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The nice chaps at RunBreeze have sent me some kit to test out and I couldn't wait to get it on and give it a go. The items I was received were: Runderwear - Mens Support Briefs Anti Blister Socks I've always been skeptical about running in pants/briefs as comfort is really important to me when out on long runs (It should be to every runner) and the less chance of irritation the better. There is nothing worse than hitting mile 10 and finding out your got sore areas in your crutch and the worse news is you've got another 10 miles to get home. There is nothing worse than finding your favorite/lucky/fastest pair of running shorts with NETTING inside... thats never going to be comfortable on those long runs. As soon as you take the underwear out of the box they look great, the design is really unique and the guys have really taken running briefs to the next level. The first feel of the runderwear in your hands you know a lot of though has gone into the design an...

As I thought my half ironman plans for 2013 are over... I've had my MRI results and its a cross between good and bad news, as I haven't torn my meniscus, but I've got some cartilage damage and I've got a 9mm piece of bone loose and floating around in my knee joint. This 9mm piece of bone is catching my knee joint and its locking the knee in place. I'm also getting more pain now even though I'm not training which is bizarre. Its been 11 weeks since I put a good training session in and I'm starting to get hungry again for training, which I was starting to loose after the house move. I've got my operation planned in for the middle of August and worst case it could be 6 weeks with light weight barring for me and best case I'll be back driving within 7 days after the operation. I'm tracking my current calorie intake so I don't gain weight while I'm not training, so I've gone on USN diet fuel which tastes great. I'll repor...

Its come to a head... I've been advised to stop training for 2 weeks to see if my knee can recover correctly before I am issued a consultant appointment. I have been taping my knee up thanks to  http://www.vickisportsmassage.co.uk/  so I hope this aids my recovery or eases some of the discomfort.

29/04/13 - Turbo Session Start week with a quality turbo session but a big but.. on the power reps I felt a "tweak" in my knee, not a good tweak either. It hurt and made me stop in my tracks, I could feel a niggle through the remainder of the session, I hadnt felt a pain like that since I ruptured my knee ligaments about 10 years ago. I hope its nothing to serious... The set was 15 warm up 15 Max reps (1 min on 1 min off) 5 warm down Session Details Duration 00:50:00 Distance 11 Miles 30/04/13 - Rest Day 01/05/13 - Rest Day 02/05/13 - Turbo Session Low resistance spin, as the knee still doesn't feel right after 2 days away from any strain. A simple 30 mins easy session Session Details Duration 00:30:00 Distance 5 Miles 03/05/13 - Rest Day 04/05/13 - Free Run A lovely day for a run, sun shining, Oakley on and the open road for a 50 minute run. I was fired up for this run session, I don't know why I just was and I se...

04/06/12 - Brick Session (Southampton, Hampshire) My last brick session before Cotswolds as I start to taper for the event, the session felt great and a true test for race day, minus the swim.   My legs felt great at the end of the session, I could have kept going but I had a street party to attend. Session Details Duration 02 56 00 Distance 38.64 Miles 05/06/12 - Rest Day 06/06/12 - Free Run (Neath, Swansea) Triathlon Club Run - Warm Up & Session Session Details Duration 00 45 49 Distance 5.76 Miles 07/06/12 - Rest Day 08/06/12 - Illness 09/06/12 - Injured - Sliced the top of my finger off trying to sort out my mountain bike break disk out. I wont be training for a couple of days, hope it heals up a bit for Ironman. 10/06/12 - Injured Week 23 Totals Cycling - 30.74 Miles Running - 13.61 Miles Swimming - 0 Meters