Health- Got on antibiotics and felt better within 12 hours. I still have a bit of nose drainage which gets worse when it is cold (annoying when trying to tile, can't just farmer blow in the house anymore) and I think this is aggravating my throat a little. I think I am susceptible to sinus infections and I guess they are hard to get rid of unless you have antibiotics. I also think swimming a lot keeps me from getting sick. Flushing my sinuses with chlorine water all the time. So, let's just keep swimming.
PT- I have to say that these PT sessions are kind of kicking my butt. I am definitely very sore the next day from them but... I think I am getting something out of them. I am able to hold planks for longer. This is kind of cool because I don't know if I have ever done the same exercises consistently enough to say that I think I am getting stronger. Now that I got some doable hamstring exercises I think I will start to see some gains on that as well. Also, I have been doing some runs on the treadmill and really, really focusing on cadence and form while running pretty slow. However, I am excited to have the time and chance to think about form. If I can get my hamstring to heal up before training really starts I am really excited about racing next year. That last 15% that I couldn't quite get last year might make for running improvement.
Hamstring- My achilles and my plantar are feeling good, but I feel like my hamstring is taking a while to get better. Rolled out on a foam roller a few times this week which seems to help. Bought some new shoes too, so that bad shoes shouldn't lead to any more injury. But, just wanted to let you know, it isn't great, yet....
Am signed up for the Huffing for Stuffing. Am excited. It feels good to race before celebrating/eating.
Schedule- Next Monday (Dec 1), I have a pretty big experiment. A full day. Tuesday, the morning will be
pretty busy with the same experiment.
-Weekend- Home for Thanksgiving. Would like to get the showers tiled so would like to dedicate
at least 4 hours each day to doing that, if not more. Probably not on Thursday.
The weekend went good.
Friday- Missed the run. Sorry didn't read the plan very well and only had bike in my head. Got a haircut though, which was very much needed.
Saturday- I followed the plan mostly. Got in a good swim on Saturday, except the pool was 14-16 inches too low when I got there. Too scared to do a flip turn in the shallow end. Then they started to fill it and the pool got really cold in the middle. A little distracting. Kept losing count of what I was doing. Kind of nice when that happens. Had a good PT session after. Did a lot of hamstring and strength. PT is actually kind of hard. Have been pretty sore the next day.
Sunday- Good Masters swim. Lots of bilateral breathing with paddles, fins, and both. A good form workout. I was pretty tired after. A little in a calorie hole too. Worked on tiling the showers in the house all day. Not super gratifying. 4+ hours gets me one wall. Went home and did the rollers workout. Am feeling more comfortable with a higher cadence both biking and running this year. Kind of excited about it.
Monday- Running after work. It looks cold out and I need to stay at work a little late, so might just go run on the hamster wheel.
Questions- Did you think training with power last winter was good for me? Should I arrange to use Lawrence's computrainer again, or I think the Curry's have power. I could do that on the trainer, correct? It would be nice to get a set up at home. Especially once we move and I have the bike shop to set up in.
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