March 2012

[El Gordo]

[Er, that's enough podcasts - Ed]

Of more interest is what's going on with you and this treadmill?

Actually, very little. Or patchy.

Thanks for asking though. TBH, I've had a rotten year so far, healthwise. Most unlike me. But that's another dismal story that you shouldn't want to get too expectant about. Part of the reason I'm having a break from the site. I need a breather, and I need to get better.

I also need to concentrate on work for a bit which has given me a richly-deserved smack on the nose recently.

The good news is that yesterday my appointment with the Zurich Sports Clinic finally came up and I had a very profitable -- for them anyway! -- hour with a gait specialist. After 2 years of dithering I'm throwing in my lot with proper customised insoles plus the more specific exercise regime they've suggested. The analysis was totally convincing, and supported by some slick software. The chap I saw pulled no punches when cheerfully explaining that hoping to run long distances in your 50s while carrying a beer belly and an equally wobbly attitude was always going to end with "a persistent body crisis" as he put it.

Anyway, I think it's next year that my guaranteed London Marathon spot comes up. And M is already planning our Tasmania trip for November 2013 (with rather more vigour than expected at this stage). So at least there are a couple of very distant peaks to squint at.

We'll be open again for business shortly.

(Donation on the way soon, incidentally.)