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Shoulder is better

I've been a stickler for the most part for my PT program regarding my shoulder. It actually feels much better at this point which is nice. I'm also babying it by not using it too aggressively either. My PF is doing better as well because I'm actually doing the stretches and exercises.

I had a track workout on Tuesday morning. First one in a long time and it hurt like hell. I did 10x400m and I probably averaged around 1:48/400m. First one was 1:35 which was WAY too fast, 2nd was 1:53 which was too slow, and then I settled into a good pace for the last 8. I need to do more stuff like that. Other than that, my runs were fine and even got a couple of swims in as well. Biking is meh since I'm so good at it. Actually, oh, here is another good workout. On Thursday, we had a brick workout with Texas Iron. We did 2x(~3.5mi bike, ~1.2mi run) but the bike and run were hard. I ended up dropping a few people on the bike because we were suppose to do these in groups of 2-4 and trade off on pulls pretty frequently. Looks like I still have some decent cycling legs. Then, on the run, I averaged about 7:25/mile which is way faster than I was expecting. This is really good because my first triathlon in a year and a half is in about 12 days from now. It's kind of exciting to see how I'll do. Oh, I got in about 15 miles last week.

Also, I've been a pussy lately about a bunch of things. I'm done being a pussy. Part of it is because I've been a head case for the last few weeks and I've found that the best way for me to overcome that is to get really focused about something. I'm keeping track of all of my calories and exercise again while still trying to do every workout that my coaches give me. I need to harden the fuck up and get serious, focused, and disciplined to clear my head.

Asics run mileage: 165 miles

Another week is done

I've gotten another week of workouts done now. I actually did pretty good this week about sticking to the schedule. Well, practice was rained out on Thursday and I didn't do my swim today, but other than that, I did the workouts. As for doing exactly what I was suppose to be doing, that's a little bit of a different story. I'm still hampered by limited run mileage. However, my PF is getting better again even after just 2-3 days of treatment for it. Also, the Angry Knees that I usually get after my long run on Sunday didn't really happen today. I'm still going to hold at 15 miles per week for the next 2 weeks before bumping it up again just to see how my body does.

Even though I haven't been doing the exact workouts that I'm suppose to be doing, I've been pretty consistent in training for the last 2 months and I think it is starting to show. I'm not hurting as much as I used to but I may not be getting that much faster. I'm still a pussy when it comes to bricks but yesterday's brick run wasn't so bad. Things are getting better in regards to working out and I'm starting to feel much, much better about it.

Asics shoe mileage: 150 miles

Run Mileage

Just another run mileage update for this past week. It was 11.7 only. I was suppose to do another 3.1 mile run around my neighborhood but I skipped it for some poor excuses. I'm going to hold my mileage at about 15mpw for a few weeks because I'm feeling some plantar fasciitis coming back and I want to take care of that. Also, from doing yardwork for a week, my shoulder is jacked up again but it doesn't hurt when swimming. What the fuck?

Asics shoe mileage: 135 miles

Run Mileage

I ran 14.8 miles this week. I'm going to hold there for a few weeks because I'm getting a bit of heel pain again. Not good.

Asics shoe mileage: 123 miles