Training Log Archive: philm64

Trad climbing in wye valley + Steve - 5 routes, 1 HVS, 3 E1's, one E2. Led the HVS & an E1 that i do every year. Good! Then bbq & wine... camped over in Beeches farm

cycle to gym. Cardio workout - 15 mins on grim stair ascender, then 20 on cross trainer, then some weights (very few, to be fair), then 10 mins on some silly skiiing type machine. so 45 mins cardio, can't be bad. Not the same as running tho.... achilles not so sore this monring.

Surprise! Achilles vastly less sore first thing. This is a pleasant surprise, as they've been sore on first steps out of bed for ages. Since just after JK, really. Good. Now is not the time to start running, though. Band practice.

cycled to avon gorge, lovely evening. Bouldered at new quarry for over an hour. righ heel suddenly hurt - prob due to rock boots. replaced it with training shoe, & carried on. Cycle home. Tiring!

Ice & stretches. Achilles sore in morning.

Physio - quite encouraging. Gave me exercises, says caused by new shoes with no inserts in atJK relay, not heel tabs. Suggested I may not get a chronic problem. I'll do what it takes to give me a chance of that. Ice / stretches