Well since i can't walk and run at the moment i thought i would have a look around the various physio, sports injuries web sites, from what i can tell 'shin splints' is not an actual injury, it's a general catch all name that covers any pain below the knee and above the ankle.......
The injury that ticks all the boxes in my case is Anterior Compartment Syndrome (ACS), which again depending on what website you read can be treated with ice, rest, and surgery or witch craft.
So seeing that I'm no professional sportsman with 24 hour access to a physio, and all the websites seem to contradict themselves, therefore I'm going to stick with the self diagnostic approach.
My leg hurts, it will stop hurting when it is better.
Saturday 30 December 2006
Tuesday 26 December 2006
Good news, more good news and of course some bad news
The good news,
20 miles walked today, 10 miles to work, 30 mins work and then 10 miles home again, no blister or sore feet.
My back seems to cleared up
And of course the obligatory bad news,
My left leg is quite sore, all the diagnostics point to shin splits type injury, so it’s a night infront of the telly tonight with some nurofen a bag of ice and my ultrasound machine….
20 miles walked today, 10 miles to work, 30 mins work and then 10 miles home again, no blister or sore feet.
My back seems to cleared up
And of course the obligatory bad news,
My left leg is quite sore, all the diagnostics point to shin splits type injury, so it’s a night infront of the telly tonight with some nurofen a bag of ice and my ultrasound machine….
Thursday 21 December 2006
A shiny new toy...
In the last couple of months I've had more than my fair share of visits to the physio, and at £40 a go it was becoming quite expensive, so i have bought my own portable ultrasound machine, its a hand held version of the one used at the physio, the physio though it was a great idea even though she would be losing out on my business. I will still see her for the initial diagnosis of any problems but i will be able to treat any strain/muscle/ligament type injuries at home.
Wednesday 20 December 2006
Its always the things you can't see
Still not 100% after the stomach bug so decided to do a couple of hours on the bike round Epping Forest, it was so cold, in fact bitterly cold, one of those days when ice had formed on the fingers of your gloves and you have a light coating of frost on the front of your legs and your eyebrows...
I was too busy starring at the quite spectacular frost formations on the tree's in High Beech to notice the very very shinny road surface ahead of me, the next thing i know I'm flat on my back in the middle of the road, the whole road was covered in an invisible coat of black ice.
The outcome is that i don't seem to have hurt any arms or legs, but i have jarred my back, once up and moving its not to bad, but getting in and out of the chair is a little sore.
Looks like a few more days of inactivity and ensure my back is OK, which is probably not a bad thing as it will also ensure I'm fully rid of the stomach virus.
I was too busy starring at the quite spectacular frost formations on the tree's in High Beech to notice the very very shinny road surface ahead of me, the next thing i know I'm flat on my back in the middle of the road, the whole road was covered in an invisible coat of black ice.
The outcome is that i don't seem to have hurt any arms or legs, but i have jarred my back, once up and moving its not to bad, but getting in and out of the chair is a little sore.
Looks like a few more days of inactivity and ensure my back is OK, which is probably not a bad thing as it will also ensure I'm fully rid of the stomach virus.
Tuesday 19 December 2006
I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy
No training for a week, in fact training has been that last thing on my mind, been suffering with a horrendous stomach bug for over a week now, even passed out on the bathroom floor!!!
The 50 mile walk last week was a real confidence booster, this week that confidence has quite literally gone down the pan.
The 50 mile walk last week was a real confidence booster, this week that confidence has quite literally gone down the pan.
Sunday 10 December 2006
I here Rotherham is nice this time of year...
Well yesterday i completed the grandly named "Rowbotham's Round Rotherham International" which is 50 mile race along trails and footpaths around the South Yorkshire town of Rotherham.
My aim for the day was to walk the entire course, which i did in 13 hours 37 mins, navigation was quite challenging once it got dark, so at least 30 mins was spent double checking the route, actually going the wrong way, and waiting for other people to discuss the route.
Spent the first 30 miles walking with a guy called Andrew, this was the 19 time he had completed the event, i think he saw me as a bit of a 'Southern Softy' so i think he would be quite shocked that i finished only 20mins or so behind him.
There was a number of other MDS competitors competing (we stand out a mile with our shiny new RaidLight rucksacks), most of them running.
All in all a good day, a couple of blisters on my heals, but apart from that in really good shape and a great confidence booster of a day.
My aim for the day was to walk the entire course, which i did in 13 hours 37 mins, navigation was quite challenging once it got dark, so at least 30 mins was spent double checking the route, actually going the wrong way, and waiting for other people to discuss the route.
Spent the first 30 miles walking with a guy called Andrew, this was the 19 time he had completed the event, i think he saw me as a bit of a 'Southern Softy' so i think he would be quite shocked that i finished only 20mins or so behind him.
There was a number of other MDS competitors competing (we stand out a mile with our shiny new RaidLight rucksacks), most of them running.
All in all a good day, a couple of blisters on my heals, but apart from that in really good shape and a great confidence booster of a day.
