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Date: 19 June 2004 19:35:48
been slack at updating again so consequently will have to run through quickly.
gym run on thursday.. legs felt a darn sight better than they did when warming up & racing last weekend's 10k.
so 4 miles in a fairly leisurely 38minutes but still distinctly heavy feeling legs.
i'd noticed a pattern of tightening & heavy legs since the yomp so i thought i'd take action. so on friday afternoon i was laid up for a thorough massage.
i'd like to say it was pleasant but in places that certainly wasn't true! a quick bit of assessing my flexibility (decreasing over the past 2 weeks!) was followed by lengthy and almost enjoyable manipulation of thighs & calves. and then came the excruciating stretches, trying to relax when various bits of you are screaming out pain is kind of tricky... and just when you think you can't go any further he stretches you even further.... ouch. i did my best not to squeal like a girly though.
afterwards i have to say i was amazed how loose i felt, and the muscles certainly are all the better for it.
yesterday evening we had a great TV watching session:
paddington bear
followed by
portland bill where cromarty made a cake using cement by mistake... (wow that last website is quite a goldmine of old tv!)
followed by
the wombles
and finally
the clangers!.. truly bizarre
oh and there's the small matter of another marathon tomorrow... when will i learn?