Saturday, October 13, 2007

First Day!

Wow. I've had an injured right pinky toe for the last 5 weeks! It prevented me for training properly for Chicago and because it was still pretty painful 2 weeks ago, it contributed to the decision to miss that marathon.

But, looks like it was a good idea to have missed it:


http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-71007marathon-short-story,0,7788754.story?coll=chi_news_opinion_ugc


Anyways, I just checked out my foot. There's still pain at the front part of the toe and I have it heavily taped. But, I'm pretty freakin' stubborn and I've gained 5 lbs since my injury so I decided to test it.

WOW. 2 MILES!! There's still pain, but it's not as bad as before. It's still a little scary because there's that decision to make, do the cardio or let it heal 100%.

I'm going to do the cardio, but at a really moderate level.

This starts my training for Oceanside 70.3 Ironman in March. That's the Half Ironman of 70.3 miles.

I did good information on my target heart rates:
  • Lower end: 128 bps
  • Upper end: 164 bps
My schedule is probably going to stay as:

Sunday:
  • AM Long Run
  • Shoulder work
Monday
  • REST
Tuesday
  • AM Bike Ride
  • PM Swim*
  • PM Run
Wednesday
  • AM Bike Ride
  • PM Swim*
  • PM Run
Thursday
  • AM Bike Ride
  • PM Swim*
  • PM Run
Friday
  • AM Bike Ride
  • PM Swim*
Saturday
  • AM Long Bike Ride
  • AM Swim*

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