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Bouncing Back

Yes, usually when I stop blogging for a while, it means things are NOT going well! It’s been a rough 6 weeks, but I am finally feeling good and bouncing back!   I struggled with a foot injury leading up to FL70.3 and racing on an injured foot was definitely not a good idea.  The race pushed me over the edge and I was officially on the “injured wagon”for a good 5 weeks .  As a triathlete, not being able to run isn’t the end of the world, because we can usually swim and bike enough to keep from getting too depressed.  Unfortunately for me, it was my foot, and I had to scale back on biking and be very careful with swimming, because even kicking hurt it!  After  a great 10 mile run last weekend, I can confidently say “I am healthy again!”

Last week was a great week of training, not just because I am healthy, but because I am training again with Kelly!  Kelly is training for Ironman Lake Placid. She is on a roll, incredibly strong in all 3!  Our goal has always been to race an Ironman together, but it looks like that goal is going to have to wait….until October, maybe Kel?????   I decided to skip Lake Placid this year. This was a very hard decision for me.  If  I  could only pick one race  in the world to win, it would be LP.  I have raced there for the past 5 years, finished 5th, then 4th then 2nd twice.  After last years struggle on the  course, I decided I needed to take a break from LP.  I’m not saying I’m giving up on my goal, I am just taking a leave of absence from LP!   I know there will be part of me that will be really sad to be on the sidelines, but I also know that it will get the fire brewing more than ever for 2011!  July 25th will be all about Kelly!   She had a solid race at IMCDA last year, but her training was very spotty due to a foot injury which required surgery.   She ran a 3:16 off the bike with 1-2 days of running per week!! Now she is totally healthy and all I can say is WOW!  Kelly has supported me so much over the years and I am so excited to return the favor;  sherpa, training bitch, water girl…. bring it! 

As for my plans, as long as my foot continues to do so well, I am hoping to jump  in 2  70.3’s  over the next couple of weeks and then it’s Ironman time.  I am not 100% sure which one that will be.  I am exploring options now and I am considering IMC, IMLOU or IMWI.  All great races…..exciting stuff!! 

Here are some pictures of our training camp at Lake Placid; Kel and I ready to tackle the LP course, Kel ripping it up on mirror lake (very impressive 17 mile run off!), Angie being a great water girl, and then soothing the soreness (note; the bottles were empty, were not that gross!!) FUN TIMES!