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The Plan for 2012
It’s mid February. Two months ago I had knee surgery and two weeks after that my wife and I had a new baby girl! Today, it’s time to post my plan for 2012 and get started. At this point, my knee is still a little weak and stiff from the surgery but I have no [...]
One Last Chance Before Surgery
The MRI results showed the tear in my medial meniscus never healed (even with the surgery to repair it 4 years ago) and I now have a tear in the lateral meniscus. The tear in the lateral meniscus is what had been causing all the sharp pain and is what had given me the biggest [...]
What Now?
It has been about a month since I crossed the finish line at Ironman Texas and the cheers from all the crowds have long since died down. The past weeks have been filled with constant reminders of how great that day was, how long the training schedule leading to it was and how much a [...]
Experimenting with Fuel.
This morning I ran a little over 18 miles. They were some of the toughest miles I’ve run up to this point in my training for Ironman Texas. The weather was great and the course I ran was fine – neighborhood and highway roads that are mostly flat with a few short, low-grade hills. What [...]
Plantar Fasciitis, an -Awesome!- Update
On December 7th I wrote a post about my concerns with the Plantar Fasciitis in my right foot. I was worried about the next step in trying to correct the issue and how it would effect my training for Ironman Texas. One school of thought said I should trust the shoe industry – continue using [...]
