Roll Roll Roll your Butt

Discipline: Swim
Distance: 1km

Right - first swim for ages - and worried my elbow would start playing up again. The good news was that it didn't - or at least not nearly as obviously as last time. I managed to keep my stroke going well, and really seemed to be getting into the swing of rolling from side to side nicely. The times were still pretty bobbins though, but I can work on that - get the technique right before speeding up.

Could have done more, but the pool was getting busy, and I didn't want to overdo it on the arm. It occurred to me that it could be the new angle that the hand is on the reach (about 45 degrees more) that is agitating the arm.

Running for an Hour

Discipline: Run
Distance: 7.4 miles
Time: 63 mins
Shoes: 2100s with heel raise
Av speed: Pants - about 8:40 :os


Well - my longest run to date (since injury), but not a pleasant one - the camber on the roads was nasty - both pavements seemed to slope the wrong way, and most of the way round, the road was too busy to run on. All in all it was a lousy choice of route!

It started off not badly, and the good thing was that the knee didn't really give any problems at any point. What was disappointing was how quickly my quads tired, so by about four miles I was frantically stretching to try to get some life back into them. I was also finding breathing hqrder work than normal. Was it the two and a bit week lay off since my last run, or was it that I was fighting a lurgy, or perhaps something else? I think I'm going to need to take a few days off from running to get the legs back to normal :o(

Given the Elbow

Discipline: Swim
Distance: aborted!

Ah nuts - thought it was all going too well. I'd had twinges in my left arm for a week now, and they'd flared up over the weekend, but it never occurred to me that it's be more than niggles.

Sadly - it wasn't to be - the push from the elbow really made the nerve flare up, and I was in quite a lot of pain after just a few lentghs. I did manage to do several rather nice 17 stroke lengths, but didn't feel that I was rolling quite properly, although the arm entry and reach was definitely better. With much regret, I abandoned the session.

The journey home wasn't fun - gripping the handlebar on my scooter really made the arm twinge, and in spite of ice it wasn't much better. I think I'm going to need a fair old lay off from swimming, and since weight bearing seems to be an issue, my biking's rather up sh1t creek as well :o( Just what I didn't need with IM training a priority.

Now That's More Like It!

Discipline: Run
Distance: 10k
Time: 47:43
Av Mins/mile: 7:42
Shows: 2100s with sorbo heel raise

Same route as last 10k, but in reverse. Had a few niggles in the first mile and a half, but then re-tightened the laces which seemed to cure the problem other than minor niggles. Okay - I got out of breath, but my aerobic fitness isn't what it used to be!

A bit sore afterwards, but I get the feeling it won't be nearly as bad as after the last 10k which left me sore for several days after.

And the best bit? I managed to keep up the same pace as for four miles the other night, only this time it didn't feel quite as fast. But then again, I guess it wasn't a forty second per mile improvement per mile like the last run was! I guess I've got used to that speed