I'm beginning to think I jinxed myself by signing up for Juneathon. I got no exercise done on Sunday as I was out motorcycling all day, then, yesterday I got home from work and felt I should spend the good weather stripping paint off the woodwork on the front of the house as the unpredictable British summer means I don't know how many more opportunities I'll get and the house is in danger of rotting away if it doesn't get some protective paint on it !
The reality is, I've failed the Juneathon challenge before I've really begun ! However, it would be to easy to say that and then just give up so I'm determined to stick to the challenge for the rest of the month.
I looked forward to running with Telford Harriers for a training session tonight. I managed to get as far as the location for the training session and my right achilles tendon was just too sore to risk aggravating the pain- so that was a pretty short session for me ! I'm now icing said ankle and it is starting to feel a bit better.
I'm also doing a bit of research into exercises for achilles tendons - I did some calf raises earlier this week and they just seemed to make things worse. I've now read in a few places that it may be a good idea to warm the tendons with hot water before a run so I'm going to try that next time and see if it improves things. I'm also going to try some resistance band exercises.
My beloved bought me a book for my birthday, back in January - The Official British Army Fitness Guide. It looks pretty good so as soon as the ankle feels up to it, I plan to do the fitness assessment - a two minute press-up test, a two minute sit-up test, a 2.4km run and a sit-and stretch test - before starting on their fitness plan. I'm most worried about the press-up test - I'm sure I'll be well below average !
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