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"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you gain you lose something else."- Ralph Waldo Emerson
6/21, Sun Run 1 hr, 20 min
6/22, Mon Swim 70
6/23, Tue Yoga 60, wt. 30
6/24, Wed Bike 1 hr 45, run 10 min
6/25, Thur Group Bike ride, 1 hr 40 minutes
6/26, Fri Swim 70 minutes
6/27, Sat Bike 1 hr 15 minutes, Run 55 minutes
Part of being an athlete is working out to prepare for races. If you've read my posts, you already know that I work out six days a week, sometimes seven days a week.
On many of those days, I am working out almost two hours. On the weekends it can be even longer if I have a long bike ride.
There are benefits of course to all that work. My resting heart rate is below 60 beats per minute. Lots of exercise is good for weight management and it keeps me strong to limit the progress of my CMT.
This much working out is needed if I want to perform well not only in the World Championships, but in races all though out the season.
One of those races will come on July 5th as I line up for the triathlon at the National Senior Games in Minneapolis. I had planned on also doing cycling races later in the week. I had a change in plan because I found out this week I was accepted to the New York Triathlon on July 19th.
Admission is by lottery and the race has been filled for months. I gained entry through the Challenged Athletes Foundation. I will be competing in the Physically Challenged Open division.
My entry came with a $1000 travel grant. It won't pay all my expenses, but it is a good start. I had to give up the cycling races for the Senior games to be able to do New York. I am looking forward to connecting with many our our New York Team CMT members and HNF board members.
All the working out I do crowds out lots of things in my life. About the only time I get to see a movie is when I'm on vacation. We have a huge music festival here in Milwaukee called Summerfest.
I don't have time to go. It is just one of those things that gets edged out by my workout schedule. I have not had my kayak out in two years either.
There are lots of trade offs I make as an athlete to be ready for high level competition.I am willing to trade those things to be ready when I line up for two national championship races this fall and the World Championships in September. It's all worth it, because although I give up some things, competing in National and World Championships makes it all worth the sacrifice.
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Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished 2nd
at Boston in
the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs
exploded.
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent TeamUSA
at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago
in 2015.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S.
as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas , Texas
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 165 members in 32 states. We also have members in Australia , Scotland ,
Canada , Vietnam , Turkey ,
Finland , England and Iran . If you wish to join us visit
our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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