My pre-season training is actually going fairly well. I'm experiencing some setbacks, but I'm still moving forward and building.
I would like to see more endurance gains in my swimming, and I have a plan for doing as much, in which I will start next week. I'm feeling more confident with bilateral breathing and I believe the drills I am doing are helping me be a more efficient swimmer. That being said, I still need to work on going the distance. I consider myself on schedule for my swimming. In the off-season, when I set up my plan for swimming, I don't have myself scheduled to start yet, so when I remember that, I feel even better about my progress.
Cycling has been pretty consistent, but my bicycle has had some issues. To begin with, the bike shop had to do a lot of work fixing a "chain suckage" issue. I won't get into ths details of that. I have to check it again, but I believe the issue has been resolved. The next thing I need to do is get my position ironed out. I'm still feeling discomfort in my right tricep and forearm and I'm going in to Village Bike to have this looked at on Monday.
My running is progressing, but not without a hitch. I've had some Achilles tendonitis I've been dealing with, but it's been relatively minor. I've been icing, stretching, and rolling it, and I've been paying attention to it. So far I've been able to progress with it as is. During my last run, I had to concentrate on it to notice any discomfort. This of course is a good sign.
I've had some lower back pain as the result of straining some muscles while doing squats, but this is already almost resolved.
So, how's it goin'? I think pretty well. I'm enjoying the process of building my Iron-fit body and mind.
Peace.
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