A good start overall…a few hiccups but really pretty
good. I always like the bad news
first so here we go…I am currently suffering from planter fasciitis (heal pain)
so I am unable to run for a few weeks. I am also sick at the moment, so I have
been off work and workouts for the last few days. That’s it. So…
not bad.
The good news is, the planter fasciitis will go away and I
am already feeling well enough to go back to work. The training has been fairly
easy so far. I feel pretty strong
at the moment, especially in cycling.
After re-working my swim stoke with Murray, I am optimistic that I will
be exerting less energy on my multiple km swims. My new mid-foot running is coming along, it caused the planter fasciitis but I was running faster and with more ease before the injury.
My bike issue was resolved yesterday. I went back to the store and they promised to order me a smaller bike
for the same sale price. I spent
much more time with them trying out both sizes. I even asked Drew to come with
me. (Funny, I can buy a car by myself, but I needed some sort of support when I
buying my bike…weird.) I unfortunately won’t get my bike until the end of
March.
So for my first official month of training I would have to
say that it was a 4 on 10 for difficulty.
An 8 on 10 for learning new techniques, and a 9 on 10 for effort exerted
in re-wiring my brain. I listen completely to my coach, no exceptions anymore,
and I am slowly learning to roll with what is thrown at me.
February, I expect, will be more workouts when I don’t feel
like it. More pushing when I want
to stop. More stopping when I feel like I can do more. And of course eating
right when I feel like binging on beer and potato chips. (OK, I will still do
that, I am only human.)
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