Best breakfast ever :)

The moonboot and I having the best breakfast ever in Brighton.

And I think we can all agree that this breakfast spread is pretty darn awesome and screams health health health.

Hoorah for Sarah x

Ruptured ligament = Bummer. 2016 plans = Very excited.

I got a copy of the letter my consultant sent my GP.

"The MRI scan showed a rupture of the anterior talofibular ligament "

Eeeeeek.

"My suggestion would be a moon boot for six weeks then to resume physiotherapy and rehabilitation.  If her ankle performs well, no surgery will be needed. If not, we can repair or reconstruct the ligament"

That's good to know :)

So... Rocking the moon boot till mid Jan 2016 then back to consultant end of Feb 2016.
It'd be fabulous if I don't need surgery.

Events I'm definitely NOT doing next year :-
Stubbington 10k in Jan
Worthing half marathon in Feb
Brighton half marathon in Feb
Running sisters running weekend in March

Events I might be able to do :-
100 Acre Woods half marathon in April (might be a bit soon)
The second race in the Portsmouth duathlon series (again might be a bit soon)
Southampton half marathon in April - (would have to defer again but this time I'd marshal as opposed to run the London marathon :)

If rehabilitation going well...
Winchester sprint triathlon in May
The third race in the Portsmouth duathlon series in May
Hmmmm... Swashbuckler half ironman in May - even if rehab going well it might be a bit too much continuous exercise for my ankle.

And then we can just hope I'm okay by :-
Polsedon Lacey 10k in June
Denbies half marathon in July
Ashtead 10k in Sept
New Forest half marathon in Sept

And then, drum roll please..
The Amsterdam marathon in Oct.

I wonder how much I'll actually get to do?????

But 2016 will also be the year of skinny minnie Lizzie Lou as I go back to fat club and lose 1.5stone to start but hopefully 2.5stone or even 3stone by the end. I'd love to get back down to ten and a half stone.

Plus 2016 is going to be the year of bendy stretchy core-tastic Lizzie Lou as I finally get to grips with properly stretching and sorting out my core.  I'm as stiff as a board, utterly incapable of touching my toes and have a pathetically weak core with little upper body strength. It's stretching, planking and press ups ahoy for 2016 x

So, that's the plan.
Let's see how it shapes up :)

I will of course keep you all posted x

Keeping moon boot positive...

Obviously inside I'm weepingly frustrated with the whole haven't run now for six months :(

But out of the Ashes of my Thunder Run 'root in the dark' incident, my phoenix of something will arise :)

I just don't know what that'll be yet.

I'm sure it'll be good though as pretty much everyone who's ever been injury sidelined for an extended period of time all wax lyrical about how in the long run it was actually a good thing.

Obviously I'm yet to be convinced but then I am boot deep in my injury saga and have yet to get through to the other side a stronger wiser elite triathlete.

Next year.
It'll sort itself out next year.

1. It'll be fine
2. It won't be fine.

Fingers crossed it's option one xx

Eeeeeeeeeeek - feeling well chunky :(

Hmmmmmm.

I've said this a few times but when training for a marathon you can get away with inhaling a luxury chocolatie chocolate fudge cake. However, inhaling the same cake when not training for a marathon, you end up getting away with nothing.
I'm back up to my 2012 pre fat club weight of thirteen and a half stone and most of my wardrobe now seems to hold only outfits for children. All very unsatisfactory.

I'm throwing down the gauntlet. By the weekend and a visit from Coach Bernie - (Villa must be playing The Saints)  who helped me through the GSR back in Oct 2012, Lizzie Athlete Carter will not only have a training plan for what to do at the gym but also as clear plan on how to discard the flab.