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I’m changing my upcoming race schedule due to injury issues. I will not be racing Ironman Arizona or Boise Ironman 70.3. In place of those two races I will be racing St. Croix Ironman 70.3 and then Ironman Brazil. We’ll also be switching around some of my planned local races in Central Texas, but those are still TBD.

Before I left for Europe, I began experiencing some tendonitis at the lower end of my Anterior Tibialus. While in Europe, I was unable to run for three weeks. Fortunately, this week I’ve been able to start running again without the problem coming back. I was also fortunate to be able to swim and bike while I had my hiatus from running. So I could really up my cycling (maybe a blessing in disguise).

Losing those weeks of running during the peak training time for Arizona led me to the decision to adjust my race schedule and pick races that will allow me to come back from the injury, have a solid build, and then go into the races fully confident. Ironman Brazil would accomplish all of the above goals. The issue with Brazil is that it is only one week before Boise 70.3 which wouldn’t allow enough recovery. St. Croix 70.3 is three weeks before Brazil so it would fit perfectly in the timing for preparation and tapering for Brazil.

I’m really excited about this modified schedule. I’ve always wanted to go to these races. So now the first and foremost task is to continue to get my running safely back on track.

Pat

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