Thursday and Friday

Thursday - Cycle class first thing then after having a client at work I went to Gosford pool and swam 2km in about 37min.

Friday - Got to the gym about 7:45am and rode the spin bike for 50min before I did another bloody cycle class.
That's pretty much it

hump day

Another pretty good day of training done. I'm hoping to keep all this up until I'm back running and hopefully I'll have some decent fitness still there.  Maybe not run fitness but it should be quicker to get that back.

My leg is feeling really good. I haven't tried pushing on the bone as I know that will hurt. And that's a hurt that makes me feel ill.

So today's training went like this
At 8:45am I got a double cycle class done then at 11:30am I did bodybalance.

Then after I finished work I got to WoyWoy pool which was 25m tonight and swam 2km in 35min38sec but I did ot in 8x10 laps

Tuesday

Off to the gym for 6:15am rpm class then after that did another 65min on the spin bike doing 6x 5min seated and 5min standing upping the resistance every min.
Then I made my way to Mingara pool and got 3km done. I did this in intervals starting with a 10lap warmup then I did 10x50m hard with a 50m recovery then did 5laps easy then did the 10x50m hard 50m recovery and finally finished with 5 laps easy. 3km in 52min15sec swimming time. I was in the pool for over an hour though.
So that's today's training done.  The rest of the day was spent in Newcastle messaging the knights then back to the coast to do a couple of more massages

Great day!

Monday. ..recovery and Xray and abs

So today was doing a heap of massages going to the gym for a very quick 20min ab workout then off to get my leg xray. So what showed up?  I think I can see Grey areas showing where the stressie is but hey I'm just a massage therapist so what would I know? So I guess the next step is to make another doctor appointment and go from there. I'll also book in to see my physio

Sundays long ride

Up for a very foggy ride. Rugged up and was out riding by 6:40am. Made the ride up as I went and managed to do a loop covering most of the Central Coast making my way up near the Gwandalan turn off going through the National Park then down towards Wyong, Ourimbah, West Gosford,  Umina beach and back to Bensville.  I stopped about 3 times mainly to stretch my back oyt.

All up 129.3km in about 4hr40min. 27.7km/hr

Awesome Sunday!

Saturday's training

Fantastic day of training.  Got rugged up for a chilly ride. Rode 12km to trotters where they were doing the presentations for the super7's. After about 30min of chatting to a a lot of people I made my way to the gym to do the 8:45am rpm class.  18.5km for the first ride.
After rpm I rode home via West Gosford and Umina. So another 35.5km done with an average speed of just under 29km/hr. 54km in total for the bike.

Then I went to Mingara pool and swam 1.5km in around 27min.  I was going to swim 3km but on the last few laps I swam I kept cramping in the legs when I pushed off the wall.

At 4pm I got back to the gym for yoga  

Feel good Friday!

Yep the leg feels good today. In fact it feels like its fine to run on. Hell it feels like I could jump off my balcony but hey I'm not likely to even run across the road (unless I was about to be hit by a bus)

Went to the Dr today and had a 10am appointment. Walk in patients had a 45min wait so I thought I should be seen by 10:20. Well 10:50am I got to see the Dr. Very bloody unhappy I was!

Anyway I tell him all about my injury and gave him the letter from my physio and I just want the referral for the bone scan and I can be on my merry way. But he decides im better off having an Xray first. 

So I book the Xray for Monday and take it from there.  

So today I went to the gym first up and did 1hr on the spin bike. 

At 5:30pm I made it to the cycle class

Thursday

Haven't even tried to do any impact on my leg and I'm feeling really good. No pain at all but I know if I tried to even run up and down on the spot I would feel it but doing what I've been doing and it's all good.

So today I got up about 6am and was in the pool by just after 7am. Swam 3km all up breaking it down to swimming 5x10 laps and the last 10 laps I swam 5x2 laps. Around 56min of swimming in total.

Then it was to the gym to do a cycle class. I warmed up beforehand spending 15min on the bike then did the class which I smashed myself in.

