So yesterday, thursday - I went back to my physio to get the strength program he had designed for me. At this point it's primarily focused on developing spinal stability b/c apparently I'm a bit of a mess in that department. The exercises are simple but wow - am I ever sweating as I do this workout. It's definitely something that I think will help me in the long run and so I'm actually really excited to do it. I'm supposed to do the upper extremity and lower extremity stuff 2x a week each, and the core/stability stuff daily.
Yesterday was my biggest training day in a really long time, I swam in the morning, did my strength workout and then got out for a run (just before the torrential downpour started) I didn't wear a watch but felt pretty strong throughout the 5k that I ended up doing. It was a bit of a victory to get the run in b/c I was toying with the idea of skipping out on the run and doing it today (Friday). I'm glad I did it yesterday since today ended up being far busier then expected as I ended up covering 2 football games between clients today.
So far so good - I'm really excited about how things are progressing and really looking forward to the build up to Ironman. It's a long way away so for now I'm focused on keeping my long runs mostly in the 20k range, and running 3-4 times a week. I'm signed up for the Hamilton Half marathon in a few weeks, and the egg nog jog shortly after that to help keep me motivated and moving forwards. On the fence about signing up for ATB, and possibly a spring half marathon - but will discuss those with my coaches at Personal Best and see what they think.
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