A weekend of being active

Def feel as if I'm getting back to a semblance of normality albeit doing a lot less but feeling just as knackered!!!

My first Southampton parkrun since my accident 43mins chatting non stop to Penny & Jo then to the Bellmoor for breakfast to celebrate Penny's 50th parkrun and the fact she's over from NZ

Walked home 

Knackered

Drinks in the dancing man that evening

Early to bed

Sunday early start to cycle to the Bakehouse in Beaulieu with Sue, Jenny A and Charlotte. 45km. Could have easily have done more but needed to be back in time for brunch at Vik's

Then jet washing at K&S's

Am now shattered

So happy xx

A good day

I'm starting to feel as if I'm getting back to a semblance of 'this is what I do. I am active'

It's the variety of activities plus the resting heart rate getting lower. It's not set in the 50s yet but low 60s is certainly heading in the right direction. 

3.5 weeks away from my one year anniversary. 

Where I am now compared to where I was the day after my accident - unrecognisable 🥰

Parkrun yesterday - now feel as if been 12 rounds in the ring!!!

Fabulous parkrun yesterday 

Only walked at the halfway point as left glute was sore

41.02

Today, just woken up and I am sore all over

Legs, core, back, arms. All over. Feel as if I've been flattered 

Maybe just as well going for a bike ride in the new forest in an hour or so

Day1 getting back to training

Swim - Ellingham 1300m 45mins

Cycle - New Forest 22k 1:07

Then breakfast

Home - Jenny did some gardening

Shower

Then nothing

8:30pm - in bed listening to podcasts, utterly shattered but feeling so epic!!

Groin is sore, small of back abit sore.

I know I can do all 3 distances of the 1/9 Challenging Events sprint triathlon - club champs 

I've now got 2.5months to get my times quicker, up my strength, conditioning and mobility and increase the tine on my feet, time on the bike, time in the pool.

Also, after last weeks accident medical it's pretty obvious that although Lizzie will be going long she won't be doing it next year

I'm now thinking Swashbuckler for 2025 and maybe at least one more half and any other event that looks fun.

Then 2026 for The Outlaw 🤗🥳

Thinking about the accident medical assessment

I had my medical examination on Saturday 8th June 

It left me with a mixture of very positive feelings as the dr absolutely thinks I'm progressing well, that I'm doing all that I can to get back to where I was pre accident. However I'm also now feeling incredibly sad and frustrated with the situation that I'm in. 

He reckons I'll be back to being able to get back to my pre accident fitness in another year. That my recovery from the accident will be 2 years, and that next year I'll be ready to train for the outlaw for 2026. He was very supportive but also pretty sceptical about my ability to do the full outlaw ironman next year 

He also said as he's an orthopaedic surgeon and not a diabetes specialist he's unable to confirm any links between my accident and my huge diabetes relapse (pancreas looked okay on the CT scan) and is going to suggest I see a specialist about this.  

Also on Friday (7/6) when I got off my bike to walk into work my left foot - sudden excruciating pain. I told the dr the next day that it had just come on and there wasn't any foot injury from my accident. However, I'm now wondering if there is an indirect cause and effect from my accident. Have I subtly changed my gait post accident which has caused tiny stress on my foot which has now caused this pain? I'm going to see a podiatrist to explore, plus it'll be good for my feet to get checked out as I am more at risk of developing foot neuropathy especially with my recent diabetic spike.

Overall I'm feeling very positive about how my recovery is going. Monthly massages, started strength and mobility with a personal trainer, done at least two bike rides of over 10k and have done two parkruns and got back into the pool and managed 700m before getting out as tired. 

And yet… no cardio fitness classes or actual working out in the gym. I can walk for an hour or so but then I need to sit down, driving after 30-45mins / sitting at work after 40/45mins the small of back is sore and I still have that underlying niggle soreness in my groin, left glute and / or small of back of a pain level of 1 maybe 2 that comes and goes, that i'm unable to shake off yet.

But it's the 'it'll be another 2 years till I'm anywhere near to where I was when I was knocked off my bike' that I'm most sad about.  

The drivers lack of concentration is going to cause me 3 years of my life to get back to my pre accident fitness of being 2 weeks away from an Ironman.