5 Months Off

This post marks the passing of 5 months since I stopped my running due to injuring both achilles tendons. Posts so far have largely been about the ups and downs and progress of a recovering would be runner rather than the intended story of a developing athlete building up to a successful physical challenge to celebrate reaching 60.

I am generally feeling brighter about things just now. A lot less discomfort and stretching exercises pull in a less alarming way. Maybe... maybe a short run at the end of next week? We'll see.

I have been researching PAYG gym availability again in the light of my osteopath's preference that I start on a treadmill rather than going direct to the streets. As I said in a previous post, there is no way I am taking out membership of a gym. Anyway, it turns out that a hotel about 10mins away by car has 1 day off-peak swim and gym passes for £4 which my work pattern means I can take advantage of once a week.

Armed with the above news, I will ask my osteo' when I see him next Thursday whether he thinks it's OK to take my first tentative steps (on a machine).

Have a good week everyone. Thank you for reading, if indeed anyone is?