Taking stock

1. Broken right foot
2. Broken toe on right foot
3. Strained (?) intercostal muscles on right side.

In general, ouch, and not a lot of fun.

I really should go have my foot checked out, but really, what are they going to do? Tell me to stay off it? Duh. It doesn't hurt when I run, and, strangely enough, doesn't hurt when I kick the bags. But when I kick pads? Oh man!! That's when the stabbing, sharp pain kicks in and it feels like someone is shoving a knife blade into my foot. And if I kick multiple times? That's when the stabbing pain in my ribs kicks in! All in all, not good. Thank god I'm not fighting this weekend as I really need to heal both these ow-ies. Stupid me, I've been in to train every day this week, so I really haven't done anything to help anything heal. The ribs are the worst. They were bothering me prior to the fight, but I think taking knees during two fights was enough to do some more serious damage. It's like having a horrible stitch in your side constantly, even while at rest. Walking even tends to bring on pain. I really should go see my doctor.

Maybe it's time for a day off today? Or just a cardio run tonight.

The problem is that if I'm not training, I don't know what to do. I'm restless and anxious and feel lost. If I'm not at the gym, I'm lost. But right now, if I'm at the gym, I'm in pain. It's a lose-lose situation!! Maybe I need to get a life...

I stayed after Phase II and did CSW last night. It felt good to roll again. It's a different work out than Muay Thai - more continuous and draining. I thought I would have problems remember some of the sweeps and moves, but I actually did okay and only got submitted by one of our senior guys. I figure that since my next fight won't be until the fall, I can go back to rolling and doing Gi work, provided I don't get injured. My shoulder still isn't back to full strength from December and I don't want to tweek it again.

I downloaded a training program for a half-marathon. I'm going to sign up for the Fall Colours Half Marathon in October. That gives me 8 weeks to train for it. The longest distance I've done is 15 km, so 21 km shouldn't be all that bad. I had thought about doing some duathlons this summer as well, but it's a bit too late to start brick training. Besides, I've been doing LSD runs all along for fight prep - doing LSDs for the half-marathon isn't any different.

Bored, bored, bored, bored. It's a rainy, bleak day out there. I've been looking at tourism sites for the Issan province in Thailand. I think I will spend the first week of my vacation up north, near Nong Khai, then cross over to Laos and fly from Vientiane to Phnom Penh for our house building. After the build, I'm going to go lie on a beach for a week or so. Woo hoo!! Maybe train, but we'll see.

It looks like the fights that were schedule this weekend in Toronto have been postponed. This is actually good news! That means I have a chance at being on this card anyway. And it gives me time to heal all the owies and improve what I need to improve. Yeah! I was actually really looking forward to fighting in Toronto - it would give me the opportunity to show some friends and relatives exactly what it is that I do on a daily basis. Although I think I get that opportunity at the end of August - Kruu asked me yesterday if I would be available on Aug 22nd to help out with a Muay Thai demo at the SuperEX.