2 Weeks of Progress

2 weeks since my last blog post and for the first of these weeks I was making very good progress. I managed a gentle 6km run in a little over 30 minutes without any immediate issues. The knee was a bit stiff the following day but not painful. Earlier this week I decided to do the same run again on Monday of this week (Week 2) but to run it slightly harder. For 5km I felt great and was running much better than the previous week, but in sight of the finish my right calf suddenly went very tight. I hadn't twisted or turned anything and wasn't sprinting, but it just went. I finished the run (yes, I know, I should have stopped) and by the end the calf was very sore. The following day was, fortunately, a rest day. Work commitments prevented any more phys until today, and I headed off to the CrossFit gym for the planned session. It promised to be a tough one:
200m run
20 pull-ups
400m run
20 pull-ups, 50 press-ups
800m run
20 pull-ups, 50 press-ups, 75 sit-ups
1 mile run
20 pull-ups, 50 press-ups, 7 sit-ups, 100 squats
800m run
20 pull-ups, 50 press-ups, 75 sit-ups
400m run
20 pull-ups, 50 press-ups
200m run
This was an absolutely nails session, but the calf let me down as early as the first 400m run. Maybe I should have stopped but found that the Ironman Shuffle style of running allowed me to plod on without too much difficulty. It wasn't fast and it wasn't pretty but it got me to the end. I can't remember the exact time but I think it was a little over 55 minutes to complete. Very disappointed about the calf so will lay off the running for a while. On the positive side, I had no adverse reaction whatsoever from my knee - I'll take a positive from anywhere!

Looking ahead, we're off on Tuesday for a 3 day visit to France to visit some of the WW1 and WW2 battlefield sites and memorials; should be very interesting.

All the best.