I’m running the Marathon for Clic, Please Help
Ok, so those of you who know me will know that I am not designed for running. So it may be a bit of a suprise that I have decided to run this Marathon thingy. I have in fact I ran a half Marathon before with my lovely wife Fiona. We ran the great North run in 2005. I completely knackered my Knee in a training run just before the race and should not have run it. But I had £3k worth of Sponsorship resting on it for Clic Sargent so I ran it anyway. It took me about 18 months of visits to ...
Bugger ! Bugger! Bugger!
I have today received the results of the MRI scan and the consultant has confirmed that I have a stress fracture of the Femur. I have been given crutches and I am to be completely non-weight... More
Injured, No too close to the race.
I got to around 31km today and started to get the most hideous pain in my left leg. Doesn’t feel very good. Few days rest I think, it is very sore. Hope its not the old Psoas... More
Windy, christ it’s windy
23km today in Luxembourg. With the wind blowing its boots off. I got smacked in the face by a falling branch which was nice. Read More →
1000 km in training so far
Wow, the cummulative training total is now 1004 km as of today. But the long run is still only up to about half marathon distance. So still a long way to go. The Hip and Thighs are... More
45km this week.
Training progress slowly but surely, and I haven’t had a complete relapse of the Psoas yet. I think the chances of doing sub 4 hours in April are gone, but at least I’m... More
Iliopsoas Tear is the Baby
I am happy happy happy. Â Got the MRI results today and it is the best possible result. No neck of Femur stress fracture, No Bursar inflamation just a damaged Iliopsoas tendon. So... More
I’m running the Marathon for Clic, Please Help
Ok, so those of you who know me will know that I am not designed for running. So it may be a bit of a suprise that I have decided to run this Marathon thingy. I have in fact IÂ ran... More
Iliopsoas Muscle may well be the Problem
Dr Jaques at the Winfield in Gloucester took a look at the old right leg problem today and pretty much concurred with what my Physio suspects. His Conclusion was pick one of three from: Psoas... More
Not a natural athlete
Ok so after 2 weeks of complete lay off and 4 weeks of just Gym and conditioning. The old Right Leg is feeling like I might be able to start training again so….lets give it a... More
Bugger ! Bugger! Bugger!
I have today received the results of the MRI scan and the consultant has confirmed that I have a stress fracture of the Femur. I... More
Injured, No too close to the race.
I got to around 31km today and started to get the most hideous pain in my left leg. Doesn’t feel very good. Few... More
Windy, christ it’s windy
23km today in Luxembourg. With the wind blowing its boots off. I got smacked in the face by a falling branch which was... More
1000 km in training so far
Wow, the cummulative training total is now 1004 km as of today. But the long run is still only up to about half marathon... More



