Listening to my body

It's been an interesting week. Following last weeks struggle with my Tuesday swimming training I enjoyed this weeks much more. That's probably because we did longer sets rather than short faster sets as we had done the week before.  It allowed me to get into a rhythm and although I slowed down towards the end I came away feeling that I had achieved my goal for the night.  But I had noticed my left calf was extremely tight so I booked a sports massage as the yoga hadn't managed to loosen it off.
You can get rollers that help stretch off your muscles but you can never go deep enough yourself so you have to pay someone else to inflict the pain.  I almost needed a rubber stick to bite down on but was reassured that it would ease off within a few days which it did.
My right foot has been giving me problems and my fantastic chiropractor Gill Dingwall wanted to check the structure of my foot. So on Friday she set about it. More extreme pain but I got some answers and was told it would settle down.  But the following morning walking was painful so I decided to listen to my body and take a rest day. Gutted as I really was wanting to go out running with my pals.
Saturday night involved a heavy session (carb loading!) with friends and a very late night. I had budgeted for that which is why I was disappointed I couldn't run that day.  But my master plan was to leave my car and return the following day by bike. This gave me a good reason to get back on my bike which is long overdue and essential now that I've entered a 70.3 Ironman in May at Loch Lomond.  I'm really excited about that as it's been a long time since I've entered an event with my ATHelite Triathlon Club mates -11 of us have entered so it will be fun!
Today's bike ride was just an hour but it was foggy so I was lit up so the car drivers could avoid me and most of them did. My glasses kept misting up so I ended up taking them off and squinting my eyes to avoid the pothole. I was good to be back on the bike.
The good news is the rest did my foot some good as today it's much better. I really do listen to my body and considering the training miles I will be putting in over the winter, I need to be make sure I don't aggravate any injuries.  Next week I'll be checking out part of the West Highland Way -  can't wait!