The high ankle sprain (or whatever it is) seems to have been tamed by the rest.
Sooooo...
I'm back on the road tomorrow. A friend of mine and I are taking a 16 mile tour through Austin in the morning. It's an uphill ride the first half, then cruising down a steady grade back to downtown.
It's not the hardest ride, but it's enough to get the work in and feel out the injury. I could jump today so I think I'm past the worst of it.
I lost a lot of training time, but I was more interested in getting healthy and not compromise my fitness going into the race. I think what's most in need is my swim stroke, but I can get through the 400 meters.
Recovery from tomorrow's ride should be fairly simple, but stretching will be very important since I have a 30 mile ride in store on Saturday morning.
I'll be swimming and running on Sunday, and then a little fun with an indoor soccer match on Monday. We're less than 30 days away and I'm anxious to get to El Paso.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
After an extended absence
Two factors conspired in this blogging interruption.
First, I moved, so I haven't had an internet connection at home where I can blog right after training.
Second, I hurt my right ankle exactly one week ago, and I've been on the mend since then. I played an indoor soccer match and felt a pull in the Achilles tendon area. I went to physical therapy and had my massage therapist (who is amazing) work on my leg a bit.
I feel better now and want to be back on schedule in the next few days.
During this down time, I've been able to rest a lot, obviously. The recovery is good, and yesterday's massage really helped me flush out a lot of stored-up un-good stuff.
I strongly recommend a massage before the race. Body work is key for flushing out built up fluid and relieving swelling. My massage therapist worked with an international dance company and an NBA team so she is great. She knows her science (tissue, muscles, movement, techniques for relieving cramping) and she's constantly keeping up with the latest developments in athlete recovery.
With three weeks (on my training calendar) left before the race, I want to start stacking workouts next week. Mainly, my riding and running - bricks. I'll have internet service tomorrow at home and will be back on the daily blog. In the mean time, still healing because it's better to fully recover than head into the race with a nagging injury.
First, I moved, so I haven't had an internet connection at home where I can blog right after training.
Second, I hurt my right ankle exactly one week ago, and I've been on the mend since then. I played an indoor soccer match and felt a pull in the Achilles tendon area. I went to physical therapy and had my massage therapist (who is amazing) work on my leg a bit.
I feel better now and want to be back on schedule in the next few days.
During this down time, I've been able to rest a lot, obviously. The recovery is good, and yesterday's massage really helped me flush out a lot of stored-up un-good stuff.
I strongly recommend a massage before the race. Body work is key for flushing out built up fluid and relieving swelling. My massage therapist worked with an international dance company and an NBA team so she is great. She knows her science (tissue, muscles, movement, techniques for relieving cramping) and she's constantly keeping up with the latest developments in athlete recovery.
With three weeks (on my training calendar) left before the race, I want to start stacking workouts next week. Mainly, my riding and running - bricks. I'll have internet service tomorrow at home and will be back on the daily blog. In the mean time, still healing because it's better to fully recover than head into the race with a nagging injury.
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