Vienna Bound

Next week will find me in Vienna attending a conference on liver disease. It is the first time that I have travelled far since starting this crazy training program. I have purposely avoided travelling so that I can concentrate on my training. However, it was hard to turn this job down. The conference, an annual event which I have been to for the last 5 or 6 years, rotates to a different european city each year. From a business perspective it is a great opportunity for me to network, and keep up with the field. Usually it is also a chance to catch up with a bunch of friends but it seems like few of them will be there this year.
So my challenge for next week is keeping up with my training program. It looks like my hotel has a gym and a pool so I am reasonably optimistic about it. I just have to get over the jet lag.
I have one other challenge this week - an old skiing injury has been playing up. Basically this means that I am not running for a week as I let it settle down. It is an odd injury in that it doesn't stop me from cycling. It was probably the result of me being a little overtired following the 1/2 IronMan the other weekend, and maybe, based on the results of a nutritional assessment that I had in the week, because I am a little undernourished. It seems like I am not getting enough protein into my diet which combined with the slow recovery could have exaccerbated my leg. Looks like I will be eating a lot of fish in the coming weeks. Let's hope that I don't get mercury poisoning as a result.