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It has to be said that lactic acid does not feel to pleasant. I’ve slept more in the last two nights then I did in the last two weeks prior, and my body seems to begrudgingly be thinking about repairing itself in what can only be described as a cumbersome fashion.

I have overtrained massivley of late, and am continuing a rather extreme course of exercise, involving several rowing outings a week (often 12), and am attempting to clock 250 miles/week on the bicycle, often falling short at around 200 miles due to time reasons.

I’ve trained excessively before, when rowing at university for example, or when training to do 3 marathons in 3 weeks; indeed my normal training for running and rowing would be considered by most to be excessive. Still, I don’t ever recall feeling the lactic acid course through my veins quite as badly as this.

I played badminton last night and I was absolutely shocking. My body simply could just not cope with the demands I place upon myself when playing badminton – even at a semi-casual/serious level. Mentally I was slow and unprepared, and even though I could on most occasions realise where the shuttlecock was going, and get into a position to be able to play a shot; I simply wasn’t able to mentally goad my body into playing what I wanted. I have never played badminton as badly as I did last night.

I’m hoping that getting some proper sleep for a change will actually enable my body to start repairing properly, and that I can get to the level of fitness I want after my knee injury. Otherwise I might have to take some time off, and who knows what will happen then.