It seems such a long time ago since this photo was taken and I feel as if I
have now only recovered fully!
Usual apologies to those of you who take the time to follow my blog, but I've been so busy in uni' over the past couple of weeks. Not too much been going on the running scene, the biggest change would be the reduction in my mileage, with me taking the odd day off too! Now that is unheard of for me......I feel this week fully recovered and yesterday saw me turn out at the north Wales cross country league event at
Northop. It is a stunning venue and was used earlier this year for the Welsh cross country champs'. I had another good run making up another 6 places this week to finish just outside the top ten. Now that I am
getting fully recovered, I hope that I will realise my wish of getting back into the top 5 by the end of the season. It was so good to run at
Northop, knowing that I didn't feel so tired and in doing so I built my confidence a little thinking that I really can get back to full fitness for
next year. That
said, as I write this you find me sat with my leg up and with a large bag of frozen mixed vegetables wrapped around my
ankle. I was out this evening with Gary Williams and mid-way through the run my ankle gave way. I am
hoping that Neale is right in his diagnosis and that I have merely sprained my ankle, because if I have picked up yet another injury I will be pretty pissed off! We had a great time again at the cross country yesterday on the social side, we made the most of the gathering to get together at the
pre-requisite cafe at
Caerwys where despite turning up a couple of minutes prior to closure the staff cooked everything we wanted. There was however, one absentee from the melee', one Dr. Andy Walling who is currently away in Kenya with the UK Olympic squad, including Paula Radcliffe. Andy really is making a name for himself at
UKA, having treated Paula earlier this year in Ireland and of course not forgetting Mo Farrah again in Kenya on his last visit there with
UKA last December. I think it will be literally any time now before he
receives the call from the powers that be to become a fully paid up member of the
UKA physiotherapy squad. He
deserves it too, the amount of time and effort that he puts into his vocation is just incredible. If he is lucky enough to get the call we will all be devastated around here, because he has become a bit of a legend on the coaching front. Last Tuesday evening, we met as we do regularly do at Andy's home in Bethesda for the weekly training run with the endurance squad and it really is a sight for sore eyes. There were at least 5 international runners (
myself included) with Ali lavender, Rob Samuel, Andy and several others. Our little get together has become a serious training event and I love to be a part of it. I do love to run, but boy I love the social side of it too! Take care guy's....
Tamster x
have now only recovered fully! Usual apologies to those of you who take the time to follow my blog, but I've been so busy in uni' over the past couple of weeks. Not too much been going on the running scene, the biggest change would be the reduction in my mileage, with me taking the odd day off too! Now that is unheard of for me......I feel this week fully recovered and yesterday saw me turn out at the north Wales cross country league event at Northop. It is a stunning venue and was used earlier this year for the Welsh cross country champs'. I had another good run making up another 6 places this week to finish just outside the top ten. Now that I am getting fully recovered, I hope that I will realise my wish of getting back into the top 5 by the end of the season. It was so good to run at Northop, knowing that I didn't feel so tired and in doing so I built my confidence a little thinking that I really can get back to full fitness for next year. That said, as I write this you find me sat with my leg up and with a large bag of frozen mixed vegetables wrapped around my ankle. I was out this evening with Gary Williams and mid-way through the run my ankle gave way. I am hoping that Neale is right in his diagnosis and that I have merely sprained my ankle, because if I have picked up yet another injury I will be pretty pissed off! We had a great time again at the cross country yesterday on the social side, we made the most of the gathering to get together at the pre-requisite cafe at Caerwys where despite turning up a couple of minutes prior to closure the staff cooked everything we wanted. There was however, one absentee from the melee', one Dr. Andy Walling who is currently away in Kenya with the UK Olympic squad, including Paula Radcliffe. Andy really is making a name for himself at UKA, having treated Paula earlier this year in Ireland and of course not forgetting Mo Farrah again in Kenya on his last visit there with UKA last December. I think it will be literally any time now before he receives the call from the powers that be to become a fully paid up member of the UKA physiotherapy squad. He deserves it too, the amount of time and effort that he puts into his vocation is just incredible. If he is lucky enough to get the call we will all be devastated around here, because he has become a bit of a legend on the coaching front. Last Tuesday evening, we met as we do regularly do at Andy's home in Bethesda for the weekly training run with the endurance squad and it really is a sight for sore eyes. There were at least 5 international runners (myself included) with Ali lavender, Rob Samuel, Andy and several others. Our little get together has become a serious training event and I love to be a part of it. I do love to run, but boy I love the social side of it too! Take care guy's....Tamster x
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