Back to the physio

It was in September that I did the fateful Thursday Night Hill session over Moel Eilio! And my running hasn’t been the same since. Most of the time I didn’t run at all, except for my laps of the parking lot. And I miss it. So when my marking load lessened, I contacted the physio again. Could he slot me in before Christmas? And he just could: on the 23rd.

I decided to go on bike. I wasn’t in a hurry and the weather was good enough. And it’s not a very sweaty route. So that went well! Even though I had to stop twice for reasons of having an insect in my eye. Hurray for the little mirror! 

Along the route

This time, we already knew what the culprit was: my peroneal tendon. But clearly, it needed a different approach. 

The physio had his usual look and prod. He reassured me that my daily ankle test runs (generally a few hundred meters) had been a good idea. And he said I should ramp up the exercises. More repetitions, new quite strenuous exercises, and even some added weight. Ok, I can do that! And he suggested interval training instead of my ploddy runs. Better 20-30 seconds of either speed or uphill running, followed by 20-30 seconds of walking. 

He also asked if I had any races coming up. I said I was trying to manage my expectations! But that I did have both the Nick Beer 10k and the Trawsfynydd race in the back of my head. He said he had faith I would be ready for them. I hope he’s right! I will sure do my best. 

I biked home before the weather turned too wet. It’s a nice ride. I hope I won’t have to come back anytime soon, but if I do, I hope I can go on bike again. 

Later that day I did an interval run. It went ok! No limping. And I did my first round of the exercises. Let’s see how this goes!