Drawing a line under 2014

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So my plan had been to race the MuddyPuppy Trail 8k, then move on to Oktoberfest 5k, driving my enemies before me and hearing the lamentation of their women... er. So then two Fridays ago, I'm doing a set of plyometrics (jumps / skips / squats) and after the first set, my knee feels sort of odd, like when you hit your funny bone. I try a couple more skips, but decide to pack it in, letting good sense prevail. I limped home (literally) from the park, and decided that a couple days rest would sort this out.

Fast forward to the end of the weekend, when walking is still painful, and stairs are excruciating, I call my physio and get an appointment, at which tests seem to indicate it's not ligament/tendon/meniscus tearing, but there is some irritation of the capsule around the knee, which is causing swelling and pinching when the joint bends.

Therapy is icing, hip stability exercises and no running for 4 weeks. Maybe MRI in a week if things still suck.

Anyways, about those races. At this point, I'm going to call it as done, heal properly and then see what the winter brings. Maybe I'll just do trail and bike races next year.

Week 0 Summary: Syracuse 70.3

No bad this race, just good (swim / bike) and ugly (run).

I averaged just under 200 watts, VI was high (1.09), but still had a good ride. If you're into that sort of thing: http://tpks.ws/b7Tz

The gory details:

Graham Dunn

Overall Rank: 343

Div Rank: 44

Gender Rank: 305

General Info
BIB	1863
Division	40-44
Age	40
State	ON
Country	CAN
Profession	---
Points	2383

Race Summary
Swim	00:32:23
Bike	02:35:57
Run	01:58:11
Overall	05:11:30

SWIM DETAILS | Division Rank: 37

SPLIT NAME	DISTANCE	SPLIT TIME	RACE TIME	PACE	DIVISION RANK	GENDER RANK	OVERALL RANK
Total	1.2 mi	00:32:23	00:32:23	01:40/100m	37	219	274

BIKE DETAILS | Division Rank: 25

SPLIT NAME	DISTANCE	SPLIT TIME	RACE TIME	PACE	DIVISION RANK	GENDER RANK	OVERALL RANK
Total	56 mi	02:35:57	03:11:25	21.55 mph	25	164	174

RUN DETAILS | Division Rank: 44

SPLIT NAME	DISTANCE	SPLIT TIME	RACE TIME	PACE	DIVISION RANK	GENDER RANK	OVERALL RANK
Total	13.1 mi	01:58:11	05:11:30	09:01/mi	44	305	343

Transition Details

T1: Swim-to-bike	00:03:05
T2: Bike-to-run	00:01:54

Originally from: http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/syracuse/results.aspx#ixzz35btIW6EJ

Week 15 summary

Chopping wood, carrying water...

I'm getting some good cycling base sessions in at Dearborn, I've started hooking up my laptop to the computrainers and doing some of the trainerroad workouts.

Swimming is coming along well, sneaking up into lane 4 today, hopefully I can stay there.

Running is good, my speed has stayed about the same, I have the refridgee-8-er next weekend, then the Chilly half, then a short break until ATB. I'm concerned about my aerobic base, I think the key will be to take it slow at the Chilly, and ATB.

I've signed up for TTT and Syracuse and booked rooms. I'm feeling good about being on the right track towards the best performance I have in me.