That Moment When I Knew that Breaking My Foot Was Good
At some point; most of the time when something bad happens, we have to turn our thoughts into, ‘there has to be something good about this.’
Breaking my foot a year ago last September was one of those times, and re-injuring it, and re-injuring it and re-injuring it.
I knew it was good, and just that the good hadn’t showed up yet in my life. I just had to trust.
And last week, minus the potty break fiasco I ran 5 miles with 8:30 minute miles.
That’s the fastest run in my adult life, and the ‘fast’ sections were Z3 I knew, with all my heart, that breaking my foot was the best thing that could have happened.
Yea, it totally pissed my off at the time; I had to scratch the idea of an Ironman last summer, all triathlons, and maintaining a run fitness of a weekly long run of 9 to 12 miles.
What I did get to do: lots and lots of dynamic exercises, work on form (which is still a work in progress; gotta get that push off on the right foot a little better) and short sprints during the winter, as well as long snow shoes.
That lead to a much tighter run form. And apparently it is paying off.
I’m pretty stoked about the whole situation, because I feel now, that I can move forward into a Triathlon racing season that appears very, very exciting.
Even though I hate waking up at the pre butt crack of dawn to set up transition.
It has been 2 years essentially since doing a Triathlon. The broken foot lead me to another Belt Buckle in Leadville, and the year before I was training to run the 50 miler in Leadville, which I did successfully but it left little time for entertaining the idea of racing Triathlons.
So these little things are getting me fully amped.
Monday at the pool was very good.
I NEVER thought; although, have always trained and hoped, that I would be able to swim a 21 minute mile. In this case, 1750 yards.
I did.
I can’t believe it, but I can. I’m still pretty amazed, and rejoicing.
Up until this point I have been still coming back.
When I began seeing Coach Tom at Flower Mound Master Swim about 4 years ago, he tore my swim stroke apart, and re-built it.
No, I re-built it.
Prior to Coach Tom my mile PR was about 26 minutes and my 500 was 7:06, set back in the 90’s. When I began re learning how to swim I was swimming consistent 9 minute 500’s and 32 minute miles.
I was doing everything I could to realize that it was for the good of my times, but frankly it was hard not beating myself up about slow times.
In recent times I have been able to pull an 8:06 and even once a 7:30. So I knew I was getting closer.
So after a 2+hour bike ride on Sunday with 25oo feet of climbing and a 5 mile run on Saturday (another PR stated above) I decided to time my mile on Monday morning.
21:47
That will be hard to beat.
And I sure hope it comes together on race day.
Do you want to know the secret for this awesome time?
The warm up:
300 Swim with Snorkel
3 x 50 Sprint
The Sprint was the secret.
After my mile I felt good, so I just kept swimming, and swimming and swimming for a 32-3300 yard…I forgot the workout. That’s what I do, when I don’t use a white board, I forgot. (The mind is too clear)
Today’s Swim Workout is posted on the Zoefitness FB page.
My 500 Pull was on 7:06, my old swim PR.
When do I rest?
Tonight is TV night!! Yippee!!