I have done a few more commutes to work on bike in early
November. Now that its more dark and hazardous with colder wetter conditions I’m
not so keen and have not done any more. I did get great waterproof trousers
from my wife as a Christmas pressie, so who knows I might get out again before
next spring. Heres hoping.
I have continued to do short runs a at least once a week
with neighbour, but apart from that no more long runs. About 5 weeks ago to I got
a foot injury on my right foot – 2nd metatarsal strain which plagued
me for a couple of months last year. I was only doing a 4 mile easy run when it
played up, but the pain stayed with me for a good 4 weeks easy. It was not
major sore, just annoying more than anything. After long rest period I went and
ran again and on my 2nd run back after resting I got injury on left
foot toe area. Not sure exactly what it is called but it just felt as if I bent
the set of toes inward quite severely and strained these also. That injury
lasted about 2 weeks, but these last few days I feel better, thank god. I even
went for a 7 mile run a couple of days ago with McGregor which I am really
pleased with.
On the health side sadly I have been back on the smokes
quite a bit but as I write this I have stopped yet again these last 4 days or so.
Let’s hope it stays that way.
Tonight I did my first ever session on the indoor trainer
forty minutes whilst watching X Men first class on the TV in the spare room. It
was really good and something that I definitely should do more often as you can
really work up a sweat. I was barely doing 12 mph and AHR of 110 so it wasn’t a
hard effort workout, more a moderate level. The wife mind you had a few choice
words to say when she heard the noisy racket I was making from the room.
I also tried out my iPhone app ‘daily workouts’ fitness workout for 10 minutes. These apps on smartphones are pretty cool and if prepared to use them you can program in them a set of exercises to do. They even time each set and you can listen to music and watch instructional videos whilst working out.
Hopefully I will do these again and have wanted to do some type of exercise routine for many years. Unfortunately I still find them pretty boring so I don’t hold much hope but I would like to include them into a weekly routine to help with core strength when preparing for next August.
Until next time…….
PS – Happy New Year!
