An Update on things & a random thought or two...

Well here I am 18 days after my first post of the year... and trying to get something else down on the "page".

I ran this morning for the first time in a month.  I've been taking time to rest my knee because I've had some pain on the side (most likely IT Band).  I was able to run 3.25 miles before the pain set in at which point I stopped.  I don't want to press it to hard... but I have to keep on it because I have a race in 8 weeks for which I have to be able to run!  Without the run... there's no triathlon or triathlete.

I'm pretty set on finding a physical therapist that is open on Saturdays and can give the knee a thorough look to tell exactly what's up.  We'll see how it goes.

Other things... my remodel is still going on but we are hopefully nearing the end!  I've said that before but this time I can actually see the light at the end of the tunnel.  It's going to be really great when it's done!  It's been pretty tough to live through because my wife has pretty much been pregnant the entire time which makes eating healthy pretty hard to do.  But we've managed to figure it out to some extent.

Work has been really busy... I had another late night last night.  I was there until 9pm but you have to do that sometimes to get everything done.  It's few and far between and I don't mind it that much, I really like my job and the people I work with.  So working a bit longer and putting out quality work gives me a sense of satisfaction.

I got back on the bike a couple of weeks ago and have been riding about 75 miles a week.  That pales in comparison to some of my Tri friends... but I think they have a little more time on their hands.

Swimming has been steady... twice a week at Masters Swimming (@ USF).  I really like swimming and I've come to know the people in my lane pretty well.  I'm always in a good mood after swimming.

Ok... I have to jet for now.  They day is calling.

'09 and stuff.

Wow... '09 is here already!  Training in the winter sucks... but that's what makes us a bit crazy to begin with... our love of the sport and knowing that if we don't train, on race day someone who shouldn't be kicking your butt is making you feel like a total idiot.

I'm going to get back on the blogging again after taking some time off... I think it gives me a good outlet to just get my training life out of my head and to let Loren know that I'm still hammering.

Over the holiday I did manage to get quite a few workouts in but it was probably a net zero gain with all of the food I ate... but the holiday are about family and food.

I've also begun doing Bikram Yoga which I really like.  90 min of stretching in 105 degree heat really loosens up the joints.  I wish it would loosen up my right knee!  I've been having some real trouble with the IT band.  I can get to about mile 5 or 6 before it starts to tighten up on me.  I'm hoping that my new Ascis will help that.  I did a stride analysis over the holiday and the Brooks Trance 7, while a good shoe was proabably forcing me to much to the outside which could be the cause of the IT band problem.  But it's only on my right side so who knows!

Other than that... things are good.  I'm seeing the end of the remodel coming.  They say End of January, but I've heard dates before that just seem to come and go.  I think this one could be real though... thankfully!

I've picked a couple more races to add to the calendar but this year is going to be a bit sparse for me... May and June are Shot because my wife and I are expecting our first child.  So I'll have to get my racing in March (Golden Bear),  July (vineman), Sept (swim race) and I'm hoping for one more tri in Nov (Marin).  Shitty part is that I'll have to keep up the training but won't have the fun of racing very much.  I'm sure I'll be glad for that when I'm only getting 5 hours of sleep and can barely think let alone race.

Well... off for now... but I'll be back much sooner... even if it's just short little posts to keep you in the loop.