Archive for May, 2008

Gaucho clothes

Friday, May 16th, 2008

A while ago I received a comment on this blog suggesting that if I wanted to buy some clothes suitable for an ecstatic gaucho, GauchoClothes.com would be the place to visit. This is the place to buy your bombachas de campo trousers, alpargatas shoes etc. Check it.

Waiting for the verdict

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Yesterday, I made my third visit to the physiotherapist. Surely, at last I would find out if my knee was in a fit enough state to let me run the Edinburgh Marathon. First the physio measured the distance between my heel and arse, and at 6 1/2 inches things were getting better. Then I had […]

The physio-barber-surgeon

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

I took the long way round in to work today, well, I headed in the opposite direction altogether before eventually turning around and arriving roughly on time. This 13 mile bike ride replaced a run, now that I’ve been banned from any knee-crunching pavement pounding by the physio. The holy marathon book said I should […]

Getting up from my pallet and walking

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Like a good boy, I’ve been bending ze knees in an effort to stretch my quadriceps and get my marathon ambitions back on the track. The knee still hurts, but hopefully this doesn’t mean it isn’t getting better. Yesterday, it definitely got better: my thighs were homework for a mate who’s doing a professional massage […]