Idiot Boy

Yes that's me!  Idiot boy!

Been wondering why there have been no training updates?  Simple!  There's been no training.

So I thought "right, 4 weeks to go, do 3 weeks hard labour and then wind down with a week to go"  but a gentle start after 2 weeks off. Don't want to overdo it.

Off I went slowly (jogging) to the woods.  In my day that would have been a warm up or what I liked to note in my training diary as the "short wood loop".  It all started so well, "Jokerman" on the ipod (remember those day kiddo?) and then the annoying voice of Runkeeper kicked in, "5 minutes" and the pain started.  The old pain.  The lower left leg, calf pain.  The lay-off for 2 years and give up running pain.  Oh joy of unbelievably deep joys!!!

So I stopped.

But then i thought b*gg*r it.  Only 4 weeks to go, what have I got to lose (my leg?).  Ro I ran (hobbled/staggered) for another 20 mins.  Funnily enough it hurts quite a bit now.  Even "old Compton St Blues" couldn't help take the pain away (nice try Al).

So tomorrow, bike, Monday swim, then by tuesday, I'll be running again.  I ran nearly 5k today, bad leg and all, so 5k in 4 weeks bad leg and all won't be a problem will it!!!