operative and frankly wobbly. I have an appointment for another…
Running 2011 – Silverstone Half Marathon
Sunday, 6th March 2011 – Silverstone Half Marathon, Silverstone Double espresso drunk with predictably horrible if welcome results (if you’re not a runner, you’re better off not knowing). Porridge eaten. 1 litre of water downed. Serious stretches done… Body glide applied to sensitive areas (armpits in this case) Temporary Cancer Research tattoos applied. About to…
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