A Salutary Tale

Well, we're now a few weeks down the road and I am still recovering.  According to NHS Choices and various other sources, I have symptoms of achilles damage in the form of tiny tears; sore, particularly in the morning before warming up but no inflammation. Typical it seems, of an older person going out and pushing too hard too suddenly. Fortunately, I have nothing of the grating sensation which apparently goes with more severe damage.

So I'm giving it another two weeks break yet and see how it feels. During the day once active, I feel very little in discomfort in the right but the left continues to nag.  It's all very low level pain now, not causing any significant problem walking any longer but definitely still there.

I am continuing  normal weekday life which involves driving, charging up and down stairs with IT kit, crawling under desks and walking around sites. I am having to avoid crouching down to things though, that hurts. I have also had to pass on our regular weekend hill walks as uphill climbing strains.

So, generally keeping it moving but trying to avoid stressing it too much, gentle stretches and massage with heat rub.

Damn, It Still Hurts!

Well, after another good break, I headed out again yesterday evening for 10min, 4 x 60s jog / 90sec walk (1.6km). 
I could tell left leg hurt as I arrived home and this morning I'm hobbling though not badly; nothing like the disaster the other week when I could hardly walk. My right leg, which was worst, is sort of OK but the left hurts top right of achilles. Still, we going the right direction with discomfort levels. 
I think nothing now till weekend (Wed today) then I'll stick to this same 10min routine for a while.

I'm really frustrated, I've enjoyed the times I've gone out and had great hopes of moving into Park Run soon. Glad I started so early, I still have 12 months to the 60@60.

Feet Hit the Street Once More

Morning at home and all sorts done including getting the lawn cut so muscles nicely warmed up.
A deliberately easy 1.25 km jog/walk in three 1:00/1:30m cycles. Kept to simple heel contact and all went well; achilles and calves slight discomfort but I believe I've avoided further damage and am well on the mend.
I'll see how the next few days go then, all being well, Saturday morning.

Pace Average 6:18 min/km

One Week On

Well, I said 7 days recovery time thinking that I was being ultra careful and would be well recovered in a few days.

Maybe I would have been OK by now but Friday was a very physical day at work crawling under desks, dragging PCs around and charging up and down stairs; not ideal.
Weekend was a trip to London to celebrate our 33rd Anniversary with a visit to the theatre. Lots of walking the concrete streets and a climb up 528 steps to the gallery above the dome of St Paul's Cathedral. This combined with up and down tube station stairs and the Science Museum on Sunday has left me still a little sore.

I shall see what tomorrow brings but will hopefully get the running shoes back on for a gentler, shorter run and ease back into training. I'll let you know.