The Boggers Log

Jesus this no running lark is head melting.

I've probably seen my masseuse more than my wife in the last week and she's had her hands on me more than Mrs TbL has had this year

Did more odd jobs around the house this weekend than a jamboree of Boy Scouts on "bob a job" week!

Decided to test the foot with a
short run today. Did 2 miles very easy and while there has been a big improvement it's still not right.
Not sure what to do at this stage, if I rest it for the week it'll be two weeks with virtually no running. I'll have a word with Coach later and decide.

Frustrating!

TbL

PaulieC wrote: »

very frustrating. When are you flying out ?

In London tomorrow and Tuesday with work PC, and flying from Shannon on Friday so not much scope for much running anyway. Frustrating is an understatement!

TbL

Thanks for messages of support, much appreciated.

Was in London yesterday and today and another two days without a run. Foot felt better this morning but after spending most of the day on my feet and dashing around airports it flared up again. The more alarming thing was that I was out of breath after a short sprint from one terminal to the other in Gatwick.

Decided that to give myself the best chance of succes next Monday that I won't run again till at least the weekend.

Over and out till Boston!

TbL

Hard to come on here tonight and type this.

There's fist marks on my steering wheel and steering wheel marks on my forehead after leaving Merlin Imaging Clinic this evening.

My last sentence here said "over and out till Boston", unfortunately it's now out and over for me for Boston!!!

Last two days have been a roller coaster, yesterday I hopped from masseuse to physio to GP.

The masseuse was concerned that most of the stiffness had returned accompanied by a reappearance of swelling, she needled and cupped me (not the time for puerile jokes ) with only some success. A quick visit to a recommended physio (works with runners and Tri heads), really had me concerned as she couldn't rule out a stress fracture to the metatarsal head! She said that I'd be crazy to run and if it was a fracture I could do serious damage. She recommended an MRI, only problem was that it was after 6 and getting and appointment that quickly was going to be a challenge. To cut a long story short I got a scan at 5pm this evening, the Scottish lad doing it was telling me about his Ma and how she had run the Dundee marathon in the eighties, I was nodding and smiling but just wanted to shout "just scan me fcuking foot Jock".

Took about 30 mins and once done I asked him what the story was, He said he didn't know as the radiologist needed to do that. Typically with the way my luck has been panning out there was no one around to read it and it'll be done tomorrow at the earliest!!!!

Have to say that the one solid stable constant in all this has been my coach Ecoli, called him from the car and given that I was due to fly tomorrow morning and not having the scan results we talked it through before deciding the only real option was to pull out. He's been very good through all this.

The foot feels better today but still not quite right although I'm skeptical that I have a stress fracture I can't take the chance of damaging my foot for a hobby (even one that I take so seriously)


Best of luck to the lads running Boston.

Hopefully I'll be back very soon to regale ye all with gripping accounts of my Nursing Home Specials

Ps. Meno ya nordy knob try and post a decent target in London for me to beat over the summer

Pps. Thanks for all the pm' sand messages of support it at times like that the support aspect of this community really makes a difference.

I'll be back, TbL