Starting to think about a comeback

Maybe because I am feeling so much better than did all summer; maybe because the triathlon season is just about over for all my friends; or maybe its just the fall air getting to me...but whatever it is I am thinking about my comeback to triathlon next year. This weekend we drove out to my Grandma's house in central PA and went by a town called Jim Thorpe, which hosts the Black Bear half. Prior to all of our drama this spring, Black Bear was supposed to be a tune up race for IMCDA this year. It a beautiful area, and just driving by made me want to get out and bike some of the hills. I mentioned to Bec that I'd like to put that race on my schedule for next year. And just saying that got me thinking a lot more about next year. What will it be like? Will I be as fast as I was pre-cancer? Will it be much, much harder than it was before? Will triathlons be as fun even if I am not as fast as I used to be?

See, I have never been out of shape since I started all this endurance sport business in 2004. I never took a break from training, just simply oscillated between marathons in the fall and winter and tri's in the summer. But after about 10 weeks of absolutely no exercise this summer, plus feeling lousy in general, I think I was back to baseline. I have been biking to work for a few weeks now and fitness is slowly beginning to return, but its a long road, and I have no idea where it leads or how high goes anymore.