Monday 12th October 2015
I know many of you will have been on the edge of your seat wondering how the recovery process and the general road back to fitness has been going. Well fear not, you’re about to get the latest instalment in ‘The Road back to GLORY Mediocrity!’
Following my successful test outing on the Turbo last week, I followed it up with a run. By run I mean slow belly wobbling jog. (and yes it was belly wobbling.) Sadly my choice of T-shirt that used to fit nicely, which no longer does, just made the wobble even more pronounced and on my return to the house I was met with ridicule from Erin asking had I really gone out in that? Unfortunately I had but I won’t be doing it again until it is a little less of a “Compression” top.
The Run itself went OK thankfully.
30 Sep 2015 - 1.62 Miles – 00:16:00 – 00:09:17 per mile. Not exactly PB pace but at least I was running again and no pain from the knee, just a feeling of slight stiffness. (Phnar, Phnar, Snort.)
I haven’t managed another run since but that has just been logistical rather than for any other reason, so I’m looking forward to stepping up to maybe a couple of miles next time.
I forced myself to get back in the pool again and despite knowing that I was going to suffer like a Dog I poured myself in to my Speedos (there’s an image you won’t loose! – by the way they aren’t really Speedos)) and got back in to the pool. I thought I better as next time it will be under the menacing tutelage of Coach Oliver.
It’s fair to say that I was less than impressive and just about struggled through but at least I’m back in the water. Things can only get better.
6 Oct 2015 – 1100M – 00:45:00
The one sport that seems to be coming back again OK is my cycling. In the last week or so I’ve managed to get on the Turbo for a short spin, commute in and out of work and get a decent spin out with the Club last weekend.
All of these went well and I haven’t been pushing too hard on the knee just to make sure it’s holding up well enough.
Signs are positive so far with no pain during or after the rides. Although I do have mental scarring from the weekend ride after being exposed to Andy Macfarlane in white cycling shorts. Yep, you heard it right, WHITE Cycling Shorts!
There really is no place for these unless you are:
- World Road Race Champion and called Peter Sagan
- A Professional Cyclist of similar standing to the aforementioned World Champion
- Living and training in the hottest of climates
- A very fit and attractive female cyclist who has the Tan to prove point C.
- Hung like the proverbial Baboon.
As far as I could tell, (without looking too closely) Andy didn’t fall in to any of those categories, and in my mind is now banned for life from putting me through that experience again.
I prefer to keep this image in my mind - and just to confirm - THIS IS NOT ANDY!!!
6 Oct 2015 – 9.07 Miles – 00:30:00 – 16.10 MPH – Cadence 89
8 Oct 2015 – 20.88 Miles – 01:31:18 – 14.10 MPH – Cadence 67
10 Oct 2015 – 38.29 Miles – 02:20:58 – 16.30 MPH – Cadence 67
For the coming week I am hoping to continue the gentle build up and gain a little bit more fitness and strength and hope the nightmares go away.
