Black-hole week

How's this for a weekly distance total four weeks out from a marathon - 7km. Not 70km. 7. Am I panicking? Maybe not, but I've been doing a pretty good imitation of a headless chook all weekend.

Here's the story. Having recovered from the lurgy by Friday morning, I swung out of bed, put my feet on the floor and said ouch. I think that I have a bruised heel, though how I managed to bruise it by lying flat on my back for the previous 3 days is beyond me. Weight bearing for long periods gets very sore. Walking hurts, and running is totally out of the question.

Plan is to move to deep water running essentially following the same program that I was (with certain road<->water translations that I've read up on) and give it a chance to heal. Depending on how it goes, I might move some of the program into the water even after I'm back on the road just to cut down on the wear and tear. Before I can do that though, I have to get my hands on a belt. If anyone knows where you can buy the belts in Sydney, feel free to tell me (please :-))

Until I do, I'll have to use cycling to keep the general fitness up. Tonight - 60min on the wind trainer

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