A blizzard of posts
How's this? Three posts in one day (although one was just a reprint of our Oz Ironman report from Cool Running). Anyhow, I thought that I should do a quick update on where my health is at.
My Doc rang back a couple of days after I saw him to say that he'd spoken to the Neurosurgeon, and he was going to stay back after his normal consulting time to see me. This disturbed me somewhat - I'm not keen on being of the slightest bit of interest to medical people. :-)
It all turned out happily - no surgery - and I just have to continue my non-running exercise. As of Thursday, I'm back and riding to work (I had a trial ride up at Port on Monday just to make sure). I covered the distance slightly faster than average, so that was good. I'm either walking or swimming every day (well, except yesterday and today :-) ). On Thursday, I did my slowest ever lap of the bay - 63 minutes - but I think that's as fast as I can possibly walk. On Wednesday, my fins were starting to hurt my feet, so I took them off after 900m and did 400 straight with no fins! This from a man who used to drown after 50. I told you Tiger Angel is a great teacher :-)
Summary? I'm totally comfortable in my back and legs, and I can walk and swim and ride. Only thing I can't do now is run, at least until I see Dr Pain again in a few weeks. He'd better have something nice to say (like... "yes, I see no reason why you shouldn't start running again"...), but I won't be holding my breath. He cares too much about my health to let me do anything toooo stupid :-)
Gnome
posted by TA and the Gnome @ 10:15 pm
8 comments
8 Comments:
Let's see - you've now added swim to your regime. So will we see you making your IM debut oin 2009 ?
:-)
A lap of the bay is 7k isn't it? So you are walking 9 min kms. That's fast! And its so good for your glutes etc.
Are you allowed to water run???
9min k pace is fast walking. Glad you get to not have the surgery. Hope the waling can turn into running soon.
Great to hear that you feeling so much better and I'll keep my fingers crossed that running won't be too far off.
Sounds like things are getting better, I hope Dr Pain has great things to tell you ... :-) Thanks so much for your comments on my blog the other day ... so wise!!!
Sounds like a positive report, Gnome. I'm really glad of that. Neurosurgery is no fun at all.
All the best for a speedy recovery, and I hope that I get to run with you again soon.
Cheers,
Ben
I hope the news from Dr Pain is all good. By the way, you can walk faster than that! Try race walking - 6 minute kilometres are easy with the right technique :)
Congrats to TA on that fast 10k in the Domain! Also, well done on the IM gig - I agree, spectating is tough work.
I hope you continue to improve, Gnome. Does this mean you won't be there to help me home again at the SMH half marathon? Take good care of yourself & TA too!
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