Injuries
After an extreme case of ITBS beginning in October 2011, I spent 1.5 years working through physical therapy and finally IT Band Release Surgery in March 2013. Progress following this has been slow but positive, with new regimens of cryocup icing, foam rolling and the latest additions to my injury prevention kit include:
- Trigger Point Quadballer - this is a foam rolling graduation, capable of rolling out any tightness. Not for the faint of heart but works wonders on my leg! http://www.tptherapy.com/Quadballer_2.html
- Hyperice Ice Compression Technology - After my surgery I was lucky to be able to recover using a Gameready device. I loved it so much I wanted one for training until I found out they cost $3500+. I then found this product that provides a much cheaper but well performing alternative to keeping my knee healthy. http://www.hyperice.com/products/show#knee
Fast forward January 5th and I took an impact to the same knee/leg while skiing at Copper Mountain. XRAY shows no break but I'm in no way able to run at the moment. Taking it easy and will be focusing on the bike and swim for the next couple weeks.
Training
I've recently joined Lifetime TRI TEAM. To maintain accountability and motivation, this team meets regularly and is coached by Nicole Clark. With a daily training program published on www.trainingpeaks.com I am starting to ramp into my IRONMAN program. I will post interesting or milestone workouts here for you to see.
My latest includes an hour on my turbo trainer (I'll post this setup later but for winter, early mornings or late nights I have a Kurt Kinetic Road Machine, 110" screen displaying current power based workout via www.trainerroad.com, and Pandora kickin' loud). If you haven't heard of Trainer Road and are looking for some motivation and structure indoors, take a look at this workout here:
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