Injury Update - progress report

There has been some deep thought going into where to next in terms of my direction with training and racing over the next number of months.

So...where are we at:

• still injured? ....yes but things are slowly improving, the pain level in the left leg has subsided more and there is a little less discomfort. I am booked in to see the spinal specialist on the 17th of December....MRI before then....hopefully a early Christmas gift....fingers cross. Meanwhile there is plenty of physio, acupuncture and light massage (beginning this week). I am embarking on other means of assisting the healing in detoxing the body as I firmly believe that if rid the body of those toxins...which I certainly have plenty of....this will certainly assist in the processes of returning to 100%. The other things are meditation and working on the core strength.
  
• the self discipline has gone out the window......the eating has been out of control and the kilos have returned...the lack of self discipline has again been a disappointing factor throughout this injury challenge...there are always plenty of 'walls' that are put up as obstacles throughout the recovery process and this is one that I just can't maneuver round...simply I am running into the wall of ill discipline in many of these challenging periods. The mind need further refinement in this field....when it's down...it's down!!! When it is in form it runs the body like a well drilled army regiment.
• I am struggling with the inability to get out there and RUN...it is irritating me some what....the patience is beginning to run thin.
  
• To overcome this lack of patience I have begun to set myself small achievable goals.

1. Begin light massage this week
2. Get on the bike around the end of the month
3. Run for 5km straight by the end of the year

• Swimming will obviously still play a big part throughout these stages.

Another week...another set of challenges to hurdle....positive thinking and a relaxed body assists in the process to recovery.