Training Log Archive: Ollie

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Event: London Street-O Race #5: Maida Vale
 

Easy jog with light bag from work to Maida Vale. Got a bit lost but improvised and worked it out eventually. Achilles felt stiff but not painful.

SLOW Maida Vale Street-O. Nice area. Went around gingerly and slowly, and unfortunately the Achilles gradually turned from being just stiff to a dull pain, after the first few km.

Also, spent the last ten minutes trapped in a loading/service complex from hell, between Paddington Basin, Paddington Station and the Westway. Probably the most grimly designed, pedestrian unfriendly* space I've been to in London. Eventually found my way out and gingerly jogged/limped the short distance to the finish. Nice area, apart from that last bit, and I think my route was good (got 3/5 40s, would have been fourth but for the injury slowing me a bit near the end).

Nice to see a good JOK representation in the pub - JonX, Marie Claire, PhilM. As you'd expect for the area, the pub itself was also very nice, quiet and cosy.

Unfortunately I don't think I've done myself any favours with the Achilles and have probably set my recovery back again. So, absolutely no running for the next couple of weeks and then just a couple of km at a time.

*I did ignore a pedestrians prohibited sign at the entrance.

C • Go see a Physio? 2

C • permission to use a photo 4

From BBC.