Another training twist
Yesterday was a very strange day. In the morning I picked up some crutches from the hospital but didn’t have the heart to use them. I looked at people in the hospital who really needed them and felt like an idiot so I carried them to work with the idea that I’d use them if I have to walk a lot. Then after work I went to see another doctor for a second opinion. He told me he thinks there is no sign of inflammation or of tendonitis – which was a big difference to the first doctors opinion! He said I might have a heel spur and sent me for an x-ray to check. I showed him where the lumps are (but he couldn’t feel them), and told him that it doesn’t hurt and he told me to go for a run and see what happens! He said if it swells up he’d have something to look at and if not then it must be ok. Now that was exactly what I wanted to hear!
So the crutches are laying around and hopefully wont be needed. This morning I went for a jog for about 6-7km and it seemed ok, so I went for a bike ride for 2.5hours and it still doesn’t hurt, but (I think) the hard lumps are still there. I’ll take the x-rays to show him on Tuesday so I’ll go for a run again before that and hopefully he’ll give me the all clear.
This year has been very frustrating with a lot of highs and lows already but I think I will learn a lot about my training limits and hopefully sign up again for Roth next year. This could also change my goals for this year, and for fund raising ideas as if I’m fit enough I could do a long bike race instead.
I’ll keep you all posted on my plans.
