Today is starting out as a great day!
Went out for another test run to see how my ribs are coming along. Today marks the three week anniversary of my first and probably last wake boarding experience. I was hoping for a 2 mile easy run (same plan as I had on Monday), but my ribs felt so good that I ended up doing 2.5 miles. I was not a blazing fast run ( 10mm ), but the best part was the lack of pain in my ribs.
I actually slept well last night. I took a couple of Motrin before bed and that seems to have kept the tenderness in my ribs from waking me. I did not toss and turn, which made my ribs not sore to start the day (the way they have been for the last 3 weeks).
I'm hoping that this is a sign that my ribs are healed enough to start training. The timing is great, as I'm starting the Sprint-to-Olympic training plan on Sunday.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
It's a start...
So I went out and tried running again today. It was better than I feared, but less than what I was hoping for.
I had hoped to do an easy 2 mile run to start my post-bruised ribs running, but I only ended up going 1-1/4 miles. The ribs are so much better than they were 2 weeks ago, but there is still a constant pain in my side. From the various articles that I've read on the web, most people report that starting back too soon delayed their time to full recovery. It was this track-record that made me turn around early and not push it. I'll try another 2 miles on Wednesday, but want to make sure I'm not taking one step forward and two steps back on the road to recovery.
I had hoped to do an easy 2 mile run to start my post-bruised ribs running, but I only ended up going 1-1/4 miles. The ribs are so much better than they were 2 weeks ago, but there is still a constant pain in my side. From the various articles that I've read on the web, most people report that starting back too soon delayed their time to full recovery. It was this track-record that made me turn around early and not push it. I'll try another 2 miles on Wednesday, but want to make sure I'm not taking one step forward and two steps back on the road to recovery.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Here we go...
Time to start writing down my experiences on my triathlon journey. I have taken the plunge and signed up for Oceanside 70.3, with just a short duathlon and two sprint triathlons under my belt.
The most challenging aspects of this journey are to remain injury free ( I do not have a good track record here ), and time management. With a full time job, a wonderful wife (who is currently training for a marathon) and two growing boys, finding the time to train 10-15 hours a week will be difficult.
On the injury side, I am finally (crossing fingers) getting over the bruised ribs I suffered attempting to wake-board. I've done two rides in the two weeks since the injury, but have yet to try swimming or running. I'm planning on running a nice easy 2 miles in the morning, and hopefully the ribs can handle the movement / jarring.
Until next time.
Chris
The most challenging aspects of this journey are to remain injury free ( I do not have a good track record here ), and time management. With a full time job, a wonderful wife (who is currently training for a marathon) and two growing boys, finding the time to train 10-15 hours a week will be difficult.
On the injury side, I am finally (crossing fingers) getting over the bruised ribs I suffered attempting to wake-board. I've done two rides in the two weeks since the injury, but have yet to try swimming or running. I'm planning on running a nice easy 2 miles in the morning, and hopefully the ribs can handle the movement / jarring.
Until next time.
Chris
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