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Schedule for the week looks a little something like this:

mon->  Rest Day- done

tues->  AM-swim   PM-1hr bike - done

wed->  AM- 1hr OWSwim

thur->  30min bike / 2hr run  Brick    

fri->  easy bike, possible mnt bike with friends

sat->  Rest Day

sun->  3hr bike / 20min run  Brick                                                                                             

Wow John - your workouts are getting crazy long!  I'm jealous. 

 I practiced an open water swim last night too.  I had rinsed my wetsuit and hung it in my laundry room and then left and forgot it - darn it.  I was really stressed about that until I started swimming and the water felt great and I felt great.  Now I can't decide whether to wear it Saturday or not.

Rest of my week

Thursady - swim and bike

Friday - short run if knee is better

Saturday - Possible really short family tri being held locally, I figure it would be a good brick.   If not, swim and bike

The sun is shining,  it's beautiful outside!

Ok everybody, I'm looking for a little bit of advice.  I'm pretty sure I've tweaked my IT band on my right knee.  But I'm not sure of the best way to heal it.  I've been icing it for 20 min after I bike/run, and that seems to help, but today it got pretty sore after my 5k.  I stretched out pretty well prior to the run too.

 Any help would be great, thanks!!

We headed out early Friday and stayed in a hotel in Topeka for the race.  I didn't work out on Thursday or Friday which did have me a little concerned but it worked out ok.  I'm satisified with how I did although the bike still makes me so mad.  I'm going to work and work to get faster and I think I'm going to do another sprint in September.

I posted my race report and I'm going to go take a nap! 

 Melissa, last year when i started running on a serious, regular basis, i had ITB issues as well. It hurt like heck to be sure. I was told to rest it for a couple weeks (no running) until the pain subsided. Biking didn't bother it so i kept doing that. I was also informed that its a common problem when you try to start doing to much mileage to fast. You should sloooowly increase your distance per run/per week. I did some of the hip flexor/outer knee stretches. As Todd noted , def. take some ibuprofen while you have the pain. 

 I know it's tough to cut back and slow down on run distance when  your started to get in a groove and wanting to do more and more. Just be patient and keep yourself injury free as much as you possibly can.

 PS- This info was from a friend (not a doctor BTW). It worked for me , maybe it can work for you 2! and it's free to try.

 So in summary:: 1- rest,rest,rest,rest and ibuprofen. 2- When you start running slowly increase your distance ran per session and total ran per week and do stretches. 3- If you haven't already, you may want to get a fitting on a good pair of running shoes. That could be the ticket for ya.         4- Obviously, if this doesn't work, head to a doctor and get fix't up

Best of luck, John.

 Way to go on your race Carmen, your swim was fantastic! I'm envious Dont' give up on yourself on the bike, you'll get better, just stay positive! I'd say you had a great race all around and you should be proud. Good job Carmie.

Thanks for the help guys, hopefully this won't lay me up too much! Great work this week everybody!

Taking it a bit easy this week and cutting myself some slack...

Monday - 4 mile outside run

Tuesday - Garmin clinic, swim

Wednesday - 4 mile run outside

Thursday - bike

Friday - gym workout, weights

Saturday - long bike

Sunday - 6 mile long run