mr b's latest comeback

[mr brightside]

Todays run, 1 lap of Thruscross Reservoir- 4.5m 1000' ish

Another missed session last week due to engine modification work on the Skods; though i did put in a ride to work on the friday, 2x8m, and a mad dash to the other side of Horsforth for some carbide burrs. The flipside is that the ankle injury i picked up at Sedbergh XC has been rested and done away with, my ankle turn from the Strid Wood in november is gone, and my Achilles thing from before xmas is also gone. So i'm officially injury free again after an intense 4mths of continuously hurting myself.

Thruscross is a good course for someone in my situation. Hard climb is my undoing, but the undulating and steep nature of the circuit gives a good compromise. Last time i went round it was about 4yrs ago and i was not strong enough to run the lot. Now it's all runnable, even the big haul up to the fell after crossing the Washburn.

I've also started getting up 15mins earlier in the week to work on a new exercise- bouncing on my achilles using the spring in the tissue chain not calf muscle power. I'm hoping this will add density to the connective tissue faster than running, and result in me being less prone to more achilles/PF problems as i resume using a flat-fore foot strike where the ground allows it.