Thanks to Eddie Izzard for that.

Have been continuing the training except that after last Sundays run (8 miles, to Pangbourne and back. Lovely) I had a really sore left achilles tendon. This had been building up – I had been having soreness walking down stairs in the morning, and is generally a sign of Achilles Tendonitus.

Now I have had this before (only worse – it was both ankles) and have been to the physio, so I know the cure. Rest, stretching and exercise. If the first and last of those sound contradictory, they aren’t. I have stopped running, but have restarted the gym work. No weights, but the use of wobble boards and very light weights. Also so strengthening work to follow.

So no running for me this week – both a shame and a good thing – it means I get some rest. And hopefully I will have caught it before it gets any worse.

Interestingly one website suggested my bike saddle may be too low. This rings a bell, and connects with something that I have been thinking. Maybe I will raise it!