With no real race goal for 2020, my enthusiasm for training remains as high as ever, which is a really good thing. However, this pesky injury niggle in my hip/pelvis bone is still impacting my running. I rest a few days and then try to run; the niggle returns each time. So I booked an appointment with one of the NTC Tri Club's physio type bods. He identified a pelvic mis-alignment and gave my old body a decent bit of torture. He also prescribed some stretch and flex exercises. Furthermore, I also now have some instruments of torture for trigger point therapy/rolling - yest it does hurt. . . .In a good way!
Despite this new rehab routine I aim to take a few days of complete rest next week. My increased cycling volume on Zwift may well have contributed to my injury - especially those long climbing races up Mt Ventoux. But hey, I did manage to win a Cat B Zwift event!
Yup, still really enjoying the whole Zwift experience. The next big event is a 3-day Haute Route party! This is based in the France World and will mean another full on effort up Ventop. The really gruelling aspect of this event is that there are 3 stages on consecutive days. So just like a real Haute Route event, pacing on each ride is crucial. All this Haute Route talk has me yearning to ride in the French Alps again. I looked at the Haute Route website. . . . over £1500 just to enter! Then accommodation and travel on top of that. Cannot see my managing to ride one of these other than the virtual version 8-( Oh well, soon be too old anyway. . . . .
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