The Boggers Log

Murph_D wrote: »

Tell us about the cryo bath. Any side effects?

Good work - stay patient!

Just my shrivelled bits shrivelling up further Murph

TbL

Friday: I'd water in my ear after the pool that I can't seem to dislodge and my ass felt like someone had been trying to get the wrinkles out of it with a heated hair straightener so I decided to give the bike and pool a miss.

- 2 mile early morning walk
- S&C session focusing mainly on core
- physio session
- 2 mile evening walk

Got in to see the physio and she told me "to lay on my back and she'd check my stiffness"! Asked her if she didn't want me to at least buy her dinner first but either she was appalled by my uncouthness or it went over her head coz she just just cracked on! Anyway the good news is she said I was making excellent progress so happy with that. She also said that I'd be able to do some gentle jogging on Sunday.

Saturday:

Trying to buy Ed Sheeran tickets, ffs, you'd need more stamina and it's more stressful than doing a marathon. I'd 3 devices on the go, one ran out of battery and the missus refreshed the page on the other, losing my place in the queue!!!!!

- 6 mile power walk in just over an hour and twenty minutes (about the same as Tangs marathon pace ). Needed that to de-stress from my Ed Sheeran trauma!

- 3 mile walk broken up by a swim in the sea. Took the long way down to the beach to meet the clan, had a lovely swim and walked back home.

9 miles walking total for the day and the knee held up so very happy with that.

Sunday:

Physio told me that I could do some gentle jogging on the pitch. Plan was to walk to the local GA pitch and walk a lap then jog half a lap and do this 4-6 times. All went very well did 5 half pitch jogs and managed a full lap for the final jog rep. Delighted with that.

Just under 6 miles.

Big improvement in the week and I've entered the Streets of Galway, won't be racing it obviously but I'd like to think I can run the whole thing comfortably enough.

Off to the UK tonight with work for a couple of days so tomorrow will be a total rest day.

TbL

Monday: had travelled to London on Sunday night, having not been on a plane in over 3 weeks I wasn't looking forward to travelling again. Had planned a total rest day but a taxi no show meant a 35 minute walk back to the hotel. Was a bit of a soggy mess when I arrived as it was a warm evening. Did a few exercises.

Tuesday: early start and a flight and drive home had me wiped, I'm now getting soft on the travelling front too . Nothing.

Wednesday: typical nothing the day before and the knee was a bit stiffer this morning.

Drove up to the GA pitch, beautiful morning with lovely warm sunshine. Did 5 x 400 metres jog off 400 metre walk.

S&C session at lunchtime, he really worked my core today, felt like it was gonna burn through my belly.

Physio session.

Drove back up to the pitch and did 5 x 400 metres off 400 walk.

Impatience is my enemy, the pace was getting a bit faster and I was thinking of doing 800's or halting the walked recovery. Managed to rein it in and happy with today's efforts.

Should be good to put manners on Murph in a couple of weeks

I had hoped to only run on grass for at least the next two weeks but I'm on holiday the week after next and it doesn't look like there's any suitable grassy area to run!!

TbL

Today: early morning drive up to, what is now becoming my second home, the GA pitch.

Got 2 x 800 metres and 1 x 1000 metres done off 400 metre walk recovery. Starting to feel like I'm inching my way back, I hate walking and usually avoid it at all costs so it's great to be on the pitch doing more running than walking. Walking, when you're used to running is like drinking tea with 4 sugars when you usually drink coffee. It's not pleasant and you'd avoid it unless you've no alternative and someone tells you that if you drink enough of the tea you can have a little coffee!

The pace today was also a little faster, I did the last km @ 8.15 pace.

I got a massage on the knee at lunchtime.

Was supposed to hit the watt bike and pool today but I got caught for time and had to get home as the missus was going on the lash.

The 3 kids wanted to go to one of the Irish colleges Ceili so I dropped them up with their cousins and headed back to the GA pitch, did another 3 x 800 metres off 400 metre walk. Didn't bring the Garmin and tried to keep the pace to a gentle jog.

So I managed 5k total running today, just 3 weeks after the op. Very happy with the way things are going and I'm probably a little ahead of where I thought I'd be at this stage of rehab.

Depending on what the physio says tomorrow I'm hoping to run a little longer this weekend.

TbL

Itziger wrote: »

Take. It. Easy.

Easy say, for the auld lad that just cracked sub 3

I hear ya D, I think/hope I'm been reasonably sensible, I haven't run a step on a hard surface yet, am getting a massage on the knee 2/3 times a week and seeing the physio twice a week. I'm also doing the prescribed exercises as well as 2 S&C sessions a week and icing the knee every night.

I've a follow up with the surgeon next Tuesday so hoping I get the all clear.

I know I'm not 45 anymore!

TbL

Today: what a difference a day makes, weather wise at least, woke up this morning to a glorious sunkist morning. Had breakfast al fresco on the deck and then headed up to the GA pitch for this mornings run.

Am: 7 x 1k off 400 metres walked recovery.

