Ankle teething problems

Well after not running for a week whilst trying to get the ankle better, I ran out of patience and started back again on Monday. I have two weeks until Ramadhan to get fit again.

Monday pm - 35 m
Tues am - 38 min to work
Tues pm - 40 min home
Wed am - 38 min to work
Wed pm - 75 min from work with Roz through LCNP and then home.
Thurs am - 32 min to work.

Ankle now feeling better, going to tackle a session on Saturday probably locally to see how the ankle pulls up. Watching the athletics has been motivating to say the least.

Well rested and shaking off cobwebs

Well a trundle with Jan-Willem around Centennial Park shook off some cobwebs and the ankle came out fine. Rested Sunday, and now back into it again. Next goal race to perform well at North Head.

Mon am - 35 minutes around home.

Ligament damage but looks good soon.

Well diagnosed with some ligament damage on the outside of the ankle which has been causing pain, but silly me ran through it. Anyway I decided to get it looked at and it is not a stressy. Will give it a go this weekend. Ran with DB on Wednesday around the Bay, and Fats but thats about it.

Shoulder + Ankle..

Well the ankle is sore and the shoulder is sore. What to expect after running a marathon. Still gloating after a good 4k last Saturday.
Mon - two runs around the 35-45 min range
Tues - Massage in morning, 3 by 4m hills in LCNP at lunch, and a 36 minute run home.
Wed - 10km with Fats around the Bay.

No racing on the agenda for a few weeks, which will be good. Need to visit a physio thanks to previous dodgy massage by Chinese dude in Mac Shopping centre. Looking for a new male massuer around North Ryde, Epping and may have found one just around the corner from my house.

Cities, dodgy massage and great relay run

Well after a good taper, the Cities marathon went to plan except for that hurting bit from 35km. Was great to get the confidence of running a full marathon at speed again. I was a little disappointed I couldn't finish strong, but put that down to a lack of distance speed work. I had good speed beforehand, but lacked some of those long tempo runs. My body had not been 100% for a while. The 8k will certainly allow for a bit of body repair and mortgage repair.

After only 2 runs during the week, and a bad massage at the Zen Clinic in Macq shopping centre, where the guy put his elbow into my temple, and he also butchered my shoulder that bad that I couldn't run for the rest of the week.

Ran the Wollongong Road relays, and was really proud of the Striders performance. A great 2nd place!! A great battle on the last leg, which I was hoping to cruise through, but ran a blinder to get St.George with 150 to go. This for me was about as good a motivation as I could get with the summer season approaching.