Thursday, April 19, 2007

It Lives

Today Total: 6k
Week Total: 6k
Month Total: 6k
Year Total: 598k

I've been crook - not ya muckin around kind - ya fair dinkum full ubangi flu thingee, sore throat, chest infection, achey bits and lots of gunk! To top it off just as I was starting to get better I got a "lets glue your bum to the dunny" tummy bug which lasted a couple of days - sheesh I'm not taking a holiday again any time soon.

Ok - I'll stop whinging......

The upside is the calf injury I did during Six Foot that was still giving me gyp in Thailand and some emerging achilles tendonitis have all cleared up - so that's a positive :-)

Anyhoo even though things are still a little gunky I thought I'd try a trot this evening. It actually went surprisingly well considering my last run was on March 29 and I have done very little since Six Foot Track - my cardio fitness seemed unaffected though my legs felt a bit wobbly and crampy when I finished - all up 6k in 32.52 @ 5.29 av - pretty happy with that considering. It was a really lovely still evening around the bay and the sunset full of oranges and pink hues was stunning which added to my overall enjoyment of being back out and running again.

It is highly unlikely that I will run Hellgate on Saturday as I think it would be a bit silly (apart from anything else I'd have to camp out to have enough time to put out the water drop and in this weather with this chest.....) but I'll still go along on the day for organising and supporting duties (as I can put out the water after everyone starts) and probably do a shorter out and back along Black Range after I dismantle the water point. I haven't completely discounted running yet as I really wanted to do this one. It'll be interesting to see how I pull up tomorrow....

13 comments:

Ewen said...

I was wondering what happened to 'It'. That's bad luck 2P, especially with HG only 1 day, 12 hours, 1 minutes and 43 seconds away.

Look after yourself. I wouldn't recommend running, but you could always try 'Jen style'. What's the cut-off for medals? ;)

Tesso said...

Oh bugger, I can't believe you will likely miss Hellgate. After all, its your race.

Promise us you won't do anything silly if your aren't 100%.

Ellie80 said...

ha! i know what your 'highly unlikely' means now!!

be careful!!! and have fun :)

Samurai Running said...

Hey 2P

I'd get checked out by a Doctor that knows about tropical diseases/viruses if I were you.

Seriously cause after my time in South East Asia, including Burma, and Thailand I was crook for over a year before I went to a specialist. The week after seeing him I took my first solid shit for a year. Sorry ladies!

I celebrated that one almost more than you did your last six foot track finish.

Rachel said...

That's bad luck 2P. Hope that's the last of the bugs. Don't do anything silly!

Superflake said...

Real bad luck 2P. Go see a doc like Scott said. Wouldn't want you spreading Asian bird flu or anything? Pity, I thought you would be the first Hellgate hero.

Gronk said...

Sorry to see your out of Hellgate 2P. Take care of yourself. :)

Lulu said...

Good to see there's life in the old boy yet :)

Take care of yourself and nothing stoopid. OK!

Hilda said...

Nice you are back, certainly you missed home, now to normally again, to run :D

Celeste said...

Hey 2P, a holiday wouldn't be a holiday unless you got sick when you got home! Look after yourself. Looking forward to hearing about Hellgate one way or the other!

running uphill said...

Glad to hear your voice (or read your blog) again. After my recent experiences I agree that going to the doctor is the best advice.

As for Hellgate there is always next year.

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