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Got a hundred scars I should have run away
Now tattooed on my skin
There's a side of me that just won't stop
Dancin' in the flame
Maybe I just get off on the pain

And so begins a new year

Training year, that is. There's a calendar year, an academic year, a fiscal year, and now there's a training year. One key difference is that the training year starts differently for everyone. Some start earlier, some later. For me, December to September is my training year.

Should I re-name the blog? It's no longer "One Year To IMWI 2010". Now it's....well what are my goals for 2011? Wow, where to begin this?

Races I'd like to do:
April:Double Chubb 50K trail run.
May: Triple-T Triathlon.
June: Gramma's Marathon.
September: Savageman 100 Triathlon.
And one superfast HIM race.

Here's a wrench in the plans. There's now an opportunity to qualify for World Long Course in Las Vegas at the August Pigman HIM in Iowa. I'd have to place in top 5 of my AG, I think the rolldown is 10 places. I don't have any real ideas that I'd qualify, I havent been training for weeks so it's hard to imagine going anywhere fast right now. But if'n I did qualify, that means an HIM in August, Sept, and Nov. I love me HIM's, but do I love them that much??

Gotta decide now! Sign-up is right around the corner for most of these races. What are some other goals?
1. Sub 4hr marathon (current PR 4:06)
2. Sub 1:45 half marathon (current 1:53)
3. Sub 5:15 HIM (current PR 5:27, average though is 5:40-ish)
4. Sub 40 min HIM swim (currently about 43 min ave)
5. Sub 22 min 5K
6. Sub 50 min 10K
7. more?

Training plan goals for next year:
1. Saturday MEC rides to get FAST on the bike
2. BRR Tuesday speedwork to get FAST on the run
3. Swim lessons with JM to just learn how to swim
4. Swim Master's classes to get FAST on the swim
5. Year around strength training to get like Dara ;)

Looks like I want to get fast this year!

Still recovering...

Can you believe I have ANOTHER injury??? This time an avulsion fracture of the distal left fibula. I swear the best way to learn anatomy is to be injured. I can throw around some fancy words now!

It was one week ago on the Thursday run. Not 5 minutes in, I rolled my left ankle HARD. We heard the crack. I hit the deck and rolled afraid to put weight back on it. Oh it hurt, but not unexpectedly. I almost kept running. But the crack had me scared, it sounded like a small piece of plastic breaking. I got a ride back to my car, but by the time we reached the parking lot, it was already swollen! I rushed home to ice it, wondering what I'll do now.

I went to work, surprised by how little pain there was. The swelling was increasing and so was the discoloration. Hubby and boss both encouraged imaging. I was torn. I was walking, going up and down stairs, feeling stiff but OK. Was I really hurt?

So we ended up at an ER that night for xrays. Initial dx: avulsion fracture, suggested but not definitive. Elastic wrap, gel splint, crutches, and another script for pain meds. Recommendation: follow up with specialist.

Next day, I was lucky to get into Dr M. Before the appt we picked up my images and only then was it real. The radiologist had read the films overnight and dx'd the fracture. The ride to Dr M's office was long. I was in denial up to that point, thinking this was all a waste of time. No dice. Dr M took me off crutches, recommended a different ankle brace. I can swim with good tape once it feels OK. I can bike with the brace again once it feels OK. But running is out for 3-4 weeks, then re-evaluate. Nuts.

So here I am one week out. I tried biking on the trainer Tuesday with pain. I can walk, do stairs, and it seems all else. Frustrating. I miss running!