Since
we came back home from
Rio Maior last Sunday
we have had wintry conditions.
Some days we had snow,
other days less than
5 degrees and rain.
It has been windy most
of the week, too. Not
the best training conditions,
especially in April
!! Today it's warming
up a little and we finally
have over 10 degrees
Celsius (11), but it's
still raining and it's
windy :-(
These
conditions are not the
best for my back problems.
My back got really bad
after flying back home
to Norway. I could not
sit, because then I
got so stiff I almost
couldn't get back up
on my legs. In the morning
I had problems getting
out of bed, too. I was
able to train, but not
any fast work. I had
a fartlek on my program
for last Wednesday,
but I had problems walking
fast. I was not able
to walk faster then
5 min/km in the fast
parts for the first
half of the Fartlek,
at the end I walked
4.55 min/km for the
faster parts... This
was of course much slower
than normally. It was
not painfull, it was
just not possible to
walk faster. My legs
did not want to move.
I got treatments on
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday
last week. Everyday
I became a little bit
better... Since Saturday
I have been able to
train pretty good again,
but still my back is
not OK. I have some
exercises I have to
do every day and they
help. Now I just have
to be patient and do
all the right things
for my back. It's just
one more week until
the next IAAF Race Walking
Challenge race in Sesto
San Giovanni, Italy.
