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Here’s January 2011:

Swim: 22,975 meters

Cycling (outdoors): 273.5 miles

Cycling (indoors): 3:45 (hours)

Run: 37.2 miles

Strength Training/Yoga: 10 sessions

Approximate monthly total training time: 57:30

Weight: a little too much

This month’s theme was “Rediscovering My Inner Triathlete”. I swam and biked more than I have in any month since I actually was a triathlete! It’s been exactly one year since I had a month like this one – January 2011 pretty much mirrors January 2010. The main difference is that last January I was getting ready to ramp up the running for a big ultra season and this January, I’m getting ready to, well, do something else. I’ll let you know when I figure out exactly what that something else is!

I had a great time this month on the bike, particularly on the Saturday morning LA Tri Club Westside ride. We’ve been doing a fair amount of climbing, including doing Latigo twice this month. The picture above is at the top of Latigo last weekend (thanks to ride organizer Warren Selko for the picture).

I’m slowly, slowly finding my way back into running. My low back and hip are pretty much 100%, but I’m being super careful to come back slow and easy. I think the biggest barrier to my running right now is mental. I’m scared that I’ll do something wrong or come back too quickly and then be back to not running at all. It’s definitely a confidence thing, but each little run/walk I do, my confidence grows. And anyway, there’s absolutely no reason to rush it.

My biggest “accomplishment” this month was finishing radiation. As I’ve stated ad naseum here, it wasn’t nearly as bad as I feared, but it was still a huge relief to get it over with.

The other news that’s been developing this month is about a new triathlon team that I’m joining. It’s an effort – spearheaded by Warren Selko and Mike Ireland – to raise money and awareness for a non-profit dedicated to fighting childhood cancer. More to come about this soon!