The Moose is off his hoof…
» January 23rd, 2010
The last few weeks have been exhausting! I’d like to apologize for the lack of updates lately, especially since I said I’d post video updates on my progress. My time has been little.
First of all, I’d like to throw a shout-out to my friend Daphne! She just posted her first blog entry on IronDaph.com. Daphne has done the 2007 IronMan Australia, and crossed the finish line with a fracture in her foot just under 14 hours. This time around, she’s determined to finish with a much better time. If you recall, Daphne and I went to Arizona back in November to volunteer for IMAZ so we could get our spots for next year.
So, last Saturday, I had a stellar run. Saturdays are my distance days for running, and I did a seven mile zone 2 run with absolutely no calve pain. I could feel that my stride is lengthening a bit, the balls of my feet are getting stronger, the run is getting more efficient, and my heels are finally coming up under my hips where they need to be. There was hardly any fatigue in the run at all. Other than the sloshing through mud-puddles and slush, it was great.
Saturday night, I decided to go out with some friends, so we went to a club. Somehow, I screwed up my ankle dancing. I thought it was an eversion sprain on my right inner ankle. I was able to do my run on Monday with relatively few issues. I saw Dr. Dan Tuesday night, and he said I had jammed up my Talus somehow, then adjusted my ankles, knees and hips. He told me to ice it regularly.
Coach Aimee got back to me a day or two later, and told me that I should probably keep off it while it hurts. I hit swimming on Wednesday, even though the swelling hadn’t gone down by that point, and ended up pulling the majority of the set.
I’ve been using this time to get some things around the house cleaned up. Today, I need to attack the living room and the bathroom. Perhaps get the car cleaned out, and even pick up some Argos landmines in the back yard. The time off is driving me nuts, because I know I need to be out training, but even while off my feet, I’m still exhausted from all the training I’ve been doing.
I have a good feeling about it all, and I think I might pick up a 5K race at Washington Park on Super Bowl Sunday. Thankfully, next week is recovery week, then we get into base week 2:1. The distance will be amped up a bit.
The other issue on my mind is that I really need to find a new home for my dog. I’m training now about as much as I was training in the height of my last season, and as it is, I have very little time. It’s not fair for my roommate to have to look after him all the time, and it’s not fair that Argos has to be in his kennel so much because nobody’s there. He really deserves better. I love the dog to death, but I’ve come to an impasse with this one. The lady who we did obedience training with is looking into a lady who has agility dogs, to see if she would be interested. I hope it works out, or else I’m going to have to call the rescue operation I got him from.
Other than that, things have been uneventful and full of cleaning goodness. I have to keep things cleaned up so I can just freshen things up when I have some spare time. I asked the coach about it, and she said when she started, her and her husband got a maid to help clean the house. I really wish it was an option, but in my current financial state, it’s a no-go.
I have my final list of races for this season.
- Super Bowl 5K (February 7)
- COMSA SCY Swimming Championships (April 9-11)
- (A) Denver Colfax Marathon (May 16)
- Boulder Boulder (May 31)
- Tri the Creek (June 5)
- Triple Bypass (July 10)
- BAM Barebones Swim (July 18?)
- (A) Boulder IronMan 70.3 (August
- Horsetooth 10K Swim (August 15)
- Tour de Cure (August 21)
- Tenderfoot Triathlon (September 5)
- Gorilla Run (October 30)
- (A) Arizona IronMan (November 21)
Yeah, I’ve got a 6 mile swim in there. Where indicated by (A), those are my focus races for the season. I know there will be a few other races peppered in there for good measure.
Diet-wise, I’ve been having some issues jumping onto the Paleo bandwagon. Red meat still bothers my stomach, and it’s hard to completely kick cereal grains. I’ve sort of made a diet that combines features from the Blood Type diet and the Paleo diet both. I am trimming down quite a bit, but there are times when I need a bowl of oatmeal, damn it!
Well, I have to get home and clean. I will try to be better about updating my status and whatnot. That was my update, and I kinda moosed myself. 
Tags: Argos, Coach Aimee, Daphne, Dr. D, Paleo Diet, POSE Method, Race List, Run, Running, Swimming, Training
