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Once in a Lifetime....for now
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Well I'm glad that week is over! It's the first week since March '17 that I didn't even get one run done.
Hopefully the visit to the physio next Tuesday will give me the go ahead to get back to it again. I'll be optimistic and bring the gear so that I can go for a run straight afterwards!!
Thankfully the threat of going demented never materialised. Luckily I have found some ways to fill the time that I previously spent running.....unfortunately they all involve food and IPAs :pac:
On the plus side this adding of poundage has me in a great portly shape to take on Jingle Bells....Round! I'll try to run fastish for 2 miles and then lie down and roll down the hill, proper race management
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How is the foot after the midweek run? Any improvement?
Well after physio I had thought that I was over it but that evening after the run I knew it wasn't totally right. It settled yesterday so I went for another little run this morning and there hasn't been any reaction since. I'll do Jingle Bells on Saturday but not at full pelt. Thanks for asking
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No real need to log training this week. As planned I did not run during the week until venturing out on Saturday morning to go to Poppintree Parkrun. The rest seemed to have worked as I my toe was back to feeling normal again. However on the short jog up to the run I began to notice it again ever so slightly. I took Parkrun handy and jogged home. There wasn't much more change with the foot. Come Saturday evening it was starting to feel sore on certain movements again so I decided to get to the physio today.
After a bit of feeling around my foot the physio found a point on the extensor hallucis tendon where I had significant pain when she pressed on it. It seems the pain nearer to the toe is referred pain further down the tendon. She worked on it for 20 mins and has given me some exercises for it.
Good news it's not a stress fracture...bad news is a week of not running before going back to have it reassessed next week. I'll be lucky not to be demented by then! :pac:
I'm glad it was not a bone issue, and to see you are back to short runs by now.
I had nearly sent a PM to you when I read about your big toe troubles, having had the same thing myself a couple of times. But I forgot about it. It is interesting to see it was the extensor hallucis, that is what seemed to be my trouble too:
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=101584454&postcount=650
In my case it was very quickly resolved using the "do-it-yourself" routine for foot/ankle on the Gary Crowley site. I didn't even know what was the underlying cause when I started working through the techniques, but it only took a couple of goes over two days to sort it out, it was incredible (especially given how that site is named :rolleyes:, and the 1-2-3 stuff). Here's the link for future use:
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hillsiderunner wrote: »I'm glad it was not a bone issue, and to see you are back to short runs by now.
I had nearly sent a PM to you when I read about your big toe troubles, having had the same thing myself a couple of times. But I forgot about it. It is interesting to see it was the extensor hallucis, that is what seemed to be my trouble too:
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=101584454&postcount=650
In my case it was very quickly resolved using the "do-it-yourself" routine for foot/ankle on the Gary Crowley site. I didn't even know what was the underlying cause when I started working through the techniques, but it only took a couple of goes over two days to sort it out, it was incredible (especially given how that site is named :rolleyes:, and the 1-2-3 stuff). Here's the link for future use:
https://www.diyjointpainrelief.com
That is a great resource, thanks for sharing and makes a lot of sense did you try the Achilles ''do it -your- self'' routine 0 -
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That is a great resource, thanks for sharing and makes a lot of sense did you try the Achilles ''do it -your- self'' routine
Not that one, no. Sure let us know how it goes if you ever end up using it.Thanks a million for that. I'll definitely give it a try. A few days you said...that would be brilliant!
It really was impressive how it sorted that little issue *and* more than once. Also the value of his 3-stage routines is that they won't have negative effects if it turns out they're not the cure (well, at least as long as you don't go overboard on the press-hold-release etc ... )0 -
hillsiderunner wrote: »Not that one, no. Sure let us know how it goes if you ever end up using it.
I gave it a go last night I felt a difference straight away the front of my shin was tight so it feels much better today as do my hamstrings. 0 -
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December 3rd-9th
Tuesday 4th: 4.2 miles @ 9:07. HR 134. A fairly nondescript trot around a local loop which meant I was never far from home if the foot got niggly. Thankfully it didn't.
Thursday 6th: 5 miles @ 9:20. HR 136. HR was a little skewed as it locked onto cadence for the first half mile. I ran the same loop as Tuesday but in reverse. I added in the short lap of Albert College just to slightly increase the distance. Niggle free again.
Friday 7th: Physio. So she is happy that the injury is under control if not yet fully healed. I have been running little and using exercises prescribed by the physio and some recommended by Hillsiderunner. The combination seems to be improving things. She has said there is no need for a return visit unless it gets appreciably worse. Exercises to continue until the end of January.
Saturday 8th: Poppintree Parkrun. A bit of an eye opener to the fall off in fitness. 21:02 and it was all I had in me. The foot was grand throughout but started to be a bit uncomfortable on Sunday. I'm hoping it will be ok for a little 3 mile jog today, Monday. It feels grand now.
Overall it's a good low point to pick up from. I'll just throw out a few figures to help motivate myself and hold myself accountable.....
Weight DCM morning: 11 st 7lbs.
Weight this morning: 12 st 5lbs.
HR on Tuesday 4.2 miles @ 9:07 pace: 134
HR 25th October 4.4 miles @ 9:07 pace: 1180 -
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