Training Log Archive: fletch

Cruise up and down the coast again, coz the lighting and surface are more conducive to night time running than most other locations.

Just started running and ended up going a bit quick. Still felt pretty comfy. Knee a bit better than normal, a few twinges from left achilles (no heel raises in this time)

Unsurprisingly, I was a little tight in the calves and plantar fascia this morning. Used the heel raises again.

Should have been a lovely little trundle up and down the coast, but for some reason felt a little tight in the chest this morning. Knee not terrible, but still annoying. As a comparison point to previous problems that have limited my running, I can still do things like squat down or kneel without having to think about how to do it to avoid pain (which pretty much sums up the best part of 3 years of the time I've been on AP), so I guess it's not that bad yet...

Event: Australian MTBO Championships
 

Lost motivation before I got round to running yesterday.

Jog before work on the soft sand at Quinns, just to see what would happen. Had the shoes on hand in case a bailout to firmer surfaces was required.

Unfortunately, stretching extensively in the evenings, when not coupleed with ice and/or nsaids doesn't seem to to my knee any favours and it was a bit grumpy this morning. Will have to find time to abuse my prac student ... ummm... errr... get his professional advice (he is a qualified physio) soon.

The good news is that my foot was OK for the whole run, which I wasn't really expecting, and achilles were totally fine also.

Subsituted post-run ice with a ten minute wade in the ocean. That was long enough for me to pretty much lose all feeling in my legs.

Had a few stresses to finish work this afternoon and graduation ceremony in the evening. Ended up feeling very unmotivated to run, so switched rest from tomorrow to today and will have a little jog tomorrow instead.

Little loop around Mindarie.

Knee and quad much the same as yesterday. Foot decided to whinge with about 100m to go again, but has been fine since.

One day off and a few evenings of oral nurofen seem to have settled patella tendon reasonably.

Will probably run tomorrow arvo and take Thursday off and see if I can get some progress on the other niggles.

Easy run with heel raises in.
Knee felt a little better than last week, but not fantastic.
Strangely felt a little more leg wearly than any other run since states ;)