Ups and downs...

I had a good day and a bad day yesterday. We'll start with the good. I got in the pool for a 1000m time trial. I dropped my 750m time (en route) to 12:44 and my 1000m to 17:13. Those times are still a lot slower than i would like them, but i am seeing successes in small triumphs. I mark my progress by dropping under certain minutes blocks. For example, My next goal is to drop my 1000m under 17 minutes. I am hoping that with more time in the pool this summer i can drop those times exponentially and get to a point where i feel comfortable as a threat in races.

Bad news. I hopped on the bike later in the day and i felt absolutely horrible. My legs were heavy. I think a lot of it came from the strong headwinds. It also could have been from being the first good day on the bike outside since last year. Riding inside on a trainer only does so much. But, I don't like making excuses.

One success and one needing improvement. My IT band is feeling better and i am counting the days til i get back to running full time.

Mental blocks...

I am having mental blocks. Not the kind that ail you when you are trying to write an essay or a song. But the kind of mental blocks that make everything you do seem bad. For example, I want to get back to running. But, today especially, I am feeling horrible. I am sick of feeling bad. Well, not bad necessarily, just not 100%.

I had my knee diagnosed last thursday. I have Illiotibial Band Syndrome A.K.A. ITBS or IT Band Syndrome. It is a swelling of the It Band which runs from your hip to just below your knee. I have started home therapy on it.

I look back at this year and am thinking, "Man, here i am in April and i have yet to put in any good run training." I think never being seriously injured before is really a blessing and a hindrance at the same time. I am not dealing with this well. On the other hand, even if i start my base back up come may and the end of the semester, i will still have a good 8-10 weeks of training time before the race the matters, The Pacific Coast Triathlon.

The whole situation is mighty frustrating.