A matter of perspective

Just finished up March with across the board higher numbers vs. January and February:

(Jan/Feb/March)

Swim: 15,000/27,850/33,700

Bike: 636/644/746

Run: 59/54/73

Hours: 55/74/75

While this is heading in the right direction and is a reasonable level of training, another point of view is the comparison of 2009 YTD vs 2007 and 2008:

(2007/2008/2009)

Swim: 141,350/116,750/76,550     (-48% vs. '07/-34% vs. '08)

Bike: 2,444/2,755/2,027    (-17%/-26%)

Run: 373/421/186   (-50%/-56%)

Hours: 276/291/205  (-26%/-30%)

No surprise that my aggregate commitment to training is down 25-30% vs. the last two years--this comes with not pursuing an Ironman this year.  The biggest change (and not desired) is off-course the running--my knee problems have drastically cut into my running.  I'm sure this will be the biggest issue when I race this weekend...

The good news is that my knee is a little bit better and I'm hopeful that I can increase my running to perhaps as high as 100 miles this month....