Tom's Blog

Acting the single Dad at the moment with Kirst in the UK. Managed to get out last night as I took the kids to Narrabeen track. Ran 8 x 400...

Easy 6km with Kanser at lunch today, same route as Monday. I say easy, but Kanser was piling on the pace just to try and make me suffer. S...

Rode in pretty quick (just under 36), then went out to Centennial with Ray at lunchtime and rode 4 laps then back. Fastest in 6:43 where I ...

Another 6km with Wildman and Timmy Cradock. Nice to be able to get out for a run with the boys again. Beautiful day and heel still feels goo...

Voltaren kicked in beautifully from Thursday. Swelling has come right down. Really pushing the stretching exercises and getting much more ...

I'm convinced this is what I've got. Sounds better than "insertional achilles tendinopathy" as well. Have done so much on ...

Last Friday was a gentle 6km with Springer. Monday took the kids to training at Narrabeen track with Tony Wong and the young Striders. Ran ...

Heel not so good this week which is very frustrating. Just as things seemed to be taking a step forward I take 2 steps back. Did a very ea...

Running wise, pretty uneventful. Drank far too much on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, meaning I'm wrecked. Running tends to curb my e...

Felt man fluey yesterday, so just a ride home. Couldn't believe how sore my thighs were following Tuesday's jog. Feck, it was only...

JLP had urged me to try a run this week, so decided to go today. No pain with the heel over the weekend so put on my Brooks ST racers with t...

Haven't felt any pain in my heel for 3 days straight - longest period without painkillers since last September. JLP's massages appea...

Went to see JLP on Friday who spent an hour solely on the left calf. Was agony and I had to limp for 48 hours but it really loosened it up a...

No running for another 3 weeks at least. Just more of the same exercises. They're working, but slowly. We'll do autogous blood in...

More riding in and out each day. Getting strong on the hills on the bike. Had it serviced today and it was running very smoothly on the wa...

Was on holiday last week at Seal Rocks - great time and will add some video footage of me waterskiing and being dragged by the speedboat on ...

Yesterday was just a 1km swim in the Cook + Phillip in 23:02 feeling pretty good. Planned to ride home but got stuck late at work so gave ...

Nothing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Put on a load of weight (about 4kgs - up to 68kgs now) on a diet of beer and chocolate. Wouldn...

Ride in in a good time but my garmin stopped tracking after it got too full of info. Swim at lunchtime in 24:33 - first 10 lengths crawl th...

Saw Carl this morning (session 8) and did a load of stretches and core work. No doubt my stomach will be screaming in 2 days time like last ...