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…
Tag: Fitness and Sport
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…
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…
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…
Running 2010 – Spooky Sprint 10K, Holme Pierrepoint
Saturday, 30th October 2010 – Spooky Sprint 10K, Holme Pierrepoint So my 3rd 10k of the year was on Saturday, 30th October, the so-called Spooky Sprint, a 10k to raise money for Parkinson’s UK around the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepoint near Nottingham. The course was described as mainly flat and the map…
Running 2010 – Silverstone Half Marathon, Silverstone
19th October 2010 – My Next Running Task, Silverstone Half Marathon, Silverstone Well, in between updating the Monte Carlo trip I reckoned I’d add some other bits and pieces of information before I start trying to catch up with everyone else’s news (and if there is something you really think I should see, please link…
Running 2010 – Northampton 10K, Northampton
Sunday, 3rd October 2010 – Northampton 10K, Northampton Today I ran the Northampton 10k – it was great fun. Here’s how it went. I woke up a bit later than I’d intended to (set the alarm for 7am then didn’t switch the on switch, so I woke up at 7.20 instead). I lurched around getting…
Running 2010 – Race for Life, Silverstone
Wednesday, 9th June 2010 – 10K Race for Life, Silverstone So finally 9th of June rolled around and all the training I had done was going to either pay off and I might be able to call myself a runner, or I was going to be horribly shown up as a fraud and end up…
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