Tale of two Physios

Thanks to the NHS I'm getting Physio on my shoulder and feet. The shoulder's getting there slowly but I still can't drive or cycle so having to get the train everywhere. Got some bizarre superman pose exercises to do with a Theraband. Still nowhere near throwing a disc either.

Managed to get on the wrong train at London bridge and only realised as my train pulled away from the platform next door. Thankfully the physio was ok about me being 10mins late. The usual "what's wrong" sheet and a load of squatting hopping and bending later and he reckons its a problem with my stability. He made an analogy with the pain being mental. Not psychological but taught. If he gave me 5 glasses of wine and asked me to tell the difference between then I probably couldn't. Go away for 6 months and drink them lots and I probably could. Didn't bother suggesting that I'd be willing to try this as long as he supplied the wine. Figured turning up late meant we didn't have time for my hilarious comments. The pain is localised at insertion of my Achilles heel and I just need to teach it that it's ok and not to kick off pain receptors.

Squats and bridge with a theraband and it should tighten up my glutes. Heel raisers till it hurts and it'll teach my foot it doesn't really hurt. no running, jumping or climbing trees for a while but at least I know it's not a permanent damage thing just my brain being stupid. Time to show it the error of its ways. 

The Kapow website is up now and being feverishly populated. As I'm not playing I'll be trying to take some video and photos at the weekend for nationals. Getting the train on the way there and back also means there's potential for a couple of shandies to celebrate getting to Europeans.

Back to the drawing board

Shutdown over, amazing warm sunny days, ideal for riding home...until I come off my bike near Woolwich. Net result is heaps of deltoid brusing and damage to ligaments around my collar bone. NHS A&E and aftercare great though and hoping it won't put me out for too long. If I ever get round to it a map of all the sporting injuries I've sustained over the years may look amusing.

Meanwhile....

Ka-Pow Ultimate storm through tour3 finishing undefeated and 5th. Sets us up a treat for Regionals in Wimbledon. I'm sure Smatt's Blog will give the lowdown. Gutted I wasn't there and won't be at regionals but there's a chance Nationals may be possible. Either way with Tooting and Burro looking shakey at Tour3 and us continuing to improve the likes of Fire and Clapham will hve a new team breathing down their necks. 

Long days and bacon Jam

Squeezed a couple of short rides in during the week. Only from work to Woolwich Arsenal so about 5/6miles. Nice couple of pints later and amongst other things the subject of bacon jam came up. Never heard of it before but the Internet being a marvelous thing a quick search has given me this recipe. It's bubbling away in the slow cooker as I type so we'll see how it turns out. What's better than spreadable bacon? This may be the next option.

All set up for an MRI scan tomorrow at St Helier's up the road. At least this should give me a chance of playing some ultimate this calender year.

New tyres thanks to Brixton Cycles

Managed to squeeze another 2 days on the bike to and from work tues/weds. Decided to take a different route home in an attempt to avoid the hill at the start and near Bromley onthe way home. Turns out The National Cycle Path 21 is amazing. A lovely flat ride from Greenwich to just North of Croydon. going fine till I get a puncture halfway through. Two inner tubes later and I am walking to the nearest station. Thankfully Nigel from Brixton Cycles was passing and offered to not only give me a patch but fixed the tube for me there and then. finally made it home:
Tueday
2.5mile to work
22.5 miles home
2.5hrs(!) complete with puncture repairs.

Wednesday
2.5miles to work
22.5 miles home
1.5hrs

On closer inspection and after Nigel's advice it turns out my rear tyre is wrecked. In way of returning the favour I popped up to Brixton to get a pair of new tyres, tubes and more importantly a spare set of patches! Really helpful shop, suggested a few options and I've ended up with Schwalbe Londons. Made all the more patritoic by the shinny "London" branding. Also meant I could get some more miles in before work over the next couple of weeks kills any chance of cycling.

MRI scan booked for 16/07/2012 so hopefully I can get diagnosed and patched up. Means Tour3 in Manchester is out but hopefully back for Nationals.

Turns out the trip home from work is 21.5miles so today:

Cycle to work 2.5miles
Cycle home from work 21.5miles 1hr 40mins.

To add to that extra 1/2 mile it was 23degrees, 80% humidity and there was a lovely 15mph headwind. Hence the slow time. Record in previous months was 1hr 25mins so after a few weeks that's what I'll be aiming for before pushing on to 1hr 20mins. The biggest problem are the traffic lights and junctions. When not stuck at them cruising at 20+mph is possible with 36.4mph down Glassmill Lane top speed for the moment.

In an attempt to keep up with Smatt's Blog I'm going to start posting up the fitbess I'm doing partly to motivate me to do it! So here goes...

22/06
Cycle 2.5miles to work
Cycle 21miles home 1hr 35mins

Finally managed to get of some of the Voltatol Active spray. Tried it out on my heels and seems to have had an effect. Real test will come as part of a tournament though so it'll be in my kit bag for Tour 2. Feet stil la bit sore so still no running for me till next week. Tentatively thinking about cycling to work if only to combat the amount of junk I'm eating and the Victoria sponge that's currently in the oven.

Turns out Voltarol is pretty tough to get hold of in spray form. No joy at Asdaor Tesco but found some at a pharmacy. The bzzagent vouchers worked now just got to see if it lives up to the adverts...

turns out getting hold of Voltarol is harder than expected...no sign of it in Tescos.

Growing tired of facebook and recently signing up to be a bzzagent means I'm actually going to use this site again...
1st on the list is trying to figure out how to fix my aging body, current injry list:

• Haglunds deformity
• Sprained tendon

Any suggestions on how to get this working again...shout.

Here we go again...

Spurred on by the fact that I haven't used this for over a year now, and intrigue as to whether anyone will actually read this I'm blogging again.

Not 100% what I'll end up writing but we'll see I guess...

For those who care Salisbury has changed little, as usual. Most of the pubs having not discovered that they can either apply for a late license, or being quite how I remembered through rose tinted glasses of my youth. Beer prices have gone up, and the chance of find a decent pint greatly diminished.

Too good a contradiction to pass up

Helpfully the electronic announcement on the train home suggested that "Large luggage should be stored in the luggage racks" located at the end of each of the carriages.

Seconds after followed by a reminder that "all personal belongings should be kept on your person".

Musings on greetings

What do you call your boss at work? Do you shake his hand when you see him? Do you shake a new acquaintance's hand?

When did the social revolution occur relaxing the formality of greetings? There must have been a time when suddenly the workforce stopped calling their boss sir?

Amusingly AA road patrols used to salute a car going past with an AA badge on their car. Not really related but amusing all the same.

The best thing since this morning

Inspired by Salks, here's a Blog about stuff I'm doing. Usually training for worlds and anything interesting at work...