Back on track

noisycricket April 3, 2018

After the small set back last week, this week went much much better. All swelling and tenderness in my left foot has completely gone. Stress? Perhaps meditation or some other type of stress relief is something I need to explore perhaps. 

I ended up with about 25 miles of running – with a bit of speed thrown in, 50 miles on the bike and a few thousand meters of swimming as I prep for Ragnar SoCal and the Salt Lake Half Marathon. My training is a bit light in regards to biking and swimming until after these two run races but the build for my first 70.3 of the season will start pretty soon.

Weightlifting is also back into the schedule. After a month of one session per week I’m back to two per week and hope to add one or two more strength days into the mix. I’m not sure how I’ll fit it all in but I am sure there is a way.

False start

noisycricket March 28, 2018

This last week felt a bit like a false start. Initially it started out really well. A nice race simulation on Sunday, a solid bike and swim session on Monday, then a tempo run on Tuesday in which I felt great. Wednesday, however, I woke up to a swollen left foot and had to put on the brakes.

My immediate thought was a stress fracture but swimming, biking, walking, running, and even lifting all felt fine. No real pain at all, just swelling, a bit of a bruise, and some tenderness where the bruise was. I set up a doctor’s appointment and dropped all remaining running for the week just to be safe.

The diagnosis was a small sist on the top of my foot. The recommended treatment… nothing. I was a bit overly paranoid I guess but it’s better to be safe.

I participated in a short virtual bike race over the weekend but otherwise I spent the weekend relaxing and trying to reset. This week it’s back to a normal lifting schedule and back to race prep. We will see what this week brings.