It's been a mixed week starting with success in the pool. A tough session was set for us and I felt strong all the way through it. It involved a lot of upper body work and I enjoyed the workout. Was this a break though? Time will tell.
But my ankle and hamstring were niggling so I booked an appointment with my Physio. I ran a cross country 10 k before I visited him just to get the sore bits hurting and they didn't disappoint me. The outcome is I will be taking it easy on the running for the next month while I stretch my hamstring out and strengthen my ankle and big toes. Yes, my big toes are causing me problems!The ankle could be serious with the miles I will be putting in over the winter so best to get it sorted.
So I need to adapt my training programme. More regular yoga, more time in the gym, on the turbo trainer and more swimming. As a result I went out to my workout room and set it up for the winter. The wind was howling and the rain battering off the glass doors which I love. It was like being outdoors but being indoors. I put the log burning stove on and layer out my yoga matt. 30 minutes late I felt great.
Perhaps this change in direction with the training will give me extra motivation to get in better shape so I can avoid these annoying injuries? The change of routing I think will also keep me motivated. Bring it on!
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Will follow you along the way....will be fun to watch you succeed in all your goals! I saw your workout room on FB...Nice!!! It would be tempting after a big workout to just fall asleep by that fire!
ReplyDeleteHi Sandy. Thanks for following me. I thought your latest blog was brilliant. Hopefully catch up in a desert someday! As for the fire, I had it on to warm up the room for my yoga and it was "toasty" as we say in Scotland. All the best.
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