BIKE: 2hrs and 36.4 mins. Long 75% intervals of 33 mins, 33 mins, and 17 mins.
This was the second "25% of the IM distance" rides I've done in the past 2 weeks. The other one had a descending distance pyramid. Today's was mentally harder with the longer intervals. Again I kept my HR in the 125-130 zone.
But let's focus on the really good news! Just yesterday I was singing a song about "Just one kiss [run] from you, and I'll be good as new", right? I heard the song the first time Monday evening and it's been running in my head since. No pun intended. And just Monday I was thinking that as soon as I call the Dr I'll heal up.
After yesterday's treadmill run my knee was feeling great. I'd noticed that before, that running felt OK with it. Well this morning's bike ride was 85-90% pain free in the knee!! SAY WHAT?!? I took 48hrs off of biking, went for a run instead, and healed up? Is this for real?
Even later after the ride it's still not hurting. I haven't tried going downstairs much, I guess that would be one more test. I've been taking ibuprophens 3x/day, but not much icing this last day or two and lots of rest.
OK I'll admit that I had trouble falling asleep last night because the bottoms of my feet were hurting. I was thinking it was PF, but more than likely it was my feet responding to me running without my orthotics yesterday. Even though I don't feel like I'm working hard at all, I still have this "breakable" feeling. I had the same feeling in 2010 preparing for IMWI. That feeling that I'm so worn out I could easily injure myself. Regardless, I just kept thinking about new injuries and how they seemed to keep nagging me right now.
Then for a little while on the bike my right medial hammie twinged, only briefly but enough for me to notice it. This got me thinking that my bike fit on The Bird might be off. But no, it came and went. The only change I've made on the bike is that I made sure I was sitting forward on the saddle. I wonder if while indoors I settle back farther on the saddle. My googler research suggested that seat height was a factor in my type of knee pain. I know my seat height is OK--last year those bikes are very carefully fitted to my princess-and-the-pea standands and I can't imagine that those current fits would cause pain like this to appear overnight. But I do think it's plausible that I sit too far back on the trainer, and when combined with my all-of-the-sudden indoor habit, it led to some irritation.
Time will tell. So will this weekend's 100-mile ride if it happens. But so far so GREAT on that problem!!
Oh and the ankle, nothing to report. All is well. I'm flexing it a lot to check its mobility and finding no issues.
I'm anxious to get back to normal running and eager to wear myself out training. Bring it on. Please.
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