It really does seem like yesterday I had 350 days left to train. That number is down by over 100 - just 247 more training days until the Wisconsin Ironman 2016.
The question is, how are things going? The answer, it seems, is always the same - Well, mostly good, but there are some issues.
I managed to keep to the schedule fairly well throughout the holidays. Sure, I missed more workouts than I wanted to, but when I look back, I was consistent. I can't really complain about that. The big, fat, scary goal kept me working out. There were days I had to miss, but I was otherwise engaged.
Now that the holidays are over, I am back to the schedule. This is the 'mostly good'. I am training consistently and completing my plan.
Now for the 'some issues'. My plan called for an 1:20 run last week. This is the longest run by 20 minutes to-date. It was COLD. It was icy. I felt as good as can be expected while running. I woke up the next morning, however, with a lot of pain in my left knee and some sort of strain on the inside of my left ankle/foot arch. I iced and took ibuprofen. Those helped a lot. I still have some soreness, but it has subsided quite a bit without having to stop, change or modify my workout schedule. However, it leads to a disturbing question - exactly how will that knee hold up when I need to run for 2 hours? Or 3?
So that's the current status. Still motivated. Still working toward the goal. Still worried about my body's ability to handle the stress of the training.
