Aches and Pains

Busy day today starting with the commute, then followed by work rubbish until a weight training class at lunchtime, more work rubbish and then a reasonable ride home. The wind had picked up a bit and aligned itself in precisely the wrong direction but still nice to be away from the office.

I have had a back ache just under my left shoulder blade for a week now which wakes me up in the morning.  I have attributed this to last weeks weight training class but don't remember hurting it.  Today's class provoked a twinge during dips and bicep curls. I am counting on the fact that if I continue to train it will go away.  My knee is playing up after loading up more weight than usual for the squatting - essential exercise for cyclists but I was just going through the motions at the lighter weight. Again, train through it - none of this 'I need to rest' rubbish......clearly I know more than the experts. My final complaint is my shoulder, the right side tightens a lot more than the left and is probably a result of the surgery in July plus the fact that I have carried my pre-historic laptop for the last 3 commutes.

Things are going well then?  Do we make these conversations to impress people by telling them that despite all the issues we have we continue to grind it out day after day? Or do we talk about this stuff because it makes us feel better and that we are trying as hard as we can in the circumstances.  The final 'or' is are we too precious about this sort of thing and should just put up or shut up? I'm not sure I know the answer to this and I probably engage is a little of all three.

This, of course, has nothing to do with completing the end to end because 99% of this challenge is mental, the other 1% is about finding a public toilet to avoid squatting behind a hedge on the A30. I know it's going to hurt, I know my brain will pack up when I run out of energy, I know I will have mechanical problems and sleepless nights listening to the Polish lorries steam past my bivvi. I know all of this so it won't be too bad when it actually happens - will it?