Training Update - 7 weeks to IMAZ

TRAINING UPDATE – 7 WKS TO GO

3rd training update. Feel free not to read it!

There are now 7 wks until IMAZ. This week’s training was a good one. I forget how it feels to truly be in near-Ironman shape. I’ve gotten more and more lean even while eating “all the food” as they say. You put in more and more work and I think all of that is why some of us begin to feel superhuman. It’s kinda crazy, and a little dangerous, but you really can’t just do ANYTHING. The risk of injury is certainly still there so it’s important to train smart. My long run was moved to Friday and I got in 15 miles on the road – 2^nd straight week of long non-elliptical/non-treadmill run. The long ride on Sunday had many interruptions – it was crazy but in the end turned out okay. I wrote up a separate post on it if you care: https://sladefatnomas.blogspot.com/2017/10/long-ride-did-not-go-to-plan.html

HEALTH STATUS: Still taking 2 antibiotics due to colitis related issues; rib injury from 6+ wks ago is about 95%; lower back mild pain (unchanged); right foot plantar f-ing-itis is being managed with stretching and grinding (pain usually minimal).

TRAINING TOTALS…

Swim – 3 x, 2h58min, 10,393yd (longest=3,700)

Bike – 5 x, 10h42min, 180 miles (longest=114)

Run (including 1 brick) – 5 x, 5h44min, 32.0 miles (longest 15.2)

Strength Training - 1:15

Last Week – 20:39

9  wks to go – 23:29

10wks to go – 14:16

11wks to go – 08:47

12wks to go – 18:29

13wks to go – 17:43

14wks to go – 16:54

15wks to go – 14:58

16wks to go – 12:58