Matt: I’m with GB here, after the season you’ve had I’d be tempted to give the marathon a miss as you’ll probably get dragged into racing it on the day, if nothing else have a couple of very easy weeks and see how you feel. A hard marathon takes a fair bit of recovery.
Stenard: sounds like a weird injury that, the hills might definitely have started it if you aren’t used to them, how are the calf’s and shins. I get a similar injury under my left big toe that GB mentions which usually comes from a really tight calf or the top of the shin. Hopefully a physio can help quickly.
Fatpom: yes, I’m also in a cycling and tri club, the cycling club is more for CTT affiliation. Like Sam says the running club is great, I’ve known a lot of them for quite a few years and over winter I try to get to at least one of the weekday evening sessions, when there’s other people there it motivates you if the weather is bad and having someone slightly ahead of you does help keep you going when you might give the last rep a miss on your own. The people just behind you probably use you in a similar way.
Even just the social side or if I go over the hills on the weekend is great.
Well that was a nice ride into work today. Put the mudguards back on last night, but they were no use against the torrential rain! Traffic a nightmare too.
Ok, well as well as.triaffleet I’m also a costumer/cosplayer.
Been doing it about 5 years now.
Belong to the 501st Legion and the UK Garrison
The costumes are high end. Meant to look like I’ve stepped off screen
Current line up is an ESB Vader, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Deadpool and a zombie.
Trying to finish a Deadpool 2 upgrade, a First Order Snowtrooper, a First Order Stormtrooper and newer, lighter version of War Machine from IM2
Through the club I do loads of charity events, such as fund raising, hospital visits, Make-a-Wish and the like. We also do the big comic cons. Last weekend was stuff for Macmillian, next weekend is the Lego Store in Leicester Square
MCM are the big comic-cons in the UK abs the one in London is at the end of October
If you wanna see me in action - funkster cosplay on Fbook or IG
So as a follow up to my mid August post about antibiotics and tick bites…
I got my blood work results, and sure enough it is/was positive for Lyme disease. Hopefully my early detection and careful adherence to the three week program of antibiotics means that I have caught and killed this disease. However, you can’t test negative for a very long time as the blood work actually checks for the anti bodies that your body makes to combat the disease, and they can stay in your system for years.
I managed to finish my training with some fatigue, then do Ironman Wales 2 days after finishing the course of antibiotics, and now I am on my post-Ironman phase.
I took a week off with just a single bike ride, but this week I have managed one run and two gym sessions, and I plan two more gym sessions, a run, and a bike ride, all for fun, no monitoring, no targets.
I like, after an IM, to work on a bit of core and functional strength, so I will be doing some Pilates at home with the wife, and a CrossFit gym session at least once a week.
It is lovely. I have the rest of this year just to enjoy, then I ramp up mileage for my late May sub 3 attempt.