Training Updates

Wow! I guess quite a bit has happened since February with my training. My apologies for not writing sooner with any updates but here goes.

Running continued to progress quite slowly through the months of March, April and May, but I remained focussed and confident that I was going to return without injury. If I felt the slightest tingle of pain I stopped where i was and continued to walk. The frustrations remained high, but I tried my best to believe in myself. I biked as frequently as possible and worked on swimming, weights and water running. And then it happened.

June 6th marked one of my happiest training days ever! Evan and I met with Sara, an old team mate and together we ran 18km. My longest training run ever. The best part.....NO PAIN! I honestly felt as though I could run forever. The next day, we joined with two other former teammates and completed our first long bike of the season. It too seemed like it was easy. No stress.....No pain. 3 hours on the bike seemed like it was no more than 45 minutes. So happy.

The following week was fabulous for training as well. I finally started to feel stronger in the water, bringing my confidence to an all new high. Biking was great...running even better. Saturday the 13th was an even better run than the week before. 21 km. Again no pain! I can't believe the improvements. It just goes to show that patience is one of the most importance attributes that an athlete must have. Without it, injuries and frustrations will often get in the way of success.

So there's the update. I'll post again soon.

Dee