race week!

Schedule- Next week Monday and Wednesday will be somewhat busy work days. 10 mice so not huge but will try to run flow the same day too.  July 9th- Just to forewarn you is the annual booze cruise. Leave work at 1pm and party on the river for the rest of the day.

The week:
Swim on Wednesday - The one with all the 50s went really well. Was focused on my power of positiveity kept imagining swimming 5 seconds faster. Never got that fast but did cut a few seconds here and there. I felt like it was a great swim.

Thursday- Great ride- Left work early because it was my anniversary and wanted to get all my shit done. The three minutes were great. I did them on the Tritons course. I feel like I have a good sense of my efforts for the race. There are a couple of places that are tricky hard. Now I mentally know that.  That ride wasn't super long but I was feeling pretty tired by the time dinner rolled around.

Weekend:
Well the weekend started out a little rocky and I just never could get my groove on. After going out on Thursday I was tired Friday. I was very excited to run on Friday after work and I did go get the swim done, but then this big storm blew in right at 5pm. I left work and got blown away and rained on trying to get home. Was super tired and ended up attempting PT, ordering pizza, laying on the couch, and going to bed early. Basically started out without the run.
     Saturday rolled around and I was told that my Dad and Aaron were working on the house. Erik and I headed over there to help. Ended up shoveling this huge pile of gravel into the garage for the concrete slab, laying down and tying off some wire mesh, and then lifting this huge beam and putting it up onto the first floor deck. Then my old roommate came by who is doing our radiant heat and it was 5pm. I headed over to the pond for the swim and brought my running clothes. Did the swim, which hurt because my back and arms were tired from shoveling, and then went on a 30 minute run to test my foot. Totally missed the ride on Saturday and was tired.
   So, then Sunday rolls around. I was so excited to ride with Haley Chura and of course it has to be pouring rain. The forecast called for it to just get worse. I did a bunch of stuff around the house, mopped the floor, did the laundry, vacuumed and then got on the trainer. The forecast was backwards because the sun ended up coming out. I still wasn't trusting the weather. Then I got your email. In the end I rode the trainer for 3:30 and didn't get outside.  I added the extra 30 on because of the time I got off to check the weather, adjust the TV, get more food etc. I also really rode until I was tired. After the weekend I needed to ride myself to tiredness. The three hours just seemed like a good amount of time too. Not too much and not too little. Stupid weather. I think I need to move. Seriously.

50lbs of maltodextrin for 56 bucks and isn't that cat so awesome?!

pile of gravel that we shoveled on Saturday

house has most of first floor walls

My foot- Thought a lot about where the pain is and when it hurts. Wore my running shoes to my PT appointment on Thursday. We put superfeet in my shoes. It looks like I am kind of shifting my foot inward when I take off. The superfeet force my foot outward a little. On Saturday when I ran in the superfeet my foot felt okay on uphill/pavement but hurt on slight downhills and on trails/gravel.  However, on Sunday I definitely noticed (when massaging my foot) that the pain has gotten smaller. Where it used to hurt it no longer does. There is still a bit of pain on my heal but the area is getting smaller and very pinpointed. So, my diagnosis is. I tore the tendon a little bit and it has not been getting the attention and rest it needs to heal. The superfeet are now taking the pressure off the area so that it can get the rest it needs to heal. I think that if I keep stretching, keep the superfeet in my shoes, and keep massaging it, it should go away in a short period of time. I also think I am going to ask Jason about taping it because walking seems to hurt more than running. Maybe if I can keep it mobilized during the day better it will get a chance to heal.  I think if I keep the superfeet in there it isn't going to keep getting injured. So, a couple more weeks to heal it up and then hopefully I can run normal again. I think the process has been slow because even though I haven't been running a lot I was still aggravating it each time I  did run and I think even walking.

Sunday Race- What to expect from myself? I was thinking that I am going to swim as hard as I can and bike as hard as I can and run as hard as I can. However, I am not going to beat myself up if the run doesn't feel very good, or I can't get going as fast as I would like. I want to think my legs will show up, but my runs haven't been feeling that great the last couple of times. I really want to win this race! Super stoked to get out and give it a go. Already thinking about racing. Trying to stay hydrated and well fed. Can you make sure to write up a good warm up. That should include some swimming and I promise this time to actually get there early enough to do it.