Category Archives: injuries
That euphoria didn’t last long
After a long period of recovery from a January 2016 vertebral fracture, followed by an August 2016 re-injury, I started running again on 29 April 2018. I gradually ramped up the duration and intensity until I reached a point that last … Continue reading
back on my feet again
It’s 04:30 and I’ve just run along The Goods Line to complete my 10.5 km journey and arrive at work 62 minutes after I left home. I’ve done that trip, at a pace of just under 6 mins / km, four … Continue reading
Thanks Belinda
Some time ago, at daiskmeliadorn‘s suggestion, I listened to a podcast of Professor Belinda Beck talking about bone health in athletes (and ordinary people). She suggested jumping down stairs as an ideal exercise to enhance bone density and strength. I … Continue reading
The revenge of the bin chicken
I walk along this road every morning about 03:30. Can you see those white blobs in the upper branches of this tree? They’re ibis, known more commonly as bin-chickens for their Darwinian(!) adaptation to urban life. They’re always grouped together … Continue reading
Belinda says ‘jump’, I ask ‘how high’?
Months ago my daughter told me how much she enjoyed listening to Brad Beer’s podcast, The Physical Performance Show. I listened to a couple of episodes, but I guess I wasn’t sufficiently performance oriented at the time to keep it … Continue reading
One step forwards, two steps back
Back in November 2015 I was doing a lot of running and I developed a painful condition affecting the connecting point between my left hamstrings and my pelvis: Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy (PHT). I had to stop running altogether (and even … Continue reading
Not giving up – yet
The arthritis in my left hip joint has stopped me from doing any running for the past 4 weeks. I have no idea why it chose October 2017 to get significantly worse. Yesterday, when I was walking to work, I … Continue reading
