Medical Band

I finally got round to going to the physio last night and she confirmed what I thought - my sore hamstrings are sore hamstrings, and I need a few weeks rest and exercise to get them back into shape again.  So, I have a thick elastic band type thing where I lie on my front and raise a leg as the elastic is looped around both feet.  This makes my glutes work and after 4 to 6 weeks I am miraculously cured.  Well, I made that last bit up but I'm hoping it will be something along those lines.  The only problem for me is doing the exercises.  I'm not good at that sort of thing, but I have reconciled myself to not running for a few weeks so I'll have a bit of free time at least.

One good thing, cycling is not off the agenda.

You Spin Me Round

Did my 29 mile Peak Skyline race last Sunday.  What a course!  Far too hilly for an old man like me, and although the organisers stated there was a generous time cutoff, I didn't make the last check point in time (8 mins short) so was out the race but I managed to walk/jog the last 5 miles to get a hot drink as they were packing up.  There was no way I was going back in a van.

Anyway, it hasn't put me off completely and I've now entered a 50 miler - the Round Rotherham Run.  Its also a walk, so I don't think there is a prescribed cut-off so which is good to me.

Watch this space.