3 Rs: Rest, recuperate and refocus

IMUK is now a no go. After 10 days of fighting niggles I've been diagnosed with patellar tendonitis, still a niggle but one that I don't plan on messing with as it could easily turn into something more serious and cause more long term issues.

I'm pissed off and didn't hide it well yesterday but today (with the knee feeling a little better) I suppose this was the wake up call I needed. I thought I'd made it through my last three heavy weeks unscathed but finishing sessions at 9pm and then neglecting to stretch and do my core, as well as eating really badly, was simply too much for my body to take whilst working a full time job. The next few days will be ultrasound, massage and physio plus double swim sessions and plenty of core and stretching to address to route cause of this problem.

I may head over to Bolton next week to complete the swim for experience but all being well I'll be training hard by next week... this time not neglecting the stretching and nutrition. It's boring but vital to remaining injury free!