Two Tees

A day of training and therapy today.

The training bit was a ride this morning, another scenic spin around the river. Quite lovely, if a little bit windy. Physically I felt good and the ride was another good one. Perhaps not as much zing in the legs as I had on Tuesday, but that can perhaps be excused with the extra couple of days of training they have in them.

The therapy bit came in the form of a trip to the physios at Sportreat. I came out of my run on Tuesday with a bit of a calf niggle. It hasn't been particularly bad, but I thought I might as well head to the physio to get some treatment. Low grade tear is the diagnosis he gave with a very positive prognosis for a speedy recovery. Shouldn't really get in the way of trianing which is great.

It was a great visit though. Sometimes you fall in with a physio who is just the right fit for what you need. I have had that a couple of times over the years, but recently I have been struggling to find it again. However, I think that search could be over with Sportreat and it is a great relief. Good to have a physio that you have faith in. I have come to realise that medical treatment can be a bit of an inexact science, so it is a great comfort to have confidence that what you are being told is actually correct, or at least close to it.

It was reassuring to find out that what I had been doing to manage the niggle so far had been correct too. Although I am not sure whether to be comforted or depressed by that. Part of me is pleased to that I know my body well enough to know what it needs. Another big part of me though is a little bit depressed that I have been injured enough times that I have a pretty good idea of what I should be doing to manage an injury.

Swimming in the morning and then something new. My first session of Pilates. Pilates is something I have been meaning to get around to for quite a while now. Probably going on a couple of years. I will be very interested to see how it goes. All low impact stuff though, so hopefully by the end of the day my calf will be feeling bright and shiny.