Okay, so I have been focusing on cycling the past week, and I had a pretty good run of it.
Last week I rode 87.3 miles, according to mapmyrun. That is by far the most that I have ever ridden in a week. Now, it is nothing for a strong cyclist, but it was a feat for me.
Last Thursday was the 1 year anniversary of my complete and utter fail at the Firecracker Sprint Triathlon in Russellville. I was/am a bit depressed that I didn’t get to do the race. I really wanted to try and reclaim some pride from my LAST PLACE FINISH from the prior year. Oh well, I didn’t get the chance because of my knee problem. However, on a plus note, my buddy Chris finished in 7th place out of 92, I believe. This is fantastic! He has been binge eating a little too much, and let himself get chubby (gained probably 5lbs :P ), otherwise he would have placed higher! Sorry Chris, Just had to get a jab in there :)
I have my appointment with the orthopedic doc on Wednesday morning before we head out for Chicago. I am excited and hopeful that he clears me for running on my trip. It is probably wishful thinking, because my knee is still stiff, sore, and has a knot protruding. No big deal, I’ll just keep trading my running time for bicycle time. I really needed a good reason to spend more time on the bike, so now I have one. Hopefully this will let me push to 20+ mph for sprint races. However, if I don’t get cleared to run in Chicago, I may end up putting on some vacation weight. After that, it will be time to completely refocus and get down to my goal weight for the marathon.
Anyway, just wanted to post up an update. Things have been a bit crazy lately, and I hope that once my vacation in Chicago is over with, I will be back to 100% on regular posting and hopefully doing some article reviews and other things that I enjoy doing. Thanks guys.
-Zac
