So I'm sitting here, realizing that 5 months ago was my infamous flop onto the concrete down in Rio Verde...and I'm feeling better than ever! I started back training pretty much full speed about a month and a half ago (surgery was 16 days after the crash), and I starting to feel like I'll be able to complete versus complete at IM AZ. It has been a long road back to regaining my fitness level I had before the crash, but heck, 1.5 months and I'm feeling like I am pretty close if feeling pretty good right now!
I just finished a hard block of training, and earned a day off tomorrow (to celebrate my mom's birthday of course...happy birthday mom!!). For the month of August, my totals were: swim: 47,600 yards, bike 946 miles, run 111.2 miles. I'm thinking that if I can make it through THAT month, I can take what comes next, EXCEPT, I have the coast ride coming from June9-11...400 miles in 3 days, with BRICK runs....as if the rides won't be hard enough (I can't wait for the beauty of the coast and COOL weather though!!).
As far as the shoulder goes, I have to write that is does "flare up" on me on back to back swim days (soreness/pinchy, no pain), and on longer runs (which we just started adding in). At this point I think it will go away as I continue to build for both the swim and the run...I haven't been back to PT in over 2 weeks (maybe even 3), maybe it needs more "loosening up??" We shall see!
Everything training wise is going as planned, and I've learned all about periodization in training: there's no way someone can train this much year around (well, maybe pros can, but I know they typically don't)!!! Mentally, if I can get through the training that Chris sets up for me at the exertion levels he asks of me, I think come race time, I'll feel confident in myself enough to be able to control the day versus the day controlling me (there are always aspects outside of my control!!) Some days (like today), I struggle just to get dressed for a long ride, but then I finish the days workouts (also like I did today) and feel like I am getting myself in position to have a great day on November 21st. So we are 6 weeks in, with just under 12 weeks to go...I'm looking at it like I am 1/3 of the way there (because I am....duh) and am excited that I still have 12 weeks to work my tail off: compete versus complete!!!!
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