I’m tying up the knots of my last few weeks in preparation for my shoulder operation tomorrow. I’m having the plate removed from my shoulder by Greg Hoy at the Avenue. Should be great fun (Ok, I know it won’t be). The shoulder block is the worst part- having a numb arm overnight is very strange…it feels like a frozen block of dog meat. Not unlike the way the quads feel after an Ironman. Only there’s a bit of a cut there. I am looking forward to having a less painful shoulder for my swimming though.
On other fronts, I want to give a shout out to the guys from Break your Limits who looked after me in Perth, as well as Brian and Hayley from TWA. Tom Kroyer organised me to within an inch of my life, which was greatly appreciated. I’m looking forward to getting over to Perth/Busselton for a camp later in the year, as well as hitting IM WA with some good fitness!
Slackness for me, I was away in Busso last week so I missed on updating the site. Excellent race and simply a must do on the calendar for all self respecting triathletes. Luke McKenzie dominated the men and Lisa Marangon performed consistently in the women’s. It whet my appetite to get back there on the podium at the end of the year.
So my year is pulling a u-bolt, but as quickly as the Queen Mary! My hammy is starting to de-gammify. Pleasing to say the least. I have spent a bit of time today putting a plan in action for the rest of the year, but it’s all tentative until I get a month’s running in the bank.
I’m heading into surgery next week to have my clavicular plate removed, so tat I don’t have to worry about it for the end of the year. It had actually been giving me a fair bit of discomfort, so hopefully my swimming will return to normal over the coming months.
I’ll be a much more regular contributor to my blog in the coming months now that I’m back training, so stay tuned.
See you on the road,
Mitch
PS. I haven’t given up my Kona dream. But it’ll be on a Giant, not a Cervelo.
I’ve been on the end of my third ABI (autologous blood injection) this week and my hamstring is feeling a little better. This time the radiologist used PRP (protein rich plasma) which is the best bits of the blood for sticking stuff together (platelets). He took 30mL of blood and spun it down to remove the PRP.
It’s been a frustrating 12 weeks since I tore the tendon up near my buttock, but the path from here is very clear. I am resting (i.e. not riding or running) until next tues, then I can start progressively loading the tendon again. If the tendon fails to knit together, then I’ll be signing up for a surgical exploration to have the tendon oversewn (a la Nick Rewoldt). In the meantime, I am going to have the plate removed from my shoulder (Tuesday fortnight) because it’s causing me a fair amount of discomfort in the pool.
I’m off to Perth next week for a few seminars/school/squad visits and the Busselton Half. It will be good fun to hit the road, even though it’s not for racing. I’m looking forward to dodging sharks and having some open water swims too!
Lastly, the second part of the penultimate Tricafe is now online.
Well, I should have been in japan this week getting ready to defend my Strongman title. Instead I’m at home rehabbing my hammy (still). I went back in on Saturday and had another blood patch to try and stick the tendon back together. It meant that I spent 6 weeks rehabbing for a new start only last weekend, which is a little depressing in itself. I feel like I’ve been treading water for some months now. But hoping that I’ll be back out in training in the next few weeks, and preparing some base for racing in the second half of the year.
In other news, there’s still rambunction in the media about the new WTC rules. Check the link:
I’ll post a new link to the latest tricafe, which should be up soon. Phil and I chatted with Luke Bell about the new WTC wetsuit changes and ITU Sydney.
