Monday 7 May 2012

Mechanical problems

Another rainy bank holiday although our office was open today so I was able to catch up with a lot of work as nobody rang us. It was also a rest day but my niggling calf muscle wasn't easing off so I phoned the Physio. John is a retired triathlete and was able to identify the problem as mechanical I.e. Not something that is going to be corrected after 1 or 2 visits. Basically I put more weight on my right leg than I do my left. This would explain why my left calf and quad muscles are smaller than my right. This will be redressed when I get back from Lanzarote because it will be a bigger problem when my training starts for Marathon des Sables! He had some great advice for the event; "when you feel the pain ignore it. When it gets worse press on and if it becomes unbearable then grit your teeth, man up and finish the task - you are an Ironman". Good advice and he can pick up the pieces afterwards.