August, indeed

[Sweder]

Do you think maybe you could be over-doing the bare foot stuff? Try putting some shoes on before hitting the kinesio tape!

Of course that's possible but

a) I'm doing incredibly short distances
b) I never run on consecutive days and
c) I'm 100% offroad (medium/ soft ground)

My Wave Harriers offer some cushioning, but not much. It's a new injury for me - not the same area of calf as post Cape Town. Looks like rest and hot/ cold treatment will be the order of the day.

Core strength will always be my, ah, achillies heel. I'm not even playing badminton these days (good core work there). The olympics have me rooted to the sofa every night. I can't be arsed going to the gym, so I suppose I'll have to think about a return to spinning. Cycling is all the rage around here these days.

This is terrific, by the way
The Daily Express displays nice Olympic gold front page montage, except ... that appears to be the Dutch equestrians, showing off their bronze medals. Oops.