Still here - Still injured
July 20th, 2010 by Andy NicollHi folks - not much to report I’m afraid but just thought I’d let you know I’m still here.
The injury I picked up in May that ruled me out of the West Highland Way is still with me. This is the first real show stopper I’ve had in over 10 years of running.
I’ve now been for 3 sessions at the Leeds Carnegie Sports Physio department - which hurt! - and I’m booked in for an MRI scan tomorrow evening to try and get to the bottom of the problem.
The only positive is that I can still ride my bike. Wearing stiff soled cycling shoes means that my foot is not flexed at all when I’m riding so I never feel any pain during or after riding.
As a result I’ve been trying to get out on my bike as often as possible to at least maintain some cardio vascular fitness and leg strength.
The one benefit of all this might be that I turn up at the 3 peaks cyclo cross in September in reasonable shape and eventually manage to crack the 4 hour barrier after 7 years of trying.
I did a sportive ride at the weekend around Keighley which was absolutely fantastic - 88 miles of ups and downs around some superb countryside and despite riding along roads and through villages I’d never seen before I don’t think I was ever more than 10 miles from home - and I thought I knew the area pretty well.
I’ve also now received my Level 2 coaching badge so my efforts during last year have finally been rewarded. Despite my injury I’m still taking the quality sessions at Bingley Harriers on a Tuesday evening to try and improve my friends’ fitness and times even if I’m crocked….
I’ll report back soon with the findings of the scan. Hopefully after tomorrow I’ll have an idea of exactly what I need to do to get better and how long it’ll take.
Andy
