Oh it gets better!
Yesterday I didn’t work out. I had to go in to town (as in centre of London) to get some stuff - new bathrobe (because I’ve literally worn the back out of my existing one), pillows, bedding and crop tops. Ended up buying myself a really expensive gourmet Easter egg and some of those fancy French macaroons (which were fucking delicious, incidentally) just because.
Anyway, towards the end of the evening some smoked venison slices I’d eaten earlier started repeating on me big time. I’d also had a chicken stir fry earlier which was fine, but by the time I got to bed my stomach felt bloated. It’s hot here at the moment (26 degrees) so I already had trouble sleeping, but then I started getting gut spasms. By the time dawn rolled around I was on the toilet pissing rusty water out of my arse. Not good. Not good at all.
Eventually, the, uh, problem eased enough that I could go out for a short (3 mile) run to test out my foot, although I wasn’t going to risk my elephant grey baggy shorts just in case, and I got bloody hot in my black yoga pants. I wore my old Nike Frees (the filthy dirty ones) and the good news was that my foot is fine. I guess the pain was down to sprinting in new shoes - even though they’re the same model, patterns of wear will not be the same as they’re, well, new.
The run itself wasn’t great - I was tired and sluggish due to the interrupted sleep and I guess the dehydration (even though I had about four half paint cups of tea and some water before I left my flat) but I am pleased about the food and the fact I managed not to shit myself in public.
I’ve just eaten two chicken breasts, rice, asparagus and broccoli so I guess the problem is done with. Pretty sure it wasn’t a virus because I felt fine (aside from the tiredness from the lack of good sleep) - no muscle aches or shivers, and no nausea or vomiting. I’m guessing the culprit was the venison slices because it was repeating on me, but since it was vacuum packed and well before its sell by date, I’m a little confused as to why.
Anyway, I’m hoping to still do a long run on Sunday - fingers crossed everything holds up.
Talking of the elbow, it still hurts a lot, especially when I wake up. I’ve been taking ibuprofen, using ibuprofen gel, not to mention my fish oils and glucosamine/MSM/chondroitin caps and I dug out my TENS device and strapped it on, but it’s being stubbornly painful. The tendon inside my elbow is sore but there’s also both tennis and golfer’s elbow pain. It’s like the whole thing is fucked and it’s hard to pinpoint what the actual problem is. Triceps seems fine but biceps is a bit tight and brachioradialis is sore (I tennis ball it a fair bit as that’s my mousing hand). Anyway, hoping rest will sort it out, at least a little bit. It’s going to put a serious dent in my training plans, otherwise.
slowly does it, i guess…