Messages posted by : Gareth Fair
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Slamb, I feel your pain :cry:
I had a 100% acl tear in my right knee last april skiing and had the reconstruction opperation 8 weeks ago. I had the hamstring graft and even now I feel great. The reason I waited so long to get the job done is cos it gave me a great chance to build up my leg muscles pre op and started a new job so had to put it off for a while. I went to the gym 4 or 5 days a week and uses a exercise bike for as long as was possible (about 30 to 40 mins) and this has made a huge difference to my recovery. I was off my crutches in 4 days and was walking without a limp in about 2 weeks. Now I can cycle for about 30 mins and the leg feels strong but I cant ski untill December. I know the graft takes a long time to bed in but I have a lot more movement even after 8 weeks than I have had in the last 8 months. Its Sh1t but give yourself a while to let the swelling go down and get working on the leg muscles before you have the op. Best of luck |
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Apparently the first rule of addiction is admiting the addiction...
I only started skiing 5 years ago and have managed about 8 weeks skiing so far. This year I cant even ski as I'm recovering from ACL reconstruction on my right knee from a skiing fall last winter and wont ski untill next winter. :( :( BUT.....every day I open my laptop and spend hours on J2ski reading over every post and loving the banter between the regulars (I have been on J2ski for a few years but dont post to often,prefering to read and laugh)and checking the snow reports for every resort I have ever been to. I constantly check for cheap air fares to various european airports near the slopes even though i know I cant go for at least 10 months!! I can't pass TK MAX without checking to see if they have any hidden gems in the ski section and cant stop buying ski jackets,trousers and anything else that I just have to have. Whenever anyone of my friends tells me that there thinking of going skiing I always tell them that I'll sort it for them just to feel like I'm a bit nearer to the slopes. When I'm doing my exercises to help with the knee rehab I constantly wonder if I'll still be able to carve off my right side and if I will continue to improve or will I be left as a intermediate who can get down anything but really need a lesson or 2 to improve my technique?? As I type this I'm watching the skiing on eurosport and can sit for hours watching Nomads on Rush HD and be in awe of the kind of skiing I hope one day I will be able to do myself. I could continue and bore everyone to death about this addiction but I have a small hunch that I'm not alone....... Am I??? |
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looking after my very pregnant wife by cooking a nice dinner and probably just giving her a good back rub etc...Its a hard life! )
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engagement ring for my wife.
rugby or football? |
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Never...
How do they get the figs into the fig rolls?? |
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Tony,
Grenoble is only just over an hour drive from Alpe D'Huez. I have managed cheap weekends there a few times. I phoned the Alpe d'Huez tourist office (0033476114444) and managed to get a basic 2 bed appartment in the town 100 yards from the ski lift for 65 euros a night between 3 blokes. The have a good selection to suit your budget. There is a bus from the airport but we hired a car (carhire3000.com) for 30 euros a day. All in we got 3 days accomodation plus flights and car hire for less than 200 euros each. Bargin :D Mountain is good too, would not be as challenging as St Anton but there is some great views from the top of the glaicers and the tunnel is a great run (my profile picture was taken halfway down the tunnel). I know your not fond of French skiing but for a cheap snow fix it does the job :) |
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RossF...If i was a Munster fan I would never ski cos I'd be too busy getting married to my sister and bandwagon jumping like the rest of the red necks! :twisted:
And yes I will be in Twickenham to watch Leinster beat Wasps tomorrow. :P Mind you Ross, you are kinda funny ) |
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Wanderer is right, a J2ski type of ski holiday/piss up sounds great for next year. Imagine if the likes of Pavel and Jan really couldnt ski at all!! :mrgreen: Is RossF really funny?? :?: Does Tony talk as much as he writes?? and just think of what we could find out about the real people on this site!!
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