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| My new socklets! |
The Running Gods give with one hand and take away with the other. My legs continue to feel absolutely fine, helped along in their absoluteness by a nifty pair of compression socklets for plantar fasciitis. Not that I have PF, thank the Running Gods, but I do have tired feet and thought that they deserved a treat. One
impulse purchase from Boots later, and my feet are snugged quite nicely in their socks. I'm even going to wear them to bed so that my feet are well rested for tomorrow's 10-mile run.
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| My lovely but heavy bag |
Well, I say tomorrow's 10-mile run. Whether it happens or not will depend on the state of my back which has seized up again, but this time is even worse than the last. I'd like to say that it's a running-related injury but, embarrassingly, it isn't. No, it's down to carrying my hugely heavy Fossil shoulder bag during my trip to the shopping centre yesterday, along with five carrier bags from a bit of spree in the January sales. My back was aching by the end of the day and this morning, when I bent down to feed Maia, the muscles on both sides of my spine gave a loud shriek. Or perhaps that was me doing the shrieking...
Anyway, every time I bend at the waist, my back goes into spasm. And it HURTS. I've never really had back pain so this is new to me and I don't know what to expect tomorrow. I'm fine when I'm walking and moving around so, as long as I remember to have good posture and lean from the ankles rather than the waist, running should be okay.
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| The Alexa - beautiful, but too expensive to use. |
Looking back on it, I suspect that the Fossil bag was the culprit in my last back pain episode as well. It just isn't a practical bag once it's fully loaded. I might have to start using my Mulberry Alexa instead. Oh, the hardship...
Janathon update: No exercise today due to a faulty back. I did practice good posture and engaged my core lots, though. Does that count? And, just for the record, this is actually the blog entry for 12 January - midnight has now come and gone, and me and my socklets are going to bed. Lucky lucky Bassman!
Ooh, I love your Fossil bag. I've got two. There's a big Fossil store at the huge Outlet Village just near us ... how am I supposed to resist?!
ReplyDeleteThere is no way to resist that sort of temptation. Am impressed that you don't have more bags! My Fossil bag came from TK Maxx a couple of years ago; the price was so low that it would have been rude not to buy it. Might be time for another trip back to see if I can find something a bit less hefty (or a visit to you so that I can go to the Outlet Village!).
ReplyDeleteA bag that's too expensive to use - like having a camera too expensive to click or a bass too expensive to play. Definitely a girl thing...
ReplyDeletePerhaps I should have said 'too expensive to risk getting water marks, ink stains, salt stains (from the sea air in Shetland), etc on it' but there wasn't enough room in the caption box...but yes, it is a girl thing & is destined to always remain a mystery to you.
DeleteExcellent idea! It's Cheshire Oaks: http://www.mcarthurglen.com/uk/cheshire-oaks-designer-outlet/en - and there are lots of lovely handbag shops! I can see I need to investigate TK Maxx a bit more - always been a bit snobby about it, as it looks a bit of a mess, but clearly there are bargains to be had.
ReplyDeleteI'm not particularly snobbish about TK Maxx, but I do struggle to find anything in the overwhelming chaos of their layout. The bags are in the front of the store so I can manage that ok, though. I'd much rather wander through the shops in a nice designer outlet place, of which there are none anywhere near us. A visit south would be fun - we could go for a run or do a race, then go shopping. The perfect day!
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