Ahhh! Like an absolute fool I had to go and injure myself this past weekend. After a day or two of living with it, it now looks like I may even have to get corrective surgery and of course my first question to the surgeon was "But doctor... can I run?" SPD WWW.SDTRIBUDDHA.BLOGSPOT.COM

After a 12 hour operation to remove a benign (not cancerous) tumour the size of a tennis ball on Dec 14 2007 and 6 weeks of preventative radiotherapy, David Bond a.k.a Bondy is competing in the Monaco Ironman for Charity. Although competing for charity, Bondy is not just there to make up the numbers. All systems are go on the training front, and radiotherapy has not slowed him at all.

I am very interested in the role antioxidants play in recovery. My wife (a biologist) got me on a natural supplement that, I have to say, has really started giving me better recovery during training. Thoughts on this topic? Dave

Like many trifuelers, on occasion I have to schedule my workouts at odd hours. Sometimes they can be late at night. Last night I did 60 minutes on the treadmill followed by 45 minutes on the trainer. By the time I finished it was close to 11:30. I had already eaten dinner at about 6:00 PM and had a peanut butter Clif Builder Bar (about 290 calories) before i began my workout at about 8:30 PM.

After finishing my first tri season I am going to be back for more :) . I signed up for the NYC triathlon on July 20th and was wondering if I could do a sprint race I did this past summer a week before the big race on the 13th. The NYC will be the biggest race I will have ever done and I don't wanna mess it up.

The miles were ticking away quickly as the brisk wind pushed us all the way back home. My fellow cyclist asks, “What are some good foods to eat after a hard five hour ride like today?”

Recovery: "The regaining of something that has been lost or taken away". Websters dictionary.

It's that time of year for us folks on the left coast: the final big push before Wildflower in early May. The weather gets even better, the sun comes up earlier and earlier, the training gets longer and more intense. So I'm going to ask you a question: Does training make you faster?

Races and hard training are an essential element in any training program, but to ensure that athletes absorb and maximise the benefits of these sessions, optimising recovery is important.