Training Log Archive: FE

Starting to feel at times more like an injury rather than post op.
Legs feel as though I've spent a day in bed, but not surprsing really.

On treadmill, 4.9 to 6.5k/h, 0 to 15%.

5x1min (1min walk b/w), 3 at 7.0k/h, 2 at 7.5k/h. Felt OK, feet skimming treadmill.

2 x 3min, 2 x 2min, around 1050cal/h, 85% effort. Suits me more than spinning.

Family stroll took 60mins. Feel fine.

Abdomen has been soft and virtually free of muscle spasms for 24 hours, nice to have stomach back again, still on 1200mg of ibu. Would like to jog circa day 14, day at a time, will continue with variety to see what suits me. Will leave core exercises a few weeks unless I see something mild to do meanwhile.

Family stroll took 40mins, our dog was quite perky, been ill for several days.

St Martha's lovely fast hilly walk, felt really good after 15mins, beats the treadmill. Things are looking up!!

Brisk undulating walk round local roads - saw lots of people unsteady on their pins.

Brilliant news!!!!!
Saw the surgeon this morning, the swelling occurs in 10% of his patients and is fluid/blood pooling after the op. He cleared me to do "whatever I want", the only proviso being I can exercise up to a level of discomfort, but should not push beyond, which brought a smile to my face. Felt like skipping home, but thought better of it!

Brisk 15min in morning - stride normal length. 30min stroll in evening, ended up being too far as park was locked and felt tired - something to avoid.

2 x 10min - fartlek - 0 to 10%, 5.0k to 6.0k on flat.
Feeling sore from morning examination, felt fliud drain out late morning.

Varied between 240 to 280W. Felt harder than Wednesday, too little sleep.

A roller coaster day. 15 hours at work with loads of deadlines. Got to bed 2am.
Got off to bad start, went to loo at 7am, found small bulge near femoral crease, panic it was there earlier in week but much smaller, but also had that familiar hernia discomfort, has hernia got around mesh. No point in trying to get back to sleep. Managed to get appointment to see surgeon at 8.30am on Friday.
By mid-afternoon started getting small burning sensations over repair area - a good sign from what I've read, scar tissue is forming etc.. Feeling I'm really on the mend! Good timing, as would have really struggled to work 14 hours tied to a desk any earlier this week.
Late evening first signs of cystitis. Thank God, this hopefully explains sharp pain when pressing on bulge and enlargement(?) - rush out to buy cranberry juice.
Crazy day, not often people are pleased at the possibility of getting cystitus.

Getting back to normal weight. Morning and evening walks.

Esporta - on treadmill, 0%, 5% enough intially and 7.5% later. At a mere 5km/h, only at 400cal/h and finally 500cal/h. Legs already tight from lack of activity so did some very mild stretches.

Started at 190kwh and final 5min at 250 plus (around 900cal/h). Position was comfortable on abdomen. Great, found something that will maintain VO2 whilst getting back to "proper" training.

Easy morning, the rest of the day was packed and active, half day at work and driving again, present/food shopping. Meal out for Nicola's birthday.
Went to O Club with C. I took part for a change, head to head races with C, I was beaten 3-0, although I handed the last to him. We did 3 courses 0.4-0.5k, plus 9 control grid. He's getting the hang of it and quicker than my 12 min/k. Walking stride comfortable at 85% of normal length.

Allowed to drive (leave another day) and return to work. Work can wait! Watched tennis. Lovely walk at Newlands Corner.