The warranty ran out at 40...

Since I turned 40 my body no longer is indestructible. Yesterday was another example. I was referred to an oral surgeon from my dentist and he determined that I need a tooth pulled and have it replaced with an implant or a bridge. Either option will cost about $3500. The implant is not covered by insurance and I'm not sure how much of the bridge the Insurance company will cover. Ah, another unexpected expense. Yesterday I learnt about my fractured left foot and today I need a tooth pulled. Just this past year alone I've had 3 crowns put in, I guess I shouldn't have opened beer bottles with my teeth when I was a kid.

I had a good swim today. I often dread driving to the pool, but once I get in and start swimming I'm actually starting to enjoy my swims. Because I've been swimming regularly for the past two years I feel like a true triathlete. A lot of people do triathlons but don't swim much, other than a month or two before the race. They bike and run regularly, but don't swim regularly. I don't know if I consider those type of people true triathletes. I know I now feel like a true triathlete. I got back in the weight room after the swim and I actually did pretty good, my muscles didn't feel like I hadn't been lifting for a few weeks. The only exercise that stressed my muscles was the lunges. My butt was sore after.

On Monday my legs were so sore from Sunday's long run that I had a tough time walking. The ligaments at the side of my knees felt like I just ran a marathon. I'm perplexed about it. I don't know why I'm sore. Long runs aren't new to me. I was wondering if the last two races which included a total of 4 weeks of taper caused me to lose some strength? Or the new shoes are causing me to use new muscles? By the end of the day on Monday I was feeling much better and I think taking the day off from training helped. I find it kinda cool that my muscles are sore, I interpret that as they are growing and getting stronger. For the Steelhead 70.3 I'm only going to taper over the last 5 days. My back is still bothering me and I could feel it being stressed during the weight training, but the stress felt positive and back strengthening.

I was going to ride and run today but decided to push all my training back one day and be caught up by Friday. It was pouring ran and cool and I really didn't want to do another 3 plus hours of training in that weather. I didn't think it would hurt to give my legs and foot an extra day's rest. I also didn't want to train all night and make Alice an Iron Widow during our holiday away from the kids. Unfortunately she spoke to Alyssa, and she's really sick right now. That's a bummer, especially because she can't hang out with her old friends.

Swim - 1:03:48 / 3000 meters

Weights - 45:00 / power b

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