Well it's been a few weeks since I've posted. I've been really frustrated recently and haven't been able to do much as far as working out. Running is out of the question, cycling is doable, but frustratingly slow and is still aggravating the problem. I've got Achilles tendonitis... in BOTH Achilles. To put it into a word? Sucks.
I felt it coming, but I didn't know what it was. Like most athletes, we try to push through the pain. All I felt was a tenderness and slight pain. Didn't have any feeling it was something major. Having never experienced tendinitis of any kind I thought it was simply just some regular old pain. So, I ran and rode on them when I shouldn't have and before I knew it... it was too late.
I've been trying to do some cycling on them. The last two days I rode for 1.5 hours each after adjusting my cleat position closer to the middle of my foot. It's helped because there's less need for the calf muscle and in turn the Achilles to work, but there's still pain and therefore I'm constantly doing more damage.
With a 232 mile ride in less than 8 weeks, the pressure is on to take care of this. So, my best plan is just going to be to rest them both COMPLETELY for 10-14 days. It's going to be so difficult. I know I'll get depressed and I'll start to worry about the ride, but I hope it's the best plan. That will give me one month to get up to 232 mile shape. Before this happened I easily did 54. So, with waking up early each day after my rest period and putting in 1.5-3 hours on the bike I should be able to get into shape. If not, then I will have given it my all in training and during the ride I'll leave it all out on the road and go until I fall over.
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