Monday Rest
Tuesday Physical Therapy
Wednesday Rest
Thursday Rest
Friday 1 hour bike; Physical Therapy
Saturday 2:30 hours bike/run brick (1:30 bike/1:00 run)
Sunday 2150 yards swim
On doctor’s orders, I took several days off this week following last Saturday’s bike accident. On Tuesday and Thursday I visited Dr. A.J. Zalinski at Advanced Rehabilitation. Dr. Z got me back to running a couple of years ago after an IT Band injury. He confirmed I took a pretty bad spill and suspects I may have had a mild concussion in addition to the obvious injuries and soreness. I’ll continue physical therapy sessions up through race day as a precaution. I have been released to return to normal training and Dr. Z expects me to be back to 100% by next weekend.
I did some moderate biking on Friday and outside of a little soreness near the hematomas on my legs, I felt good. On Saturday I tested myself through a moderate effort bike/run brick and all went well. Today I completed a 1.2 mile swim at race pace and while my neck was a little stiff to start,I felt no soreness and finished several minutes faster than my previous 1.2 mile race starts this year.
IMAZ is one month from today. The coming week is my largest volume week of the year before I begin a taper into race week. It’s nice to see the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. 37 weeks of training has meant a lot of sacrifices both for myself and my family. I can tell you we are all eager for race day to arrive.
My continued best wishes to Claude as he heals from his hernia. My thoughts are with Dennis who discovered this past week he’ll need knee surgery and will be out some 6-8 weeks recuperating. To Mark who is also on this road with me, we are nearing the goal brother. Look forward to seeing you in AZ in a few weeks. My congrats to Jeremy on his weight loss. Keep up the great work. My thanks to Schmidt for his advice on my recovery. And Ashley, I hope you get that trainer ready for some winter training in the cold days ahead.
Kia Kaha!
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