Physical setback / emotional move forward

Saturday I managed to wipe out at Banstead parkrun. Right toe caught on uneven surface as finishing 1st lap. One minute feeling amazing, so strong - 6min kms for goodness sake!!

Next minute on the floor

Checked specs okay - not broken

Then checked pelvis - rock solid, no pain

Then checked the rest of me - scuffed left knuckles, left elbow sore, left ribs so painful, left knee bruised and scuffed

So sad 😟

Walked abit, jogged in with Ingie, Tracey, Milo dog and their Banstead parkrun friend Julia

Am writing this on Wednesday and my ribs / muscles are so sore. My ribs must have landed on some uneven ground - similar to when I fell on my back from accident July 23 when back was sore so A&E dr ordered CT scan incase any internal organs damaged. I reckon just bruised but broken / bruised ribs - same treatment. Pain meds, rest and time. 

Had to walk for #SyRun365.

So that's my physical setback 

My emotional move forward?

Monday morning before Hannah Gadsby that evening in London - saw solicitor appointed psychologist to see if I need any further driver insurance mental health interventions. I don't. She reckons managing very well. Another course of counselling via work might be useful but I'm okay. In fact once this is all settled I'll probably be able to move on very quickly. Something has shifted. Well let's just say after 15 months I've finally done some of the STC Merit table 🤣 

And that dear readers is HUGE 

So def feeling a lot more positive about my accident and thinking I'll look to explore what my settlement could look like once I get back from CLS. I reckon it should all be done within the next 4 months xx

Feeling sore 😟

Loved Banstead parkrun on Saturday 40:15 with Ingie, Tracey, Milo dog & Roly

But my left groin / glute is sore 

In fact I'm finding when I swing my leg over my bike it hurts. I can feel a soreness in my right groin. Both getting on and off the bike its my right leg that I swing over

Very tedious

So sore groin, left glute and left leg.

Yet again I have to remind myself that the accident was a big deal. The pelvis has so many muscles, tendons, ligaments all over it and I've really only been active since April / May. 

Working with Coach Gemma over the winter is going to be great. And very timely. 

However it's also wonderful that I'm sore as it shows I'm getting more and more mobile which is fabulous 🤗

I've also started to sort out my 2025 season 🥳

STC TWD - did everything. Was brilliant

More than happy with this

I'm utterly shattered now

Plus both my left and right groin is sore 

But crikey, so pleased to have been able to do all of this 

#SwimBikeRun 🤗

Coach Gemma has given me S&C to do tomorrow- will do in the gym during my gifted well-being hour thanks to Studnet Hub management to say thank you for Intake 2024 

I'll say it again - I love my job xxx

First tri club track session since pre accident

Bloody loved it 

Hills are our friend 

Up and down the 1st hill

Run to 1st lamppost and back 2nd and back 3rd and back 4th & 5th - did this 3 times. 

Feeling okay 

Coach Kelly said my running form looked good

I took it steady but did the whole session

Cycled there and back - great warm up / cool down 

Very happy 

Am loving doing Genma's online coaching - I'm getting a routine back and it's fabulous 

Poster girl for next years New Forest middle distance tri 🤗

I'd just got out of the water. I was so happy!!!! 

1/9/23 just managed to walk for 16seconds without any crutches

1/9/24 just finished the 400m swim and about to head out on a 33k bike ride and 5k run. 

Every atom of my being was joy 🤩 

Fabulous massage

Wow

Major DOMS today

Everything was sore!!

Massage was fantastic 

Yes, it was painful but as Lizzy said, muscles need deep tissue massage when they've been used!

My upper body is excellent

Lower body - feel muscles in the calves need work and my hamstrings. My quads are very strong so I need to ensure they're not working overtime with my weaker hamstrings. 

Ashtead 10k 83.02

So happy today

Managed to run/ walk 10k

First 5k was non stop

Then walked the turn point, kissed my support crew, ate a Jaffa cake and drank water then decided to head off for the 2nd 5k

I had decided to keep going if my first 5k was in under 40mins

It was

The second 5k was slower

I was tired.

I walked a few of the slight uphills 

By 6.5/7k my left groin and glute were sore but I just took it gently and of course celebrated every km marker

By the finishing straight both calves were starting to spasm 

But I was just so happy to finish 

Lunch at the Days

Supper at the Peacocks

Very tired and sore now and very much looking forward to 10am tomorrow and a Lizzy massage