Day 8 of injury rehab 🫠 I managed a 13 minute walk for 800m before the pain got too severe. Learning the ways to settle the nerve pain quickly however, which is good. Keeping my protein intake high, focusing on anti-inflam foods which the kitchen chefs at the AIS have been very understanding of for me (bless their souls). No physical physio treatment today, just rest and recover. It’s been roughly 4 or 5 years since my last spinal flare from my Degenerative Disc Disorder (my L5/S1 disc is dead and has been since I was 14 years old), so while this is an injury I’m used to, I have never experienced it whilst being an elite athlete which is so much worse, as I am getting to the stage where I am feeling so guilty for not training, and it’s making me feel so useless and pathetic. It’s mentally draining, but I’m getting through it day by day 🩵