8 Days And Counting!

 

8 days and counting....the number of days in a row with no headaches or pain in the eye. It still looks like crap after 3 eye procedures in two weeks. Another plus over the past few days is my sense of taste is returning to normal as the last procedure and the tube shoved down my throat for the application of anesthesia/oxygen messed that up. I am sure some of the distorted sense of taste is due to the amount of drops in the eye over the past 2-3 weeks dripping nicely into my sinuses! But at least this last procedure seems to be working and I am cleared to get back into some normal triathlon training!

This past week, after taking the day off after the latest procedure, I decided I would just ride the bike on the trainer for an hour a day. I could maintain fitness and at the same time not produce a lot of jarring motions that may effect the eye. I am very anxious to get back into some normal training as I am down to 15 weeks until Ironman 70.3 National Harbor. Despite the setback in training over the past 3 weeks, I know that I can easily be ready in 15 weeks to accomplish my goals (sub 4:45)! This week as I get back into training I am setting some conservative goals for the week.

Training Totals
Week
Bike - 6 rides/ 136.75 miles/ 6.01 hours/ 22.8 mph

2012
Bike - 91 rides/ 2817.75 miles/ 130.88 hours/ 21.5mph
Run - 50 rides/ 291.25 miles/ 35.01 hours/ 7:15 per mile
Swim - 28 swims/ 24.75 miles/ 11.32 hours
Total - 169 workouts/ 3133.75 miles/ 177.21 hours

Goals This Week
Bike - 5-6 rides/ 135-160 miles
Run - 3-4 runs/ 15-20 miles
Swim - 2 swims/ 1.0-1.5 miles (if allowed to swim)

If the next two weeks go well, I will give some serious thought to racing the Mon Tour 75 Mile Race again. I need to get something on paper that resembles a race schedule to keep me motivated!

TdO '12!