Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Injury Crisis
Yikes. Talk about last minute hitches... I woke up Sunday morning, two days before the off, with really tight and sore muscles on the inside of my left thigh muscle... It got worse as the day progressed and although a good night's sleep and a hot bath on Sunday night helped, it was still too tight to ride on Monday.
As such, I hadn't trained since last Wednesday and was starting to worry about whether I could last 300 miles without the whole muscle "pinging" and leaving me prastrate by the side of the Abbeville country lanes...
A quick call to Jonny down the road followed by an exruciating painful massage and come Tuesday morning it's almost completely better. Where the physio manipulated the muscle it is as sore as hell and quite bruised, but the taught muscle is allot looser and by tomorrow morning I'm sure I'll be ready for the big start...
My bags are packed, the bike has been cleaned, polished and oiled. Tyres pumped up to 105psi and the eergy drinks packed. Paris here I come...
Don't forget to monitor the blog for regular post during the trip...
Simon
As such, I hadn't trained since last Wednesday and was starting to worry about whether I could last 300 miles without the whole muscle "pinging" and leaving me prastrate by the side of the Abbeville country lanes...
A quick call to Jonny down the road followed by an exruciating painful massage and come Tuesday morning it's almost completely better. Where the physio manipulated the muscle it is as sore as hell and quite bruised, but the taught muscle is allot looser and by tomorrow morning I'm sure I'll be ready for the big start...
My bags are packed, the bike has been cleaned, polished and oiled. Tyres pumped up to 105psi and the eergy drinks packed. Paris here I come...
Don't forget to monitor the blog for regular post during the trip...
Simon
