Life is an ultramarathon

Context flashback:

After a 90km run from London to Brighton on my own at the beginning of November, I started to feel a kind of ache/pain in the right hip. It sometimes starts as soon as I wake up, sometimes I have to walk a bit. It's mostly located in the hip, but sometimes runs from the lower back down to the foot. I thought it could be a sciatica. I've got the impression I'm healing very slowly. Running is still not a good idea. I can now swim 2km without feeling too bad. However, the following morning is usually slightly achy.

During the Yuletide period, I went to see my GP in France to sort it out. He advised me some x-rays. These may show a slight discopathy L5-S1, but nothing really clear. My GP came to the conclusion it was either a tendinitis or a contracture. Appart from seeing an osteopath, he gave me a bunch of general advice.

On top of my standard resolutions for the new year (namely: back to swimming, start climbing and find a decent girlfriend), I've then added most of them:

• Physical
  • practice various sports, including circuits training and swimming to force all the muscles to work and avoid disequilibrium
  • stretch a lot, with focus on the lower back
  • rather short training sessions
  • run only one ultra in a year
• Alimentation
  • drink a lot (of water)
  • lots of veg & fruit
  • dairy
  • fish & seafood
  • drink a little alcohol as possible (to avoid dehydratation)

I've started to follow all these rules. I'll see how long I'm going to stick to them :) . I hope to be progressively back to running by the end of the winter. I may train for a spring marathon if everything goes right, to be back to fitness. Then trail-specific training. UTMB is not that far away ....

Ultra resolutions.