Sore still

Well, today was the third time that I have been to physio in the last week. My knee is showing some signs of improvement, but it is a slow process. Insan, the physio, thells me that this type of injury, in her experience, is likely to take about one month to right itself. Bummer, that is too long.

Here is the story, I think the sore knee is due to the 14days straight running from two weeks ago. That was tough, and it looks like it was tougher on my knee, apparently. But, I did lose some weight, which was the goal. It is all due to tightness in my ITB (the muscle up the side of the leg that pulls the knee outward). Very good, so now we know. But, how do you fix it, Insan. Guess what - acupuncture. Ouch. It is effective, but shit it hurts (and I am not real keen on needles). I can't get to physio for three weeks, so apparently, I needed to do extra needle work. And, gee, she got it right today. My muscles were twitching and I could feel it to my bones. Insan said - that is the best I have done so far - yeah, felt it ...

Anyway, the upshot, instead of running for the last two days, I have been on the bike instead of running. The knee is feeling better for it. Still, 1,000 calories on each ride, so good calorie burning. Not really helping me get prepared for the North Face 100 k run, but hey, got to look after the body.

Anyway, back to running tomorrow. And, I am going to try a body balance class at lunch time. Looking forward to that. Pumped. Apparently, it will also help my running if I get some more core strength. Sounds tough. Anyway, another thing to do.

Then, the big one - start stretching. Got you, Insan. I am on the job. She did show me some great stretches that I have not seen before. Pumped.

Been an ordinary week, I feel like I have put some weight on. Bummer.

I think it is time to start counting calories again. I will use Calorie King. Starting Monday, it is all about eating less than I burn, and being strick with it. There is only 5 weeks from Sunday until Mooloolaba, and I need to drop at least 6 kgs. That will mean less fruit, firstly, bummer again. The weight should start to really come off then, though.

I shaved down today, too. There is something about looking like you should be fit to keep you training and moving, and living up to that reputation. It is just a small thing that helps me stay focused.

Let me finish this blog off with - running sucks. I am really looking forward to getting through this 100k run in May. Then, I can focus on triathlons for the rest of the year.

Until next time, keep training.

Anton