Swim, Bike Run...Gotta TRI!

On Friday, I went to see the ENT surgeon who performed my tonsillectomy. I had decided that I wouldn't tell him what I had done the night before until he had taken a look and given me his initial thoughts on my throat. In with the tongue depressor, light on and then his initial observation. He said that my throat was looking good and healing nicely. I responded with the news that I sure was glad since I had run 8.5 miles on Thursday night. He gave a giggle and said that was great if I hadn't had any problems. He then provided me with information about the lingering possibility of bursting a blood vessel but stated that the healing was far enough along that if it were to happen, it could be resolved relatively easy. I explained to him that I had tried to transition slowly and had avoided swimming so as to not ingest any unnecessary germs. Before leaving, he released me. Of course, this was followed by me sharing the news that I had a 70-mile bike ride planned for Saturday morning. LOL

We biked 72 miles Saturday morning. It was absolutely spectacular to be back in the saddle again. Other than some minor bike cage problems, we all successfully completed the ride and several ladies ran afterwards, too. I, however, wasn't ready to add that yet. During the ride, I made the decision not to compete in the triathlon I was scheduled to participate in next weekend. I think that pushing myself to compete after only a week back in training would result in me forcing myself regardless of how I felt for fear of a "DNF" and I absolutely don't want that. Of course, this decision was reinforced by today's afternoon swim.

How do I describe the swim today? Hmmm, perhaps a little short of disastrous. Only 700m. The only thing that would have helped me was a small motor or some self-propelling swimmies. I honestly thought the return to the pool would be as easy as the return to the bike and run. Boy was I mistaken. Breathing wasn't an issue although my throat did dry out much quicker. My arms and legs couldn't power me forward. I was sharing a lane with an elderly woman and at times I thought she could take me.

With this said, this week will include some extra swim workouts no doubt. I have added 3 building sets to the schedule. I am hoping that this will get me back on track perhaps a little quicker. Time's a ticking and the half is approaching...gotta TRI! :)