IMC, it is coming up FAST, only 69 days until I am
at the start of the swim. My training is
happening, not as well as I would like but as is typical I have had some
challenges thrown my way. My plantar
fasciitis is still bothering me, I am currently taking a 2 week break from
running to see if that will help it calm down.
Since I have not been able to train the run I will be training to walk
run the marathon portion of the event and I am good with that, I just want to
finish the event with a smile.
I have had another challenge too, I was feeling
unusually tired so I went to my ND and had her check my blood work to make sure
that I was not low on iron etc. All of
my nutrition stuff came back really good; I just need to increase my vitamin
D. The biggest surprise is that I have a
high Eosomophils level which typically indicates that you have an allergy of
some sort. We did a scratch test to see if I was allergic to something in the
environment. I had no reactions to the
test other than the one that checks to see if you were off all medications as
prescribed before the test. I had 2
options to find out if the allergy was food related, a blood allergy test that
is a large out of pocket expense or a food elimination diet. I opted for the blood test because a food
elimination diet takes way too long to figure out what may be causing the
allergic reaction. I should get the results this week, i hope. I am really
get bored with feeling exhausted all the time.
I love training for these things, you learn to
listen to your body and overcome obstacles.
Last Ironman I had a stress fracture, bruised talus bone and reduced
sensation from my knee down on my right leg.
I made it to the start line and I finished with a HUGE smile. I
will make to the start line and finish with a big smile again. I just need to keep my head down and train,
even when my body is not cooperating with me.
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| Mom (Barbara Clark), Frank Clark, Molly (she passed away a few months ago) and Layla. |
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| Sonja and Maddie at the end of our trail run. |
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| Me and Maddie at the end of a trail run. |
bummer about the foot. but think of how much stronger you are swimming and biking this time around. It'll be good!
ReplyDeleteYep, the foot is a pain, literally. it will all work out and it will be just another story to add to IMC training 2012.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad i train for tris, i can't imagine what i would do if i did not swim or bike.