December 28, 2011

Starting Over. Again.

It would be great to reach the end of an offseason and not be grossly out of shape, but the events of the last few months have once again left me this way. It's ok though, because after last season's burnout and my repeat PF injury I needed a break.

But that break is now over. On a chilly Christmas morning I laced up my shoes and headed out for my first run since early October. I walked 10 frigid minutes to warm up, then ran one minute and walked one minute, repeating five times. I ran five full minutes without foot pain, tightness or discomfort and felt overjoyed. It was the best Christmas gift I could have wished for.

The next day I got back into the pool for my first swim since Ironman Wisconsin. My suit barely fit and I wasn't sure I could even remember how to swim, but after a few awkward laps it started to come around and though I resembled a fish flopping around just prior to death, it really wasn't that bad. I may never love swimming, but after a three month break I at least don't detest it anymore.

Yesterday I ran again, this time for eight minutes. Once again it was successful, but I'll save the champagne for later since PF issues tend to creep up when you least expect it. So far so good though.

I have a pretty challenging road ahead but am really looking forward to it. The upcoming year will be busy with work and travel, and given the PF problems I'll be focusing more on cycling than running/triathlons, but I'm optimistic that 2012 will be a really good year.

5 comments:

  1. I'm so sorry your PF flared up again, absolutely should never happen once, let alone twice! I have learned so so soooo much about what I was doing incorrectly and all my muscle imbalances....I feel that though my foot will never feel fantastic, it is manageable. I hope your time off has resolved the issue and you will never endure that nightmare again! I'm absolutely in the worst shape of my life, but it is just going to take time to turn that around. I know I can do it, and so can you! It will happen, we just gotta be patient :). Looking forward to your 2012 adventures!! Happy New Year!

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  2. I'm so sorry your PF flared up again, absolutely should never happen once, let alone twice! I have learned so so soooo much about what I was doing incorrectly and all my muscle imbalances....I feel that though my foot will never feel fantastic, it is manageable. I hope your time off has resolved the issue and you will never endure that nightmare again! I'm absolutely in the worst shape of my life, but it is just going to take time to turn that around. I know I can do it, and so can you! It will happen, we just gotta be patient :). Looking forward to your 2012 adventures!! Happy New Year!

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  3. Wishing you only the best in 2012!! Good luck starting back up with your training!

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  4. Im not coming back from an injury, instead coming back from MONTHS of not running throughout my pregnancy and then the post csection recovery. I just restarted some really light jogging this week. My body doesnt have that nice flow to it that I used to have, Im much much much slower but I was happy to see that my breathing was still pretty happy. Now to get myself back to where I was for the 2 halfs and 1 full I have planned for this year!
    Good luck!

    Christina
    http://last-weight-loss-journey.blogspot.com/

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