Rough Month

Been one heck of a month!  Rather than bore you with the details, here's the brief, picture version:

Momentary lack-of-body-awareness leads to a knee-whacking episode while pumping my tire

 

Running was going GREAT - hills, intervals, long runs, negative splitting, pulling a tire, etc. After one long brick my knee started hurting and I chose to eliminate bikes/runs from training in hopes to still race the next weekend.

Cancel St Croix 70.3....boo!

Basement flooded since my outdoor water spigot burst...what? I thought we had a mild winter?

Knee feeling better so I go for an easy spin on bike path and....WHAM!! A girl bikes out of the woods (from a restricted area, where bikers are not allowed), doesn't look when crossing the path 10ft in front of me, and I slam into her - went flipping end over end, hit my head, broke my bike, cracked my helmet, and went to the ER to see if everything was ok. Praise GOD she and I were OK... could've been much worse.  Cracked fork on both sides... ouch!

Internet goes out for 3 weeks (hence no blog activity) after disconnecting from cable on a trial. Hmmm - maybe not the best decision with the 2012 London Olympics coming up in 2 months...

Knee not recovered after bike wreck, so no running for 3 more weeks (with the exception of the 2x/week 10min test run with my dog Holly)

Cancel Florida 70.3...boo!

 

Trial using the elliptical and water jogging. If I took it easy (which wasn't easy), this was a great way to maintain some sort of running fitness without the pounding. I borrowed an AquaJogger belt from a friend, Jeff Watern. My next purchase from TriSports will be an AquaJogger for myself - I plan to keep this in my regular training routine (and recommend it to anyone to aid in recovery and overall fitness). 

MRI last week (most expensive 30 min nap I've ever taken) verifies no structural damage (again, praise God) and only fluid around my knee.

 

Bought new Brooks PureFlow from Up and Running - making sure I am running on shoes with adequate tread and cushion will make sure my knee continues to recover. Icing and compression is key in this process too!! (110%Play Harder)

After 4 wks off running, I'm slowly beginning to run again. Started with 2 miles and am trying to listen to the advice I give everyone: take it easy and build back into it gradually.

 

So what's next??  Kansas 70.3 is looming over my head next weekend.  Do I go, knowing the flight is already bought and only do the swim/bike portion?  The intensity of a 70.3 is a lot...  I'll have to think about this one.  Want to recover SMART.  There's no use jumping back in too early and setting myself back...  But do I give it a try?  We'll see...
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