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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Back Exercising

After 2 weeks of no exercise today I start some very light exercise. I did a 20 minute swim. :-)

I used a pull buoy all the so I did not put any more force on my ankle. However I was the fastest in the pool. Admittedly it was a shallow 20m pool with mostly older people having a leisurely swim.

After no exercise for 2 weeks I was glad to be able to do anything.

Weekly Weigh-in

This week I have lost 3/4 lb (0.4 Kg) and increased my % body fat by 0.5%.

I am surprised about this weight loss due to the amount of food and lack of exercise.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Weekly Weigh-in

Over the last 3 weeks I have gained 1 3/4 lb (0.8 Kg) and increased my % body fat by 1%.

This was better than expected due to doing no exercise due to injury and increased food intake.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Injured my Ankle

On a off road mid week run I injured my ankle which has swelled up for a few days.

Although it is getting better now after using P.R.I.C.E (Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression Elevation), then after a day or so R.I.C.E. and then finally M.I.C.E. (Movement).

I have used the RICE method before to treat injuries but the other two are new but common sense. Protect the injury from further knocks and then Movement to help get the blood flowing around the problem area to assist with reducing the swelling.

Great Yarmouth Half Marathon

Last weekend I did the Great Yarmouth Half Marathon. I was not properly prepared for this race but likely I was not going for a particular time at this event.

In the build up I only did 8 miles which was a week and a half before the race. I was also not fully prepared on the course and the amount of undulations there was plus the 20+ mph gusts of wind. I was glad to get round in this race and finished it in 2:08. This is the slowest half that I have done for a while. It is nearly 30 minutes slower than my PB which was set a couple of years ago at this race but on a different route.