Today was rest day, so I booked myself in for my first ever sports massage. My calves have been getting increasingly tight and have been giving me gyp for some time now. I was a little bit apprehensive because I've heard stories about these things being quite painful. Oh come on, how bad could it be........?
Very bad, that's how bad! After a discussion with the lovely Henal I decided to go for the full hour massage and have all my legs and lower back worked on. I lay face down on the bed all nice and cosy and there we are chatting away about running, all very relaxed. She started with my hamstrings, which apparently are "very tight." So there she is rubbing away and I'm thinking "oh this isn't too bad" until I realise that all she's doing is rubbing the massage oil in! I thought it was a bit strange when she said that she wouldn't tell anyone if I cried, but now I know why, cos believe me when I say that the next hour was quite possibly the most painful experience of my entire life. I honestly cannot put into words how excruciating it was.
When she had finished pummelling the top of my leg she started on my calf and again mentions how tight they are. I start to realise at this point that tight = pain! The whole time I am squirming, jolting, kicking and panting! "Come on you're doing really well, breath through the pain" she tells me. It's like being in a bloody labour suite "Oh Christ somebody fetch me the gas and air!" I tell myself that the other leg won't be as bad, but brace myself when I hear her say "oh this ones even worse." Knowing what to expect didn't make it any less painful and I continued to squirm and pant until the whole ordeal came to an end and I paid her £30 for the pleasure. Apparently there will be some bruising but I should fly round tomorrows half marathon (!)
After spending the next couple of hours feeling like I'd been trampled by a herd of Bison, my legs don't feel half bad. Think I'll book in for another one......
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