Other than that it was off to Newcastle to massage the knights then back to the coast to do more massage

Wednesday.....spin and swim

I'm feeling really fit right now and even waking up less tired. Maybe doing more training is helping?
No early morning cycle class this morning so I went to the gym and did a 90min on the spin bike doing intervals to music.

Mid morning I got an all over massage then I hit the pool. Only had 30min so swam 1km in just under 20min.

Happy with all that!

Tuesday and lot's of time in the pedals

Fantastic day of training today. Right now I'm loving all this cross training and actually feel quite fit.
I got up and went to the 6:15am cycle class smashing my legs in that. After a few clients I got on the bike and went for a 44km ride with an average speed of just over 30km/hr. Rode from Bensville going aroung the bay but also through Umina Beach.
After my afternoon clients I went back to the gym to do the 6:30pm cycle class which was great. A lot of 20sec intervals with 10sec recovery. I was totally legless at the end. Then in the steam room which I managed to do some meditation for about 20min.

So quite a bit done but I feel like I've got lot's of energy and feeling the best I've felt in yrs

Monday.....Physio says it looks like a stressie

Felt pretty good today. Pain in the leg was only sore if I pushed on it. After seeing a few clients in the morning I got to Kincumber pool and swam 2km at a pretty easy pace. It's a 25m pool so I broke it up by swimming 8x10 laps. That took around 40min

Next stop was to see Stan (physio) I got a small strength workout in on the cable machine while I waited and after a few min he pushed on my fibula and agreed with me that it looked like a stress fracture. Need to see a GP to get a referral for a bone scan so I made an appointment to see a dr as soon as I left but couldn't get one until Friday morning. Not that it really matters. I'm almost 100% sure it's a stress fracture and that means I can do anything that doesn't make it hurt and have to avoid anything that brings on the pain.

Later I went back to the gym and did the 6:45pm yoga class

Sundays long ride.

Got up and noticed it was a stunning blue sky day. Walking outside to feel how cold it was and it didn't seem too bad so I put on a skins top, arm warmers and a cycle top, long compression paints with cycle shorts over the top of them and a pair of gloves. Thing that would be enough I set out to ride from Bensville to Swansea and back. I got 600m up the road and turned around went back inside and got a cycle jacket as well. It's much friggin colder on the bike!
Rugged up I make my journey to Swansea. 63km later and I'm there and had an average speed of 27.6km at this stage. I stopped for about 15min to enjoy the view, take a couple of photos and have a good leg and back stretch.
I then made my back but going a bit more scenic through Catherine Hill Bay so some extra hills in there and around past Shelly beach. I got to Terrigal feeling tired but strong with an average speed of 27.4km and only had 12km to go from here but the hills on the way home just smashed me!
Rode 129.5km in 4hrs49min with a total of 1,245m in elevation.

After a milkshake I managed to get to the gym for a bodybalance class but my left high hamstring was sore after that and still is as I write this.

My injured shin felt great on the ride and have to pain since I finished

All in all though a great day of training

Friday and Saturday

Friday was up just before 4am to drive the girls back to Canberra.
After I dropped them off I got to the gym and had enough time to do 40min on the spin bike. Did 5min seated hard then 5min standing and just repeated that for 40min

Saturday I only had enough time to do 30min on the spin bike. Would've had more time if the gym was open before 7am on a Saturday.
Just did 1min hard efforts with a 1min recovery x 15 on the spin bike

Thursday

Shin is good walking around again but not as far as jumping.
Up for a 6:15am cycle class then some strength work after that.
Later in the arvo I went back to the gym and got on the spin bike and did intervals. 20x1min hard with a 1min recovery then a 5min easy to finish off. Felt pretty smashed after that.
Made a booking with Stan the physio for Monday

Wednesday.....staying away from that thing called running!

Yep no running today and I don't plan on running this week. Moderate pain when I got up but got better as the day went on. Still hurts to jump on it.
So I got up early and made my way to Kotara Gym to do a cycle class then some strength work.
Later at work I had an hour break so I got to the gym for the 2nd time today and did a quick workout of 10x1min hard on the spin bikes with a 1min recovery

Tuesday....maybe a run to soon?

