Summer is upon us now and I am gearing up for VINEMAN 70.3. Training has gone form base to more specific training goals and longer base rides. Brick Wednesday at Rio Verde has been in play for the past four weeks. Ride one hour at Zone 3 then run 40 minutes at varying speeds. Slow and and a little faster for me! But i will say this, progress is definitely being made. Even on my long rides I had managed to get in a short brick runs except for Ashfork and Sycamore Creek rides. The training has ramped up but on the flip side so has the nagging injuries. I have been oh so careful but I had No idea of what I was in for with this PIRIFORMIS thing. It is the most insidious nagging injury i have seen. Fortunately I had met Robb at Desert Institute for Physical Therapy after Rio Salado triathlon and he got me in for treatments. Kate and Mike to the rescue. Ten sessions later and Im back to 90 %. I had a couple other back issues that they are working on but Im almost back at full speed. Injuries are such a complicated situation to work through but rest, ice, therapy, and rest seemed to be what I have needed. Mission accomplished. Now I have to incorporate there stretching techniques into my daily plan. This was a no brainer!
May has brought the 10 Days of Torture, really 11, where I had 300 bike miles, 23 run miles and 4 swim miles. It really ramped up training to get me ready for Vineman. I have another 7 day cycle planned during the first week of July which will be race specific then 9 days of taper. June is travel time and I have now been to Ashfork, Prescott and Flagstaff to train. My weekly long rides are now between 80-90 miles and Im planning to say right there until August and the ramp up for IMAZ. there is no looking back now, that's for sure.
There are 4 weeks to Vineman, and these next 2.5 are the decisive weeks to making this a good race. I have solicited advice from everyONE and as usual, you guys are amazing. I really have to say that since joining ONE Multisport I have grown so much as a triathlete. You never know when the correct tip will help out and they come all the time. Frank Sole's tips on swimming at the meeting a couple months ago stuck like glue. John Dean's comments about training with a little more intensity---gold, and then all the positive reinforcement from all the ONE members. These are things that are making me a better triathlete. thank u, thank u thank u!!
So my schedule is pretty much set,vineman, mountain man oly, nathan sprint, urban dirt, soma 1/2 and imaz. yikes thats a lot of races this year but i got to do my part for ONE and that Red Rock belt...So this weekend its off to Flagstaff or a weekend of training , hiking, chasing the dogs and hanging out with MyBella. Saturday LONG ride on Lake Mary Rd, 70-80 followed by a run or swim. Sunday shorter ride/longer run. EveryONE is welcome to join us as we will set up base at Lake Mary park, food and drinks, and ice to train by will be at my truck
