Runners

[jerkules]

Shit @Jcaz6996 really sorry to hear that - wishing you a very speedy recovery. On the plus side you’ve smashed out a 5K time most could only dream of, and managed it with a fracture!

[Jcaz6996]

@jerkules cheers pal , the plan was to give it another go this Saturday with a bit of a taper week and try and get under 18mins .. just wasn’t meant to be ..

Gutted as training was going good with some races coming up in the coming weeks.. Never mind ..

[Nik]

@Jcaz6996 sounds brutal dude. The blues from not being able to train due to injury can be intense. You’ll be better soon and back to it though. Hopefully doctor or physio will have some recommendations on how to avoid in the future, but injuries are a part of the game…

[goosehd]

Hoping for a speedy recovery and minimal intervention. Thankfully 6-8 weeks always goes fast and you’ll be back on your feet pounding the pavement soon.

[Jcaz6996]

Cheers both , just received my referral letter today so hope I receive an appointment soon .

Can’t be good as the letter explains a team has looked at my case and that I need to be seen .

[Nik]

Completed Eastern States 100 mile 21,000 feet of climbing technical trail ultramarathon on 9th August in 27 hours for 11th place.
Very challenging event. Biggest lesson learned is to get feet dry in aid stations. I didn’t do this and paid for it but walking the last 20 miles of the race on painful blisters. It caused my friend to have to DNF because of trench foot. Other than that, a great experience, felt strong, ran into 6th place between 30-60 miles, and enjoyed all the climbing, descending, and technical trail. Best part of it was having my brother and friends crew, and my brother paced me through the night from mile 80 to the finish. Couldn’t have done it without him. Next race is arc of attrition 100 mile in Cornwall in January.

[goosehd]

@Nik Deep respect and admiration! Congratulations on a fantastic performance

How are you recovering?

[Nik]

Actually recovery was not too bad. Blisters are mostly healed now. Ankles and feet swelled after the race but compression socks fixed that. Now the ankle I rolled several times just needs a few more days of recovery to stabilize. Back to running next week so two weeks off. I think all the climbing and moving around the technical trail plus walking the last 20 miles meant the whole thing was much easier on the body than a flatter run (my much faster Autumn 100 run had me in a lot of body pain for a week after).

[AdamC]

My friends Step dad, Gaz, is currently taking part in One Water Race - approx 200km running through Swedish trails and 50km swimming through open seas, with only a map and a compass to navigate. Absolutely crazy challenge! https://onewaterrace.com/about-the-race/

[AdamC]

@Nik you are an absolute machine, just reading that gives me blisters

[ZackB]

@Nik congrats man, such a bad ass accomplishment. Good luck on the next one.

[marco23d]

I won a Strava contest and I’m so pumped on the prize. Indigo dyed Saucony peregrine by 3sixteen. The contest was for the undyed version and they decided to send out 2 pairs of indigo and I lucked out