Since my IT band surgery in November I have been able to gradually work back my fitness. One of the first activities I was able to do (other than push-ups) was skate skiing. The next thing was skinning up the mountain and skiing down (usually at night after Ingrid got home from work and the boys were asleep). Those two activies brought back my aerobic fitness pretty quickly and I was able to start swimming and biking in January. I tried a little snowshoeing at the end of January and it felt pretty good. Before I knew it I was back to winter racing and I was able to put together a little string of victories:Jan 23rd, Leadville Mountain Bike Series, 1st
January 30th, Pedal Power Winter Triathlon, 1st
February 7th, Beaver Creek Snowshoe Race, 1st
February 20th, Vail Winter Uphill, 1st
February 20th, Pedal Power Winter Triathlon, 1st
March 6th, USSSA Snowshoe National Championship, 1st
March 7th, Jeremy Wright North American Snowshoe Championship, 1st
The highlight of my winter was my back to back snowshoe victories, the first in New York on March 6th and the following day in Beaver Creek. I took a chance and it was worth the trip. I surprised myself with how quickly things have come around, but I know there is more work to do to bring my mountain bike and run around for the XTERRA season. My first XTERRA will be on April 25th in Las Vegas.
Josiah. I'm a big fan and have raced many Xterra events. I live in SLC, Utah. Like you, I recently had IT band release surgery in Feb of 2011. I would love to ask you a few questions on your experience with recovery. I'm currently 6 weeks out and going to PT 2x a week. He just started strengthening exercises and the stationary bike. I get nervous that I'm going to damage it again or something. I'd like to hear your experience. I love Xterra and hope to compete again. I've followed you for years. Good luck with your season!! My name is Corey Johnson. Email is coreygjohnson@gmail.com. Thanks!!!
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