Training Log Archive: RichT

Furness General have exhausted their treatment so into Blackpool cardio-thorassic unit.

Visit doctor again, who now finds fluid in chest cavity and send me to hospital for x-ray. Heamothorax confirmed & into Furness General. Chest drain next day draws off 1.7ltr of fluid!

Ride out to Birkrigg, down to Urswick, back to Birkrigg Park & home.
First ride and back felt sore once gone through 20mins and climbing out of Urswick.

Visit doctor who confirms cracked ribs but doesn't find anything else.

Battleaxe - Black Fell - Fell after 5 controls and landed on stones from broken dry stone wall. Find out later that 3 ribs broken in back, and blood vessels ruptured and start to bleed into right chest cavity.

Old Hall Road, Lowick, Brantwood, Coniston, Torver, Blawith & home.
Warm day (18 or 19 deg) and lovely views, plenty of flowers. But hamstrings & butt & shoulders all sore. Welcome back to cycling!

Easy run from Sunbrick down to Bardsea Green, along beach, up into Sea Wood & back. With Graham, Grace, Daisy, Lois, Jack, Fiona & Tilly.

Colton to Oxen Park, Bandrake Head & return to Colton.

British Relay Champs - Holmbury Hill - M50 first leg. Made a mess of the first control which cost 45secs, 2nd control on an undefined clearing, oh joy. 7th control on small gully hidden in bilberry. With Derek Allison & Derek Fryer - 16th place every leg - theres consistency.

British Champs - Winterfold & Pitch Hill. Wearing glasses and raining at the start :o(. Seemed to have an okish run through first part, wobble at #8, hesitant at #10. Long leg to #12 must have been > 2km and I made a mess when half way along which cost 4mins or so in leg time of 25:25. Very disheartening so binned another minute at each of #13 & #14. Placed 47th of 101 - track running was king which is not my style.

Warrior Battleaxe #1 - Bishop Woods.
Nice evening - took it steady on loop through all the controls. Running with Kris De Vries, and then George H-C & Calum. 2min miss 3 controls from the end but enjoyed the run.