As you may have heard by now, the damn gopher that predicts winter is saying we'll have six more weeks of it. Here in Italy, we have just been through two straight days of snow, which has effectively been dubbed the storm of the decade, so I am hoping the winter-predicting wombat is wrong. My training (even the gym was closed today for the weather) is suffering from all the snow and Bologna's worse-than-DC ability to deal with it. Or is it all that bad? In the last few days, between traveling and now the storm, my early season marathon training plan has had more gaps in it than a six year old's smile. However, the runs that I have been able to get in, running on well-rested, fresh legs have been of much better quality than they might have been otherwise. Perhaps there is something to be said for additional rest, especially in the early months of the year.
Separately, this very interesting video was just posted to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJTMe_Q2e70. It shows some amazing advances being made by existing companies (in this case Nike) that can really help athletes who use prosthetics perform better. As Sarah Reinersten, herself an above the knee amputee, Ironman World Championship finisher, and World Record holder says at the end, "anyone who has a body has the potential to be an athlete." Watching Sarah run in the video certainly shows that she is making full use of her potential, and mainstream companies are responding to that. Developments like these, both in terms of the science and the attitude toward challenged athletes of all kinds will hopefully also benefit our Wounded Warriors, especially as they look to rehabilitate through racing - a Team RWB goal.
Finally, for those of you who are looking to prove Phil the marsupial wrong, don't forget the Emerald Coast Tri Club's Bluewater Bay Duathlon (3K run, 15K bike, 5K run) is just over three weeks away - February 25, 2012 (http://www.ectriclub.org/
Happy trails.
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