After my strain last week, I decided to take Monday and Tuesday off completely. Wednesday, I was back in the pool for my regular workout. Wednesday was my birthday and the original plan was to ride with the same group I did last week on Wednesday but storms were going through the area and I opted to do a Spin Class inside instead. The spin class was also taxing on the calves and so I rode with almost no resistance on the bike. Any time my calves began to feel like they were heating up, I would take off more resistance.
Thursday, I went to see Cody and instead of doing weights, Cody did some Muscle Activation Therapy on my calves. It was very aggressive and pretty brutal. I came home very sore.
Although I had hoped to catch up on a workout or two on Friday after missing Monday and Tuesday, I was simply too busy at work to be able to work in a workout. So it was beginning to feel like a lost week.
Saturday, I rode the Horsey Hundred (although I did the Horsey Sixty.) After all of my issues this week and attempting a longer distance, I was a little nervous about this. The ride started and ended at Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. It rode through the horse farms around the area and around Lexington with a stop at Keeneland race course along the way. It was really beautiful and the weather ended up being perfect. Although there was not a lot of socialization, it was nice to being riding with a group for a change. It turned out to be a terrific ride. I had very few issues with my calves during the ride other than some fatigue.
Sunday morning, I went to the pool before church to swim 2100 meters. It seemed like it took forever but in reality I was done in less than an hour. I have settled into alternating 100 m of breast stroke with a 100 m of free style. Besides the fact that it is just a little easier, one of the things I like about it is that I don't lose count of my laps so easily.
Sunday afternoon was the real test. I was back to run for the first time. I went to the park to run 11 miles. Overall things felt much better. I was taking it easy going very slow and stopping regularly for water about every 2 miles. Things were going along very well but at 7.5 miles, it felt like things were trying to act up again. I stopped and walked a mile. At 8.5 miles, after some food and fluid, I decided to try to give it another go, and started a slow jog. After a very short distance, maybe 0.1 mile or so, my calves began to really hurt so I shut everything down again. I still felt like I could walk and I really didn' think that I had injured anything, so I walked out the rest of the 11.5 miles.
I would have liked to have been able to finish the entire 11.5 miles but I feel like I made progress over the previous week.
Finishing out Memorial Day weekend, I got up early this morning and swam 1500 m (with 16 - 50 m sprints). Then this afternoon I rode about 14.5 miles on the bike. The swim interestingly was easier than expected while the bike was harder than expected. I guess I am still a little fatigued from Saturday's ride.
I thought about going to the gym to do some weights (which I really need to do) but I guess I just hit a wall. After 2 pretty good workouts and I think 3 showers for the day, I really didn't want to get sweaty or dirty again. So, I promised myself to get in a weight day tomorrow.
One more week down and I think I am now 13 weeks out from Ironman. However, now there is another milestone to reach. I signed up for the Half Ironman in Muncie for July 13. I am also looking into possibly doing an Olympic Triathlon this coming weekend but I am still not quite committed on that. (Worrying about water temperatures and wet suits, in addition to concerns about my ability to finish)
Anyway, that about wraps up last week. Wish me luck for the next week!
I hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend.
David
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