A Setback

With 7 weeks to go to the Edinburgh Marathon I have had an unfortunate setback -- I suffered a severe calf strain on the 20 mile long run on Saturday -- had to pull out after 9 miles and walk to the underground to get the tube back to my car. By today (Monday) the pain is receding a great deal, spent the last two days icing elevating, resting and taking anti-inflammatories. Sports massage tomorrow morning and I have managed to get an emergency appointment with my osteopath who treats sports injuries. I can afford to lose two weeks training at this stage and still complete the marathon reasonably well -- any more than that and I will be cheering on the sidelines and taking the photos :-(