Treatment

Just finished up a fun filled morning of blood draw, Athlete's Lounge staff meeting , chiropractic work and ultrasound at Kreger Chiropractic, and a massage at Classic Body Restoration http://cbrpdx.com/ (AWESOME!). So I feel like I'm walking on clouds right now and the achilles pain I've had is currently gone! It's crazy to me how my days off from work and training turn out to be my busiest days of all. It's a good way to be busy though.. getting treatment from amazing people, without which I honestly couldn't maintain a high level of performance! So thank you Dr. Kreger and Stephanie Massey (CBR), you guys are the best!

Long ride tomorrow and long run sunday, can't wait :)

Still on the Mend

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...