Well delaying knee surgery has paid off (tore ACL in April, planning surgery in September) and I continue to be excited as every tri approaches and rewarded when it’s over. My first tri of the season in May was my benchmark from which to improve on. I did two tri’s in ‘05 and ‘06, one on the spur of the moment on a mountain bike and the second with a borrowed Schwinn and not much more training (3 days to couple weeks). With new Bianchi in tow and few weeks with masters swim, I went into the first tri in May with no real goals. I completed the .45 mi swim/23.5 mi bike/4 m run in 2:14. Two weeks ago I completed another sprint tri of .5 mi swim/16 mi bike/3.1 mi run in 1:43 and this past weekend July 13 same distance at 1:41 with a proud improvement on the run from 8:16 to7:37 pace. My training has consisted of about 5-6 days training, each sport twice a week.
My knee continues to be strong, not so sore anymore, and I temper the running to minimize risk of further injury. I’ll do my first Olympic distance at NJ State in two weeks, and my last sprint tri for the season on Sept 14 at Danskin NY Metro. Everyone keep up the training, play it safe on bike downhill /sharp curves and keep your head and chin up 100 yards out from finish line on the run!
