Have to change the name of this blog now that the VLM is done and dusted, all charity donations in bar one (or should I just give up?) and I have been advised not to run.
Been treated by a new sports masseur (out of convenience/desperation, located in my gym) who was an ex-dancer and a fellow member (or veteran) of the PF Club. (Plantar Fasciitis for those who dont know it)
Perhaps there is a bit more weight on someone who has been there, done that.
you have to stretch! yes, the lower calf! (and everything related too)
you have to rest! stop running! (that was last week and so I thought, I'd start on the Barclays Bike, and go for a sunday bike ride around home...and then, I busted the fragile valve and have to wait for my mechanic to return to repair it for me. so it was the Spin class instead).
It wasn't getting better, I said this week. The advice: cycling although being low-impact, also mean I apply pressure to the pedals.
How else to stay active? Swimming , is the advice.
I feel like a reverse triathlete: instead of from running, to cycling and then to swimming as well...the first 2 sports have been crossed off. Despite the fact that I long to get back into my watersports, I find doing laps in a pool monotonous especially in a gym where you have to dodge other swimmers.
I've started accupuncture sessions again today, as this is the 2nd or 3rd person I've encountered so far who have told me this...and then, its the barefoot (technology) shoes.
Tonight my ankle feels tender after a session under the electric needle and cupping. Its normal, doctor says. Lets hope it will wake my PF and shock it to recovery.
I know Barefoot Ted is in town tomorrow, would a possible glimpse of him throw new light onto the situation?
Watch this space.
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