Now that Patriots is done, I'm on to the next race. A triathlete buddy at the Y approached me and asked me to participate in a 1/2 Iron relay. What do you think the first thing out of my mouth was? "Well if I do it, I'm not doing the swim leg!" I told her I would do the bike leg but she had told someone else they could do that, so I'm doing the 13.1 run. (smiles)
Towards the end of my triathlete training I started experiencing some soreness around the back and front of my left knee cap. Long story short, I had runner's knee and just stayed off of it until Patriots. It acted up a little on the course but nothing that halted me, that was the heat! I knew that after this week I needed to start kicking the running up to be ready for 11/1/08. I'm a little concerned about the knee, but I'm just going to stretch and pray the knee doesn't make this training miserable. I have 7 weeks to be ready for the 1/2 Iron. My plan is to do the long runs on Wednesdays and train the smart way, by adding a mile or two each week (periodization). I might consult with my friend BP to help me train smarter.
1/2 Iron Distance
Swim-1.2 mile
Bike-56 mile
Run-13.1
