Had a good solid week. Got in 15 hours of training. The topper being a 87 mile ride on Sunday. highlights included: a 1 hr run Saturday night (after a 2.5 hr ride in the am) of 7.3 miles in 1 hr at ironman heart rates. Long ride on the tri bike on Sunday. Good swim with Masters on Wed.
Sunday's ride went well. I rode the Felt and think that's it's going to be just fine for the IM. I was wondering if the position was a little too aggressive for 112, but aside from being a little tight in my shoulders I was fine. A few more long rides and bricks and I should be down-home comfy on it. For nutrition I went with ~250 cals /hr. My stomach seemed to agree with that. Didn't feel bonky at all, so this must be pretty close to the right amount for me.
The major break through from the week though was in the way I dealt with the things going on in my head. In the past, when I've been confronted with bad news, I would shut down, loose all of my energy and motivation. This past week, I felt that same thing, but, I made myself get out the door anyway. I was amazed that I could "feel" so tired, but still get the work in. The "tired" I was feeling was my emotional response to the current state of my world. My world still feels a mess, but physically all is good.
Kia Kaha
1 comment:
It is all about the sum and product of a million little decisions. Make the right ones, one step at a time. Get the shoes on, get out the door, put that first foot in front of the other.
It will come. Keep deciding as if the race is next week.
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