Got up and no pain. Jumped up and down on my leg no pain, ran up and down on the spot and no pain a small jog down the driveway and no pain but tightness so I'm thinking that's all a great thing!

So later I'm up in Newcastle staying at my mum's and I decide to have a jog and test the leg out. I get to 1k and all good. 1.5km and tightness in calf, 2km and it starts to hurt slightly. 3km and it's a discomfort but not too bad. 5km and I stop turn around and start to run back but at a slower 5:10 km pace. By 8km the pain is now in the calf and in the shin. 10km later and I get back in 49:xx and think I'm not ready to resume running.

I'll wait until tomorrow and decide if I'll attempt another run or rest

Monday day 5 of no running. What a difference 24hrs can make!

Again no running and shin was sore when I got up but felt a lot better than yesterday and by tonight it feels fine walking on. No pain whatsoever! If I jump up and down no pain but if I push off on the foot barefoot a slight pain. So After the past 5 days of having this thing ache like it was a stress fracture, tonight it feels almost normal. The past 6 or 7 weeks it's been sore at all times but sometimes just a small ache but right now no pain at all! That's something that put a big smile on my face and I may be back running again soon....yay!!!!

Sunday....day 4 of no running

Woke up and as soon as I put my foot on the ground pain went up my lower leg. I'm thinking now it could very well be a fibula stress fracture. If it is the positive is it's only 6-8wks. If it's not then most soft tissue injuries heals within 2-6 wks so I guess a bit of a break and I should be back feeling nice and fresh! I was planning on taking August off anyway so it's just a bit earlier.

Today was spent taking Skyla and Tiff down to Sydney with Mum and Gavin. A lot of walking and a trip to Manly made for quite a big day!

Thurs, Friday and Saturday

No running since Wednesday and I don't think I'l be running anytime soon but that's the way the cookie crumbles!

Thursday I woke up with sore calf/shin and was painful to walk on let alone attempt to run so instead I went to the gym and did 1hr on the bike.

Friday again leg was sore and I spent the day driving to Canberra to pick up my girls and drive them home. I timed it so I got to Canberra in time to do a cycle class.

Today (Saturday) I again had a sore lower leg but felt better as the day went on. Did a double cycle class and it got better as the day went on. Still very sore to run up and down on the spot and I won't attempt to run on it again until I can run up and down on the spot without pain

Injuries come and go and that's the runners life!

I managed to do my planned run of 21.4km in 1hr38min so a nice pace. Ran from Bensville to Davistown and back. Shin was again causing discomfort at the start but quite manageable but felt quite sore on some of the downhills then it would feel ok again.
I've decided enough's enough and it's time to give in to this injury and REST!
The frustrating thing was it got quite achy as the day went on and was more painful on certain movments than normal. I'm pretty certain it's soft tissue not a stress fracture as the tibia bone has no pain on touching and even though it's hard to feel the fibula through the calf muscles what I can touch is all pain free. The only bit where I can tell that's causing this problem is the soleus up near the knee and my peroneus longus around the same area. It's not too bad to massage, slightly painful on the foam roller but as soon as I land with my forefoot to the ground that's when I get the pain.

I don't really mind having a break from running when an injury strikes as I'm not a fan of running with pain. It's not enjoyable one bit. The annoying thing is having to stop when a race you had planned to do is not too far away.

With me I was planning on doing a sub 3hr at Hunter Valley marathon in 2 weeks but it's not looking too good of even making the start line. I have the M7 marathon the following week so I may have a chance for that one it just maybe over 3hrs. Other than that I've got nothing planned until October when I want to do the 24hr race in Auckland then in Nov GNW100 then in December Coast to Kosi.

So if I miss out on Hunter Valley or the M7 it's not really a big deal as they were something I decided to do not that long ago. The main focus is getting to the start line in October, November and December