Recovery Week

After 3 weeks of building up volume it was time to cut back on the training a bit...as most endurance athletes can attest, this is one of the hardest things to do, especially with the thought of IM a mere 6 weeks away. However, a well rested body will be needed for some pretty hard workouts in the coming weeks, and if there's one thing I'm good at, it's sitting on the couch.

The week passed without much to note, but I did break out the mountain bike for the first time since December, for two reasons. One was the aforementioned recovery week. The second was that my knee was bugging me on my ride last week, so I thought I would switch it up this week, and try not to overstress the problem. I headed down the road from my new apt. to Tamarancho Boy Scout Camp, and rolled through their 12 miles of sweet singletrack. The last time I rode here I was a week and half out of a chemo treatment, so it felt good to feel good. I also completed the loop a good hour faster than I did last time. A nice confidence boost. Afterwards I tacked on a hour transition run, and besides a little heat, it felt awesome.

Another note, I visited a local Doc here to follow-up on my shortness of breath issues I had with at Wildflower Half. She felt that it was likely a bit of exercised induced asthma, possibly made worse by some allergens in the air. She actually called Cali the allergy capitol of the world. She recommended some breathing exercises, and prescribed a inhaler for anytime it might come back. That puppy is going squarely in the special needs bag for IM!