So, I'm just back from having my gait analysed. The woman who did it is a former PTI from the RAF, so I think she knows her stuff.

Apparently, and suprisingly, she says I have good technique! Who taught you to run like that? she said. According to her, I run from the ball and middle of my feet. Which is apparently good. Funny, I thought I was very flat footed. But not so, it seems. Craig still says that I drag my feet when I walk... but I guess I'm dragging them on tippy toes! So, it's not my feet that are the problem. Which means I don't need special trainers to compensate for a funny technique.

Stretching... she says. How much do you do? Erm, probably not enough. Within seconds she had me lying on the deck, one leg bent in front of me, whilst she stretched my other leg behind my back. How does that feel? Err.. sore. I was glad that the shop was quiet whilst she grappled with me on the floor like a female wrestler.

This is, she believes, the problem. Not enought stretching. Yoga and Pilates is what she thinks I need to be doing. Particuarly as I've been doing lots of off road stuff. It can really stiffen you up says she. So I've just invested in a Pilates DVD from eBAY. Craig says he wants to do it with me, because apparently it's very good for strengthening the core muscles which are also used for surfing. So we will be embarking on this together. Stretching those muscles!