tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70213508389069418682011-07-08T05:44:44.369-07:00Mark Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330502809109695268noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021350838906941868.post-10977060603676612082009-07-29T16:39:00.000-07:002009-07-29T16:47:31.376-07:00Well myGP did not let me down: no referral. He said "keep running (that's good), but avoid anything that aggravates it. It should mend in a month or so. You have strained your muscle where it attaches to the pubic bone." Well I must admit it has improved but not gone away. After a strenuous run I feel it. Cricket, forget about it. Core exercises can be murder!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7021350838906941868-1097706060367661208?l=runmarkduncan.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330502809109695268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021350838906941868.post-26992842425514904792009-06-09T21:19:00.000-07:002009-06-09T21:33:49.300-07:00I have been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">struggling</span> with a lower abdominal strain for about 6 weeks now. I took a week off after a marathon, but not much improvement. After a run, if I sneeze, I fell like I will unzip across the groin. Ouch. I'd love to go straight to a sports physician and get it diagnosed straight away. You need a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">referral</span> for that. So tomorrow I am off to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">visit</span> my GP. A nice guy but he probably thinks everyone is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hypochondriac</span>. Will he give me a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">referral</span>? Will say the dreaded word to a runner? Rest. Stay tuned.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7021350838906941868-2699284242551490479?l=runmarkduncan.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330502809109695268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021350838906941868.post-82386439196119487152009-06-07T07:15:00.000-07:002009-06-07T07:23:08.072-07:00This my first post. I'll keep it short. I've always viewed "blogging" as self indulgent. So am I missing something. I guess I'll indulge and form a more educated opinion.<br /><br />I am off for a run now. My first since the Calgary marathon last Sunday. I have never not run for a week since I started this obsession four years ago.<br /><br />Run with passion.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7021350838906941868-8238643919611948715?l=runmarkduncan.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mark Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330502809109695268noreply@blogger.com0