Training Log Archive: markg

Bailed on a short run after about 50m and did my eccentric sets.

Visited the witch doctor today, I now understand why he was thus dubbed. The highlight was a strength test that played out like this ... I'm lying down and his got one of my legs flexed like I'm halfway through a squat and he tells me to push against him. When I do, he looks at me aghast as if to say 'is that it?' and tells me to push as hard as I can. Then he says, and I'm quoting verbatim, 'those are the legs of a 6 year old girl' :) That cracked me up in the car on the way home.

Apart from that he did a lot of tendon manipulation, the front lateral part of the ankle was a ripper and I've never heard my achilles make that clicking sound before, and he put my groin back in place, which made all the difference to my leg strength. All that should fix me, apparently, though he reckons I should test run all my shoes to look for a dodgy pair.

C • Yeah he does create some un... 4

Another run down and back Chapel Hill Rd. Nothing remarkable to report: achilles still a bit sore, seemed to improve slowly through the run, possibly more persistent soreness than some other recent runs. In fact, I reckon my achilles was only slightly better during this run than a week after I injured it ... which was 6 weeks ago now.

C • achilles 1

Had a massage at No More Knots. Most painful and best massage ever. I was pretty sure I was going to fall over afterwards I was so groggy. My body feels brand new.

I'm booked in to see the witch doctor on Friday.