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06.16 – 06.22

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Life

I went for an injury diagnosis and rehab session at London Met Uni on Monday. I didn’t really know what to expect, but the therapist put my hip under various stresses and concluded that my left glute had locked up. I was pleased to hear that 1. apparently I wasn’t injured in a manner that should stop me from running and 2. he said he could give me some massage treatment to help. I thought I was up for a proper targeted sports massage but oh my god it was fucking agony. The hip felt slightly better after, but I’m wondering if that’s just because the rest of my body was so tense in response to the torture. I’ve got some squat exercises to do as well – I’ve even been trying to do them which makes a change from my pattern of behaviour after previous visits to physios. He told me to come back in a week, which immediately filled me with dread. I think if it’s that bad again I might just tell him it’s fixed so I don’t have to go back (maybe that’s what everyone does, and why he thinks he’s getting results).

On Thursday I received the now familiar email notifying me I didn’t have a place in the London marathon (best wishes to all who celebrate) and immediately shelled out for a place in Manchester, so that’s real now. It’s obviously still ages away so I’m very much concentrating on the deconditioning and drinking phase of the training plan.

Friday after school I volunteered to look after Gabs and it was all back to ours for back-to-back Barbie films (Ηη’s choice).

It was Αα’s turn to look after the nursery ‘Travel Ted’ for the weekend. We didn’t really modify our behaviour to accommodate him (or attempt to appear like we have a more cultured existence) and we spent the weekend doing what we do best – parks, playgrounds, bakeries, with pizza and ice cream. We went to the Clissold splashpad on Saturday which threatened to be a disaster – it was raining (verging on a thunderstorm) then the water went off as soon as we got in. Thankfully the water came back on after about half an hour and then the weather blew over. Αα had a blast. Ηη not so much, but he stopped uncharacteristically short of ruining anyone else’s fun.

Then we hung out with the Liberty gang plus Ellis for a solstice picnic and some relatively tame water fights (props to Mark for taking most of the hits for the grown-ups).

Work

Figuring out how to make an image carousel break out of the 12-column grid while accommodating a sticky side navigation that changes colour based on its background. And has a wobbly edge underneath. All far too jazzy for my liking and I’m sure it’s going to be a bug-riddled mess into which we’re going to sink an untold amount of time. But I guess that’ll keep me in a job for a bit so mustn’t grumble.

Running

• Tuesday Heathside track
• Thursday marshes
• Saturday Finsbo parkrun
• Sunday Tower Bridge loop LSR