Sometime last week, my left heel started aching.
Then, the post-race massage led to pain in the soleus for a couple of days. The physio did mention that my calves were very stiff.
Then, I started getting the infamous first-step heel pain in the mornings. It is the dreaded plantar fasciitis :(
Weight has gone from 75.4kg in late April, to 80.1kg today. 5kg up in 2 months.
Total running distance for May and June, combined, is less than that for any one of the previous four months!
Last week was the first one this year with zero activity, of any kind – running, cycling, swimming, spinning or gym work.
Time to declare this the bottom, so the only way is up.
Pick 1 – Good weather!
Pick 2 – Fair weather.
Pick 3 – UK weather.
endorphinated
/ɛnˈdɔːfɪneɪtɪd/
verb: endorphinate
1. The beautiful feeling, in heart & head, after a good run, cycle ride or swim. Always accompanied by aching muscles, and a drive to conquer the world.
Closely related to Latin root, carpe diem (ˌkɑːpeɪ ˈdiːɛm,ˈdʌɪɛm).
In under a week, my plans for New Forest have changed half a dozen times. Here they are: