10x30-30/bugger all

I was all set to run my intervals today; I had stretched, I'd taken my gel pack (well, it was late morning and it was nearly lunchtime; it was that or eat properly and not run until the afternoon), and I was feeling reasonably OK. Then I set off and I managed exactly 22.40s of hobbling down the road before I said to myself "This is silly. It hurts, and I need to stop." So I did.

Pretty bloody depressing though. I should have leapt straight onto the bike for some spinning, but I decided to treat today as an enforced rest day. Pretty annoyed about that.

The thing is that my knee is not hurting at the moment but my ankle is very stiff and sore which makes my whole leg uncomfortable. I am very glad that I will be seeing the doctor about it tomorrow.

Today's gel was Hammergel Banana: very nasty. About second place for nastiness, right behind Gu Plain. The gels on Saturday were Powergel Vanilla (repulsive), Clif Shot Razz Sorbet (not nice, but manageable), and Clif Shot Vanilla (really pretty palatable).

The last gel I have from my sample frenzy is Hammergel Apple Cinnamon, but the winners for me so far are Gu Vanilla, Carb Boom Apple Cinnamon, and Clif Shot Vanilla.

Honestly though - if these things didn't help I would not be putting them anywhere near my mouth.

Posted by Dunx at May 26, 2003 02:42 PM