Training Log Archive: markg

Core, hips and achilles. I'm doing my achilles exercises 2-3 times a day but I'm not going to bother logging them.

Long run with Anna and Rachel. Took some lovely single tracks near the Slaughter Falls-summit trail and on the other side above the Green Hills Reservoir. I haven't run these before and they were pretty nice but I wasn't really feeling to enthusiastic unfortunately with a sore foot and achilles. The Achilles was complaining about most of the hills and I bailed on the run before the end. It's a stupid tendon - beside being a bit tender to touch it didn't bother me at all the rest of the weekend.

PTE 3.0

A very easy run with dynamic stretching. More of a stretching session with some running really.

In the afternoon I went for an initial consult about the sore ball of my foot with a podiatrist, who says I have a collapsed 4th metatarsal so the ball of that toe sits lower than the others and cops the brunt of every step and so doesn't like doing a lot of km's. Cue a little orthotic and stiffer, more cushioned shoes ...

Fun 'Sloppy Circles' exercise set by Wendy which managed to make a sprint at Slaughter Falls a little more challenging. Not as challenging as trying to read a minor track on dark green in the fading light though! Physically felt good, although my Achilles flared up about half-way around. I think a full single-leg load for the exercises may aggravate it too much.

PTE 3.5

Core and Achilles again but was feeling stronger and increased reps of push-ups and crunches.

Hurrah, rest week!