okay, let me tell you guys what happened. the other day, monday, went to the doctor. doctor said, "well, it's just mild stress injury. i know that asking you to rest for 4-6 weeks will cause you to lose your stamina. so i advise you to start at 50% of your intensity. and slowly increase by 5%-10%. if the pain however comes back, you know you then have to rest." so he booked me an appointment with the sports physio and podiatrist (the guy who checks your feet). what this means is basically to squeeze every dollar out of you. yeah, i mean, it's really cool. to know what is really going on. whether you stepping properly. whether you can improve in anyway to help your muscles or bones to not get injured. something like that. i hope. if not, it's just a waste of money. or i could think of it as generous donations to Changi General Hospital. hmmm, no. i think more of it as wasting money.

anyway, monday, happily went down to training. not so happy when i got demoted. but what to do. no choice. bo pian. i was like running, seeing the others 'overtake' me. have to get used to it i guess. why did i have to suffer this. i knew i wasn't ready. yet i still did those superman sets. damn. should've done 10x400m at 1.40 pace first rather than start chiong-ing at 1.20 pace. start slow nav, start slow. i remember what my doc said. "there's this controversy. they say that as athletes, you are to push your limits. but they also say that you should know your limits (as in the sense that pushing your limits will injure you)."

okay now, the reason why i'm frustrated, is cause, the pain is coming back. i know. maybe my shin muscles aren't that strong yet. especially coming out cold after my 2 week rest. but i've also worked out why i'm getting this stress. cause of my foot. i should be dorsiflexing instead of plantar flexing. like when i land, i should land dorsiflex. yeah. you understand? go google. i've included a link at the bottom to a resourceful website which has an article on this issue. if any of you guys know any better sites, well, you can just...keep it to yourself.

but anyway, really frustrated. i doubt i'll be going training tomorrow. either because of the pain (cause i have to rest) or cause of a delay at the campfire site where i'm helping out. campfire. everything is in order. except for the fact that we don't know how many schools are coming. but still, no point staring at the dark sky and hope that schools will drop down from the stars. you know what, maybe for the greater good, i may have to skip training. but i really want to go training. i really need to? argh.

http://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/archive/tibia-stress-fracture.html