Health

Health is an unusual commodity.  You don't know what you've got until its gone.  And often we just take it for granted that it will be there.

I started this whole Ironman thing about two years ago.  I enlisted a great coach who put up with a lot of whining and whimpering.  I got up at the crack of dawn and did the work.  Everything was great until it wasn't.  Along the way there were good times and bad.  But progress was continuous.  Eleven months later I completed my first Ironman.  At present my only Ironman.

Problems.  One month before my race I started developing wrist pain.  No crashes, No falls!  Bike fit? Maybe.  More on that later.  I have also had a lingering knee issue, but lowering my seat seems to have made that better.

Health.  Four or five weeks out from the next race, and H1N1.  Pneumonia was the result.  I spent 3 weeks off of work.  In my line of work that is unheard of.  I'm still paying for it financially.  Health care reform doesn't help with expenses.  I digress.  Results were a long layoff from training of any type and a slow return.  The knee issue continues to linger, and the wrist resulted in a cast for the last six weeks.  Better? Yes.  But not resolved!  I'm giving acupuncture a try today.

Psychology.  Somewhere along the way I started to complain about balance.  Family, work, and training.  Its important to remember which comes first and is most important.  I became a little out of control, and someone smarter than me likened it to a "dummy spit."  You'll have to look that up.

I seem to be easing back into things and have started back training.  Ironman Arizona is again the goal.
Over the next couple of days I am going to Boulder to work on bike flexibility and fit.  Retul!  I will continue this journey and plan to write about the process.  More next week!