Injury strikes again........

Just thought id do a quick blog explaining all that has gone on recently.

I have entered for many local races, however am unable to do any of them :-(

Did the Llanelli Half Marathon in March, knocked 5mins off my PB to finish in 1:32 off absolutely zero run training, which was nice, however I have picked up a serious injury this time around, and this time on my GOOD knee :-( which is even more frustrating. 

After a month of rest and still no improvement I decided to pay privately for an MRI scan (referred by Beccy @ukbodyworks), and have had confirmation of some issues, along with a clarification of other issues:

1. A Torn meniscus,
2. Fat pad pinching
3. Cyst protruding from the tear
4. Patella tendon longer than normal folk length, meaning my patella does not sit or track normally (meaning the injury to my other knee last year probably could not have been prevented, patella tendon ratio normally is 1-2, mine is 1-5, it is too long, nothing can be done, its how we are born. 

It is looking very likely that an operation will be needed, which I'm quite pleased with as it means the issue can be sorted ASAP.

So, that being said, I will now Transfer my Ironman Nice entry to Ironman Wales in September, hopefully get op done and come back nice and strong for Wales attempt number 2.

I am hoping to maintain swim/cycle fitness and work on some resistance exercises too, get some guns at least and maybe some form of chest ha-ha!

I have recently started my new job at HSBC which I am very much enjoying, have met some really nice people which makes things easier.

So, 2013 training wise has not been great year, lost money on race entries and I still have not ridden the TT bike in anger!

For now, PMA, rehab, and hope for the best. I hope everyone else' training is going well and you are feeling fit and healthy!! Good luck all!! 

2013! Its been a while...........

It has been a long time since my last post, kind of got lost after Ironman Wales, post blues set in I think. Was having as much rest as possible to try and shake my groin bursitis, 3 months in fact, and got soooooooooooooo lazy. I kept telling myself “shake the injury, come back with a bang”. But unfortunately I have not completely shaken the injury, still have good and bad days.

So after entering Ironman Nice (June 24^th) with my mate Phil, I decided to get back training. I have set myself short term goals of 1:30 for half marathon (Llanelli), and beat last years time at Tour of Pembrokeshire (which im riding with Andrew and Phil). I have outlined plenty of local sprint triathlons to keep me busy along with a few duathlons.

I was so enthusiastic that I even went for a run on Christmas day, only 5km but was a start. I then foolishly agreed to try the Twitter Constitution Hill Challenge, which is a tough 2.3mile run up a seriously steep and infamous hill in Swansea, making left turns with each hill repetition, until you have completed all the left side streets, long story short, I underestimated my lack of fitness, quit at less than half way and was sick.

This gave me a royal kick up the arse!

Since then I have done some exercise (since September 16^th), slowly building up some general run fitness, bike fitness and I have even swum (once). So now is the time where I have started to increase the hours, hitting around 6 per week, which is ok for now, but that 1:30 half marathon is way off at the moment.

Christmas came and went and plenty of things got in the way of training, including my job.

I have taken the step of having a change in career, leaving my lovely job as a health club Deputy Manager and Personal Trainer and instead shifting completely to HSBC. I needed a new challenge and a change in career as I started to get a little stale, and I always like to progress and have some personal development, and I feel id get these opportunities at a big company like HSBC.

I will be very sad to leave the Dragon Health Club, I have made a lot of friends there over the years, and it will be sad knowing I will not be working with them and seeing them everyday. I have 2 months to annoy them before I leave so lucky them J

I have loved my time working there, I will miss all the members too, it’s a very social gym, unlike any other gym in Swansea, very friendly and everyone knows everyone, so that’s something else I will miss. However I will continue to train here as I am sure they will miss me J

I am also able to continue with my Sports Massage course and will be fully qualified in June; something I do wish to continue along with my Personal training even in my new role. Don’t forget, 30min sports massage is FREE while I am training, so get in touch if I can help.

So, its all systems go, a new job, 2 Ironman races planned (France all booked and Wales on the cards, 99% sure), a few sprint tri’s and duathlons, with a few stand alone runs thrown in (half mara).

Happy training everyone!!