Ben, I can't believe an international superstar once dragged my sorry cramp-ridden Hobbly arse off the deck in Calderdale. Very well done on a great run of (hard earned) form
Ben, I can't believe an international superstar once dragged my sorry cramp-ridden Hobbly arse off the deck in Calderdale. Very well done on a great run of (hard earned) form
Poacher turned game-keeper
My race report on the 2015 Scafell Pike race
http://calferguson.blogspot.co.uk/20...race-2015.html
Glad you are on the mend Stolly. Hope Hadge is looking after you both.Originally Posted by Stolly
All the best
sbrt
Nah! You'll be sorted after a little interlude. Although, we all know deep down that when we reach a....erm....certain vintage our performance slope inevitably does tend to head slowly south. I've noticed that I have to exercise even harder (press-ups and other core workouts etc.)each day just to stay where I am. Ain't life a female dog? Time perhaps to source legitimately some of those performance enhancing drugs?
Am Yisrael Chai
Haha, yeah Mossdog I reached the zenith of my fell running ability in 2012 (when I was 56Nah! You'll be sorted after a little interlude. Although, we all know deep down that when we reach a....erm....certain vintage our performance slope inevitably does tend to head slowly south. I've noticed that I have to exercise even harder (press-ups and other core workouts etc.)each day just to stay where I am. Ain't life a female dog? Time perhaps to source legitimately some of those performance enhancing drugs?) and I'm now well and truly on the slippery slope.
That said I saw the doctor again yesterday (I've now had half a dozen doctor's appointments in the last three months which is probably more than I've had in all of the the preceding 20 years!) and, on the back of everything else, I now have high blood pressure. Thinking back over the last 2 or 3 weeks, that may in fact be my major issue at the minute, with the pericarditis gradually receding (touch wood). The woozyness at the top of Ingleborough last Saturday suddenly makes sense anyway.
I think ibuprofen can cause raised blood pressure as well as stomach issues and, given that I was taking so much ibuprofen for a while, maybe that might be where the high blood pressure comes from. Pericarditis can also be caused by Lyme disease and I've now arranged a blood test for that too, to hopefully tick that off (preferably, rather than confirm that I've got it!).
This all would have made a great episode of House
Last edited by Stolly; 23-09-2015 at 01:37 PM.
Here's hoping you get it sorted soon Stolly.Haha, yeah Mossdog I reached the zenith of my fell running ability in 2012 (when I was 56
That said I saw the doctor again yesterday (I've now had half a dozen doctor's appointments in the last three months which is probably more than I've had in all of the the preceding 20 years!) and, on the back of everything else, I now have high blood pressure. Thinking back over the last 2 or 3 weeks, that may in fact be my major issue at the minute, with the pericarditis gradually receding (touch wood). The woozyness at the top of Ingleborough last Saturday suddenly makes sense anyway.
I think ibuprofen can cause raised blood pressure as well as stomach issues and, given that I was taking so much ibuprofen for a while, maybe that might be where the high blood pressure comes from. Pericarditis can also be caused by Lyme disease and I've now arranged a blood test for that too, to hopefully tick that off (preferably, rather than confirm that I've got it!).
This all would have made a great episode of House
There's definitely something odd going on as two of my rock-climbing/biking mates have also been diagnosed with high blood pressure - yet otherwise both are proverbially fit-as-fiddles! I know its personally galling re your recent run timings, but to put them into perspective those running achievements are still way beyond what many people even half your age would be able to achieve or aspire to, and you're not even 'firing on all cylinders'
Am Yisrael Chai
Haha it was my pleasure Derby Tup! That's the fell running way ;-)
Hope you all enjoy reading my new blog post...
https://benmounsey.wordpress.com/201...ule-brittania/
Cracking read Ben! Congratulations again on being part of a medal winning GB team & good on you for putting in the hard graft in to get there.
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