Monday 30 October 2006
A little about me....
My name is Kevin, I live just outside London in the UK
Over the years i have notched up about 18 marathons, in recent years i have been mixing holidays and marathons, which is a great way to see cities, In the last couple of years i have run marathons in Paris, Chicago, Los Angles, Toronto, and the Peak District....
Over the last couple of years i have been more than capable of a 3hr marathon time, but due to bad luck, injury, weather, the closest i have got is 3hr 30 mins, i think manly due to frustration i started to look for a different challenge, first on my list was the North Pole Marathon this has been put on hold until i win the lottery because it cost £6000, Then i fancied rowing across the Atlantic again this has been put on hold until i win the lottery, oh and i learn to swim.....
Then i found it, 6 days running across the Sahara desert - The Marathon Des Sables - Billed as the hardest foot race in the world, thats more like it i thought.
Little did i know how popular this sort of event is, 2007 race is fully booked, 2008 race is fully booked, 2009 entries are not open but they have had enough interest to ensure that this race will be fully booked.
The only way for me to enter was to go on the waiting list for 2007 and hope a few people drop out, i got myself added to the waiting list at number 43!!!
Over the years i have notched up about 18 marathons, in recent years i have been mixing holidays and marathons, which is a great way to see cities, In the last couple of years i have run marathons in Paris, Chicago, Los Angles, Toronto, and the Peak District....
Over the last couple of years i have been more than capable of a 3hr marathon time, but due to bad luck, injury, weather, the closest i have got is 3hr 30 mins, i think manly due to frustration i started to look for a different challenge, first on my list was the North Pole Marathon this has been put on hold until i win the lottery because it cost £6000, Then i fancied rowing across the Atlantic again this has been put on hold until i win the lottery, oh and i learn to swim.....
Then i found it, 6 days running across the Sahara desert - The Marathon Des Sables - Billed as the hardest foot race in the world, thats more like it i thought.
Little did i know how popular this sort of event is, 2007 race is fully booked, 2008 race is fully booked, 2009 entries are not open but they have had enough interest to ensure that this race will be fully booked.
The only way for me to enter was to go on the waiting list for 2007 and hope a few people drop out, i got myself added to the waiting list at number 43!!!
Welcome to my very own blog
Welcome to my Marathon Des Sables blog
Taken from the Marathon Des Sables website
The Toughest Footrace on Earth
Welcome to the world of lunatics and masochists - don't take offence, I have great admiration for all those who even think about doing this event.
Why this IS the toughest footrace on Earth
It covers 243km/151 miles (in sections similar to 25, 34, 38, 82, 42, 22 km) run over 6 days (7 for some) - equivalent to 5 1/2 regular marathons. That's a speed of between 3 and 14 km an hour for competitors aged between 16 and 78). In addition to that, competitors have to carry everything they will need for the duration (apart from a tent) on their backs in a rucksack (food, clothes, medical kit, sleeping bag etc). Water is rationed and handed out at each checkpoint.
You will have to prepare all your own food throughout the race and I warn you that there is not a chain of Tesco stores or corner grocery shops dotted around the Sahara. You will experience mid-day temperatures of up to 120°F, of running or walking on uneven rocky, stony ground as well as 15 - 20% of the distance being in sand dunes.
The heat, distance and rubbing will trash your feet and may cause severe trauma if incorrect shoes and equipment are used. Mental stamina probably constitutes at least 50% of whether you will complete the distance or not. Physical fitness is important but don't underestimate the mental stress that you will need to endure. Even if you have run dozens of 26 mile marathons, this does not mean that you will automatically find the MdS easy - either way you will be planning to do lots of training prior to the MdS.
Taken from the Marathon Des Sables website
The Toughest Footrace on Earth
Welcome to the world of lunatics and masochists - don't take offence, I have great admiration for all those who even think about doing this event.
Why this IS the toughest footrace on Earth
It covers 243km/151 miles (in sections similar to 25, 34, 38, 82, 42, 22 km) run over 6 days (7 for some) - equivalent to 5 1/2 regular marathons. That's a speed of between 3 and 14 km an hour for competitors aged between 16 and 78). In addition to that, competitors have to carry everything they will need for the duration (apart from a tent) on their backs in a rucksack (food, clothes, medical kit, sleeping bag etc). Water is rationed and handed out at each checkpoint.
You will have to prepare all your own food throughout the race and I warn you that there is not a chain of Tesco stores or corner grocery shops dotted around the Sahara. You will experience mid-day temperatures of up to 120°F, of running or walking on uneven rocky, stony ground as well as 15 - 20% of the distance being in sand dunes.
The heat, distance and rubbing will trash your feet and may cause severe trauma if incorrect shoes and equipment are used. Mental stamina probably constitutes at least 50% of whether you will complete the distance or not. Physical fitness is important but don't underestimate the mental stress that you will need to endure. Even if you have run dozens of 26 mile marathons, this does not mean that you will automatically find the MdS easy - either way you will be planning to do lots of training prior to the MdS.
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