Winter Spine Race 2026 - Preview
Over the last few months my fitness has waned. Age (now 44) has been catching up with me and my theory is that the training I've done whilst training at semi-elite level for the marathon has done some permanent damage to my body. It's to the extent now that I can only jog on the treadmill for up to an hour, even then its not pain free. I have plantar fasciitis in my left foot that flares up after two or three consecutive sessions. My lower back / buttock pain (similar to sciatica) is more or less permanent but with varying levels of pain. I then have the usual aches and pains and muscle pulls every now and then. For instance as recently as 7th December I was in A&E having an x-ray of my right ankle and was on crutches as I could not put any weight whatsoever on my foot. The funny thing is I honestly can't even say what caused the issue, I just woke up with it being that way. The diagnosis was ligament damage with an unknown r...