One thing you should know about a spinal carry. If you are in charge of the head, you must, under no circumstances drop it. The head I mean. Clearly if you do, you could be responsible for exacerbating their spinal injury.
So with that out of the way let's move on.
As you know I'm starting training for a half marathon in August this year. All the books I've read up on training for it say you can train for it in fourteen weeks. Truthfully it takes me a long time to build up my endurance so I wanted to start as soon as I finished my Bronze. And being my usual type A personality I like to leave time for these things. Alot of time. So my training programme for it started last week. The programme Husband and I both decided was the best one for us was duly chosen. It was photocopied and takes pride of place on our fridge. My diary is filled with carefully pencilled entries for the next month or so with how far and fast I should be running.

There's just one problem.

Yes, that's my leg and I'm not running on it. Neither is anyone else I hasten to add.
You see, when I was doing the spinal carry in my Bronze Medallion exam a week ago I was in charge of the head. Unfortunately there was a sharp ridge of sand and I slipped. It was a choice of my foot or the faux patient's head and I chose to protect the head of my non patient. This was a stupid decision but I wanted to pass my exam. It was enormously painful at the time but fuelled by adrenaline I carried on running in and out of the surf. In fact I carried on during the week thinking it would recover by itself.
I've spent the past few months learning the importance of RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate) In a classic case of "do as I say, not as I do" I confess I did none of these things.
A great friend organised for me to see a physio on the weekend. So now I'm wrapped, strapped and on non running duty. For quite a while.
In fact by the time I can start training I'll have exactly 14 weeks to get ready for it.
Awesome.