Monday, March 26, 2007 - My Left Foot

 I've been playing football with the same bunch of guys now for about 10 years. It's just a pick up game, people come and go but every Sunday we are out there huffing and puffing away. I've noticed the last year or so has become a little more difficult, I'm not sure if it's my age ( I will be 43 in September) , the recent addition of some younger African players to the game, these guys are from Cameroon and Senegal and are in their late 20's to mid 30's and started playing with us about a year ago, but it's probably a combination of both.

I've recently picked up some niggling injuries, the first was my groin which is not painful but hurts every time I kick the ball for the last 4 weeks or so, next came my right hamstring which is very tight just under my right buttock and then the long muscle in my middle back (Latissimus dorsi). Yesterday was the piece d' resistance. I was running toward goal passed the ball by the defender and got a beautiful return pass to put me through on goal with only the goal keeper to beat...................... then CRACK!!!

I had stepped in a pothole and my ankle gave a large crunch which was heard by 2 other players. I've always prided myself that I've never broken a bone despite playing rugby, football, boxing, weight training, working construction not to mention the odd fight or two in my younger days. Usually I bounce straight up but this time I rolled around in pain for a few minutes wondering if my luck had ran out and I had finally broken a bone, after a few minutes I got to my feet and could no longer play on, returning home to ice the  sore ankle instead.

This morning I can hardly put weight on it and there is quite a fat band of swelling around the ankle and calf........................ Daniel Day Lewis eat your heart out, we'll see how long this keeps me out for?!?! 

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - That dont look good.