Running like a duck is better than not running

STATUS with 104 days to go until taper starts.

In spite of a relatively ordinary race result on the weekend just gone, things are shaping up well at the moment.

1.       Swim is getting regular again after the chest infection, and rolled over a continuous 2k in the pool yesterday for the first time…. Ever. Longest swim of my life without a wetsuit. Actually felt surprisingly easy, though I do need to get faster and obviously considerably longer.

2.       Bike is getting quite solid, and, without any empirical evidence for supporting the claim, suspect I am going better than I ever have previously, at least since 2006 (which was the last time I felt strong on the bike). Just need to start slotting in some regular “longs”.

3.       Run is nowhere, but at least the most recent incarnation of the calf injury is slowly easing, and hopefully within the next week or so will disappear.

INJURY STATUS

Going away slowly. No pain to speak of while walking, and only very mild discomfort while running. Physio imposed run limit at the moment is 6 x 400m.

Rob Standen has me on a program of 40m run-throughs + 6x400m, which seems to be helping. Amazing how weak I’ve become in the legs, with a hideous range of movement. Running like a duck – and would be lucky to break 17 seconds for 100m I recon. Will give it a try once this damn IM thing is over.

WHAT’S NEXT

1.       Add lots of short easy runs. Won’t risk distance no intensity for a while.

2.       Get a long steady ride in of 150+

3.       Get a confidence swim in – 3k+ in open water – no suit.

FROM THE TRAINING LOG

Wednesday 11^th : Banged out a very solid 72k this morning. 50k mid section @ 36.48 ave.

Tuesday 10^th: 2k in the pool

Monday: Essentially a rest day with 6 x 400 running at XC – rehab session

Sunday: Club tri – all solid but slow. At least uninjured after a 5k run to finish

Saturday: Quality Cobbitty trip. Averaged over 30kph, with some very solid efforts along the way.

Friday: Lake swim. Was intending to do 2k, but put wetsuit on backwards again and missed the start. Moron

Thursday: Rooted in the morning – took a rest day ahead of going back to Rob Standen. Did 8 x 40m runs