Returned from Seattle Performance Medicine Tuesday with less than awesome news. Some of my blood markers have dropped, while others have held steady. That means I'll have to re-evaluate my training load and nutrition plan to get back on the right track. It's such a slow process coming back from such a complete physiological depletion. On a positive note, workouts are going great and my heart rate is rapidly dropping and I'm maximizing my efficiency in swim, bike, and run.
I'm reading through "It's not about the bike" and I thought that I hadn't read it yet, but every couple of chapters I get a very distinct feeling that I've read that part before, but I still can't think of when I would have.. Weird, but loving the book and I'm able to relate to parts of it and it's helping keep me patient through my own healing process.
I'm loving the new bike that I bought from work (Athlete's Lounge-- Portland, Or). It's a Cervelo S2 and it's got to be the most fun I've had on two wheels. Incredibly stiff, responsive, and quite the head turner ;) Off to ride now!
until next time...
