Inch By Inch

As my training continues to struggle to make it into the next level where I was at just before the pneumonia, I hover slowly waiting for my body to finally get right and let me take the jump. I tried again to push today and failed at the end coming to a walk while my HR skyrocketed up over 200bpm. Although, I'm not as anxious when this happens anymore after the pulmonologist cleared me with the chest x-ray last week, I still feel like I'm having a heart attack and back off. The swim is what suffers the most and I am thankful that I don't have any triathlons coming up soon. My breathing patterns and what I learned from Dave over the last few months has withered away and I'll need some serious practice to get it back... inch by inch.

The bike is my strongest part (I think).. only because of the 2 classes a week that I am teaching at UT that requires me to amp it up a notch. I have yet to get out on the road since the time that Zimm and I rode the record around the Duke loop almost 2 full months ago. Should be interesting when I try and go from no rides in 2 months to full throttle on Sat for the team ride from the house... I'll probably be hanging with Senior in the rear haha... inch by inch.

Run is the saddest part. Swim I expected, but to be so far behind with I was so far ahead prior to the pneumonia makes me really irate. I averaged 7:30's (although much faster before I was forced to walk with the 200+ HR) as I crawled home on a hilly course this afternoon after 460Kj on the bike... that will need to get better before too long. I signed up for the Tarheel 4+ Miler on April 21st and we shall see how far along I really am... inch by inch.

Happy to have Zimm back to train with for a Sat brick with some of the other team members. A new bike will make it that much harder to keep his wheel... inch by inch.