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Finally
I'm getting back on top of things again. It has been another extremely difficult
period. I have lost over a month of training after being caught in the infinite
injury cycle. I think that I've finally broken out of it and am now close to
returning to proper training. The injury cycle is a really dangerous trap for
athletes. More so for professional athletes who are under pressure to return to
competition. After all, management is running a business. The
injury cycle is synonymous with a broken record; -> rest -> treatment
-> start training again -> oops, too much too soon -> injury...then the
cycle starts again. The problem is getting the right diagnosis at the time of
the injury and an appropriate active treatment programme that breaks the
cycle. I had to
go through the cycle a couple of times before I was able to break it and find a
way out...Thanks to a great physiotherapist dude I was introduced to. I clicked
with his treatment philosophies and once we came up with a treatment plan, I
immediately responded both physically and mentally and have been able to make
some pretty substantial progress over the last few weeks.
It's been
a really frustrating time and even now I'm not sure that I'm 100% in the clear.
I'm still treading carefully. But having said that, things are moving well.
Today I was able, for the first time 6wks, to do more than six hours on the
bike. Not hard or with a lot of intensity but the fact that I can get through
it, was a good feeling. So for
all of you who had thought I had fallen off the face of the earth - I haven't.
I'm here and looking forward to getting back to racing - even if a little
afraid. It has been a difficult period and it's not always easy to write during
these times but I had it put to me the other day when my physio drilled me about
getting on top of my morale. He asked a question that I should've asked myself
sooner, "What about all your supporters? They want to know something..." I guess
that essentially what he was getting at is that I need to help myself more and
by informing you guys of any good news can only help to lift my morale. Spending
more time writing about any improvements is less time spent dwelling on what's
not going so well. And without a doubt, writing down my thoughts always helps me
to clear the way.... So here
we are. The fact is that all of you have been there for us through both the
shitty times and the good times and it's not fair that I don't keep you updated
more often. So sorry to you guys for being a slack-arse... I want to
thank everyone for sticking by me once again. Especially Carole and Tanner (who
is now a whole one. Not just a part of one anymore!) - we had a nice time at the
beach last weekend celebrating his 1st birthday. I'm lucky to have both of them
and their support. And thanks too to those directly involved in helping me to
get on top of my injury and of course those of you who have kept coming back
waiting for the next diary entry. Probably
a lot of you are wondering about the Tour. Well, I'm not really sure at the
moment if I'm going to be back in time. The first objective is to get through
the Tour of Luxembourg and then try and prove to the team that I'm good enough
in the Tour of Switzerland. So for now it's one step at a time and the next step
is to make the start line at the Tour of Luxembourg with no
problems. Here we
go..... Julz 
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