Half Iron Fun!

Less than 3 weeks to go until the New Balance Half Iron in Victoria and I'm still tentative about running. A little over a month ago I pulled something while running and I've barely been able to go for more than 20 minutes at a time since then without pretty sharp pain in my left knee. Yesterday I ran in the morning for 30 minutes and seemed to be ok, and found that things seemed to be more stable when I kept my ankle/foot more rigid (as opposed to loose).

Anyhow, that 30 minute success story inspired me to give up foolish ideas of not competing in the half iron and reserve a hotel room for the trip. I've been getting some great cycling in over the last month or two so I'm looking forward so seeing how that translates into race-day success.

I just need to keep on truckin, and hope for the best.

Ironman is less than 3 months away now. Getting a wee bit nervous.

Sick

Sorta sick.

My body feels "tingly" and I'm a little weak-feeling. At first I thought it was just a regular cold-type deal, but now I'm wondering if it's training related. I went for a ride to see mom for mother's day on Saturday (60k, 3 hours) and the next day was when I started to feel bad. I've done much longer, further rides before without problem but maybe this is a bit of overtraining. I was feeling a little more sluggish than usual this weekend, to the point where I made a point of not doing anything on Sunday (partly because I had no time, partly because I wanted a day off).

Hmmmm. I'll have to see how I feel over the next few days.