Although the knee is still a bit stiff I managed this ok and did all the reps between 7.50-8.05 mile pace.

I decided to introduce a very small bit of road running so after the session finished I did 400 metres very gentle jogging on the road. I was very apprehensive but it felt ok and I'll start gradually introducing more of it over the coming weeks.

Pm: 3 x 1k off 400 walked recovery.

Back up to that feckin pitch again with a belly full of BBQ! I'm going to have to ask the physio to change the sessions as the 1k reps are starting to get monotonous. The young lads kicked the ball around while I walked and jogged, didn't bother with the watch again, just took it handy. We hit the "graveyard" beach afterwards for a nice refreshing dip. The body in general is tired now but happy with that week on rehab road.

Just finished Charlie Spedings book, recommended by Dubgal, "From last to First", really interesting and a great read. If anyone wants me to post it to them just send me a pm.

10 x 1k for the day

TbL

Thursday: was up in Dublin all day for work and staying overnight in the hotel across from Santry park. Headed over to the park after work to do a planned 20 minutes continuous running. The plan for the next few days was to increase the continuous running by 5 minutes every second day. The park was very busy with very serious looking runners and I just plodded along. Saw a blonde ponytail running up ahead of me and risking a smack in the mouth for disparaging a female runner, I drew up alongside and said "are you Oh so Slow"? Twas the woman herself looking strong after her Belfast 24 hour exploits. We ran along together for a bit but I'd to finish up as I was approaching 25 mins continuous running.

Fri-Sun:

Headed to Venice for a family holiday early Friday morning, as we were boarding the plan the Air Hostess said to my 7 year old, "where are you going little man?", he replied "Italy, but shouldn't you know that". Lol!!!

Staying in the same campsite as two years ago and the facilities are excellent. We rented bikes but my hopes of getting some decent cycling done on a mountain bike were dashed when the young lad flatly refused to cycle his own bike so I'd to get this hideous looking thing for both of us. It looks like a cross between a 1950's delivery boys bike and a butchers bike, weighs a ton and is powered by an electric battery!!!

Got no running done as I was coming down with a bad sore throat and the adductor muscle in my left leg had completely seized up so a few days off was probably no harm. I did get some exercise in that had my heart rate and blood pressure right up. My daughter got a throat infection and the campsite doctor gave her a prescription. The nearest chemist was about 4 miles away so I set off on my delivery bike, I ended up taking a wrong turn and getting lost. The power on the bike went from two bars to dead, bypassing the last bar altogether!! I now had to manually pedal this monstrosity in 30* heat. I got to the chemist about 40 minutes later drenched, stinking, face purple as a beetroot and completely fooked!!! Opened the door of the chemists and it was mayhem, the place was packed. I stood in one line, after about 10 minutes I got to the counter and handed over my soggy prescription only to be told the dispensing counter was on the other side and I needed a number from the ticket queuing system. Took a number "A04", the board showed "79" and seemed to move very slowly. I was starting to get a bit cranky as I thought people were cutting the queue. A woman that definitely was in after me then went up to the counter and got served and I started grumbling loudly. I went up to the counter to ask what was happening but was waved away! At this stage the vein in my temple was starting to pulse and I probably could have done with a prescription for high blood pressure.

I finally twigged what was happening, the stupid Johnny Foreigners were queuing like sheep while the locals rocked up to the counter just before the chemist pressed the button for the next customer!! I marched up to the counter, refused to move, and became the queue inspector until my number eventually came up. The chemist glared at me the whole time and just in case he was tempted to prescribe me strychnine I told him the antibiotics were for my daughter! Had to cycle that feckin articulated bike back with no power and the exertion was tougher than any watt bike session!!

Monday: the daughter cycled beside me as I tried to run off the pizza and ice cream in the mid day heat.

30 minutes continuous running, 3.58 miles.

Tue: thunder and lightning in the evening put paid to my run, another day with no running.

Wed: found a compact gravel road down near the lighthouse to do some tempo stuff. Did a 2k warm up and although it had clouded over it was still very warm. Set the watch to km and set off to do some 400 metre reps. Took decent recoveries between the reps and although the Garmin doesn't accurately measure 400 metres I was pretty happy with the session given it was the fastest I've run in ages. No issue from the knee as well so happy days, delighted with the way it's progressing.

1. 416 metres 90 seconds
2. 413 metres 91 seconds
3. 4.17 metres 89 seconds
4. 415 metres 91 seconds
5. 405 metres 86 seconds
6. 467 metres 104 seconds

I walked the recovery of between 2 and 2.5 minutes between each rep.

TbL

OOnegative wrote: »

My mode of transport for the next 5 years!! I won't need a battery like the old man though.

Lol maybe not for cycling but you definitely need a bigger battery for marathon running

TbL

Itziger wrote: »

They've got campsites in Venice???!!! Were you slumming it on the mainland by any chance and calling it 'Venice' all the time???

Are you a feckin geography teacher D

Yep near Venice, but heading into actual Venice for 2 nights tomorrow, booked a posh hotel, there's a lot to be said for communal showers but...

TbL