Feb 2008 - swimming again - World Cup here we come

Fantastic news - recovering fast. No more tingling in the toes. This week Ive been given the ok to start training and entering for competitions again - Hooray.

Its cost me alot in additional private medicals and Physio and both Physios have been great.

So it going to be a busy year as I want to to enter the World Cup for long distance this year. Whilst Ive been swimming recently have done lots of 1500m in the pool and now getting regularly under the 18mins. Now time to start working at getting under the 17 Mins. Best times so far have been about 17m 30s. My old bike has come out of retirement and on to some rollers to help with building up the quads and the endurance...... fitness 'garage' picture here.

Ive still yet to work on these starts which triggered the whole episode......

Dec 2007 - Prolapsed disks

well - heres the damage. You can see the disk material splurging down the nerve roots.

Recommendation is was to stay with the physio for a few more weeks, stay active and it will eventually shrivel up. ... so its back in the pool and loads of swimming ...Ive got at least 25,ooo calories to burn away after the last few weeks inactivity .... havent quite worked out how to go for a run yet though.....