Becoming Ironman – Week 5 – 3/20/2024
Aaron B -
This week brings good news. On Monday I had a follow up appointment for my elbow where more x-rays were taken of the fracture. The doctor said that the bone is now completely stable and that I have great mobility in my elbow for a little over three weeks from breaking it. Running, biking, and swimming are all good as long as I don’t fall. I have also been told by the doctor that my fracture will be fully healed by the race and I will be able to compete in Ironman Texas.
With this good news I hope to start getting back to my long runs and bike rides as well as adding back in swims. Yesterday was my first time back in the pool, and although the swim was painful with my elbow hurting with every other stroke, I was still able to swim father than I thought I was going to be able to.
One aspect of training that I feel is highly beneficial is weight training. Not only does it improve strength but it can also help with muscle endurance. This is one aspect of training that I will unfortunately miss out on. Although I am able to swim, bike, and run I am still unable to lift weights or put more than ten pounds of weight on my arm. I wonder how the lack of weight training will have on my performance during the Ironman.
The fracture in my arm has presented itself to be a challenge from both the impact that it has had on my training in the last few weeks as well as the impact it continues to have. I believe though that with both the ten weeks of training that I completed before the fracture as well as the five weeks of training that I still have will be enough to complete Ironman Texas.
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