Post trumatic calf strain

 So after a good week last week things seemed set to go well again leading up to some races I have planned this summer.

 Unfortunately work threw a spanner in the works with me needing to take the car two days in a row. Sunday and Monday should have been okay as I had a cheeky day off but both days kind of fizzled out. Sunday got a bit of a gym session and Monday I was taking driving Miss Kittie to her exam and to her chosen restaurant reward for passing.

 The weeks exercise only really started with the exercise class we had booked for Ex-bike (Spinning by any other name is still spinning). I was pumped up going in as I needed to do something as I was very aware of the nothing so far done for 3 days. I really wanted to blast the bike so was pushing the limit on all the exercises. Going as fast as I could or turning up the resistance a little higher then I normally do. The instructor had chosen a good mix of tunes. Mostly dance tune remixes of 80s songs.

 The final charge was to Queen's "We will Rock you!" and I smashed out the last two minutes gleefully expending the last of my energy.

 I got off the bike a little wobbly but totally feeling the runners high.

 Next day I resolved to do brick runs at the daily commute using the MTB. Dropping Kittie off at the park and ride and running back to the house just over a mile away. Bike to work get the boring bit of actually working out the way and head back and sprint to beat the bus. I managed this Thursday but the run back to the park and ride was hampered by a tight pain in both my calves. I got there but it hurt.
 Rolling out the muscles helped but I was a little worried I'd picked up a training "niggle". Yes the niggle that you know you should rest to sort out. But rest is not in the training plan. But if you injure yourself....

 Friday was going to be a repeat of Thursday and the calves still held tension as I headed for the house. At work I "googled" calf pain and got a good running physio blog

http://www.running-physio.com/calf2/

 Yep basically, rest it and strength exercises. I'd obviously rocked it too much on the spin class. Doh!

 I've done my calf raises for the day although no where near what the physio says I should do. Oh well at least I have time to write.

Taking the Thickets Crown

I went for a blast to try and take the course record for the "Thickets" in  St Ives.

 Here is the link to the segment on Strava.
Thickets
 
 I pushed as hard as I could all the way through feeling like I was going to collapse but I did it. By over a minute from the previous CR. 09:07 from 10:14. Felt so elated want to go out there and smash some more.

 Great confidence boost for the races coming up hope this is going to be a good omen. Just got to work on my recovery. This was only a 1.7m course going to need more than that to damage the standard dualthon distance times.