Ouch - dont read whilst eating your dinner !

Well after many weeks of pain whilst running and visits to the docs and hospital it was finally diagnosed that I had a double hernia !

Working in Melbourne and trying to get it operated on became a logistical nightmare so a trip back to the UK and a few days with the good people at the Alex Hospital in Cheadle and here I am sat, unable to hardly walk let alone run, but I am assured that I will be running within three weeks, pain free and raring  to go - we will see !

Just when I thought...

... I was getting fitter and fast again, I get hit by injury and this time a real injury.

After scans, blood tests, urine tests, prodding and poking I have been diagnosed as having not one but two inguinal hernias !

More doctors have held my testicles in the past few weeks than in a long time - the good news is I am still allowed to run but gently - if I run too hard I could end up like this....

Time for some hard work

Well the one thing working away gives you is time to do stuff - eating, drinking, sleeping etc soon though the 'be sensible' part of the brain kicks in and you want to do the good stuff, running, sight seeing and just general nice healthy stuff.


the weather getting warmer here in Melbourne means outside running is a must and the excellent trails make route choices easy.


I've decided due to try and get back a bit of speed - a 5k time trial I did for myself recently showed that age, weight and lack of focus means I am at least a minute a mile slower than I was two years ago and theres no need for it - so with the help of Jackie Newton from runbritain.com and one of their excellent schedules I am to get down below 20 mins, hopefully below 19 minutes and who knows how close to 18 mins !