New Shoes, Injury, and Spring Fling

I'll start with the new shoes. So I picked up a pair of the Bont sub-9 tri shoes last weekend and I am really pumped to race in them. They are custom heat moldable to an extent and this is supposed to help with comfort and the stiff carbon fiber soles are supposed to increase power transfer. After a week of riding I really enjoy the shoes and they are super fast to slip on and off for transitions. However, a warning to anyone that purchases them, do not try to ride in them with shoe covers. The shoe horn in the back will be pressed into your calf by the shoe cover and caused me to develop blisters just above each of my Achilles. 

Now for the injury part. Being so pumped to ride in my new shoes i quickly screwed on the cleats and hoped on the bike not even thinking to make sure everything was right. I'm not quite sure what I was thinking when I put the cleats on but they weren't even close to being in the right position. This caused added strain to be placed on one of the tendons on the outside of the knee leading to a bit of inflammation. I made it 8 minutes into Sunday's long run before calling her quits and walking home. I have since fixed the cleats and had no problem doing Monday's bike workout, but Tuesday's run was a bit sore from 30 minutes on. I have decided to take Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday off to make sure it is better before I attempt to run or bike again.

This might not be to bad since the UMS Championships/Queen's Spring Fling are this weekend and this will allow me to be recovered and ready to hammer when previously I was just going to train through the race. Hopefully my knee will hold up, and I can be back to scheduled training next week as Rev 3 Knoxville is quickly approaching.