Wow - where did the last two weeks go of not doing any running training, and not posting any blog updates?!
Really troubled by calf muscle. Or rather, the rest is doing it good, and I've had 3 physio sessions, a swim and a big bike session... but I can still slightly feel my troublesome calf muscle when I walk. Which almost certainly means it's not healed enough yet to start pounding the streets again. Which means that I'm now well behind on the training program schedule, and it's going to be unlikely that I'll be able to fully get back on track.
Unless anyone has any better ideas, I've just got to do (but not overdo) lots of other exercise instead - cycling and swimming being the most accessible for me. Perhaps some gym work too. Lots of cardio, lots of leg work. My podiatrist recommended striding up and down the pool instead of swimming - so a similar action to jogging but without the pounding, and with more resistance. Must try that.
So yesterday I jumped on my bike on a very chilly Melbourne Sunday morning (forgot to wear gloves - ouch!) and cycled down the very lovely cycle path (the Koonung Creek Trail) on the south side of the Eastern Freeway towards the city, then back up the (less continuous) trail on the north side. It reminded me that where we live in Blackburn, Victoria, it's quite elevated. Travel in almost any direction away from Blackburn and on average you're going down. And what goes down, must come up. This is easy and barely noticeable in a car, but much harder work and very noticeable running or on a bike - especially when you're already fatigued.
Clocked up 30km on my bike in about 1hr40m - and felt very knackered! Which makes running 42.195km in 4hr30m in 3 months time feel more than a little daunting.
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