No running for me today as had a lot of pain through the night and this morning. Am fearing the worst and in hindsight the track session last night was not the best idea I've ever had.
The last three years I have been injury plagued and cannot remember the last time I was able to run continously for 12 months. Even in 2011 when I had the best recent form running sub 35 mins a couple of times, was only off the back of 20 weeks straight.
I would go as far to say that the injuries in the last three years have had a profound impact on me and has made me depressed. It's such a trivial thing but to me having a form of exercise in my life gives me the vital energy and balance to tackle everything else. Breaking my foot in 2013 and then ankle surgery in 2014 meant that I spent long periods on crutches. The ankle I rolled is my dodgy left one and the one I had a cortisone injection in November from Sam Singh, the UKs #1 specialist. At the time he advised me that I have a bone spur which was not diagnosed by my Australian surgeon and that highly likely I will need operating on in due course but recommended the cortisone to kick that as far down the road as possible.
It is so very dissapointing as I know I will get form if I can get that proper training block in and feel like I have / had momentum building with a solid platform to push on from after a subpar 251 London marathon. That all being said it is really important now to think positive and keep going and not suffer like I have done in the past.
Tomorrow I will go out on my bike and not push too much on the hills so that I don't exert the left ankle. Odin my cycling buddy and friend of 30+ years is away next week but will get back into the flow with him soon.
Today I headed to the work gym and rode for 30 mins watching the Aussies succumb to the English quicks followed by some light core exercises. The lad Wood looks a class act.
Aside from my ankle it has been an amazing day, not least the official news that Cabaye has signed, Crystal Palace's first £10m player.
Secondly Mark Cavendish, write him off at your peril. Love him or hate him his record speaks for itself, #26 Tour victories. He is a champion. Phenomenal.
We found out today too that our Tommy did really well in his Y6 SATs. Tommy is a quiet achiever, no frills and we love him dearly. In 2 months he will start secondary school. I have often spoken about phases in the life of parenting and that will be a real landmark and the beginning of a whole new chapter.
Cabaye and today's bike routine:
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