Well the new year is well underway and training is begining to climb steadily upwards. The begining of the week was about testing my left knee. Still not feeling strong I gingerly attempted a short slow run, about 20 mins. Although at times I could feel it, it never actually began to hurt. I had no issues with it after the run, so I went about plotting the rest of the weeks training, including two runs of half an hour each. The result was the same for these runs, I could feel it but it didn't hurt. Confidence in my knee is slowly building but it's not great at the moment. I'll increase the running slowly while I push on with my swimming and riding.
Got some good drills for all three disciplines from the books I'm reading. The Triathletes training bible, by Joe Friel and Going Long, by Gordon Byrn and Joe Friel.
Both books I would concider a must have when taking on something like this.
Going Long is particularly good for me as it focuses entirly on Ironman and the training for it, where as the Training Bible is more broad triatlon based. Various forums also provide valuable info regarding drills as well as words of caution.
Swam with wetsuit again on Friday night, begining to get a good feel for it now, cant wait for the sea to warm up a bit.
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