In my last post, as I looked back on my lackluster training week, I concluded that I was not any more fit, but at least I was not any less fit. Turns out I may have overestimated myself.
My first 2 training sessions of this week left much to be desired. I cut my trainer ride short after 35 minutes on Monday because it felt really hard and I was frustrated; and I cut my swim short on Tuesday for the same reason. Everything just felt so hard. I texted Karin and said, "I am having an Ironman crisis of faith. Everything just feels SO HARD." Her response: "Of course it's hard!!! Otherwise everyone would do it!!! Gotta work through the s#*t workouts yo."
So there it is. Not quite as eloquent as the message above, which I found on my Facebook wall after I wimped out on my workouts. My body may in fact not be any less fit than it was a week ago, but clearly my mind is. Ironman training is as much mental as physical, and my mind was out of shape.
Today I did my long workout: 40 mile ride followed by 15 minute transition run. Though most of my rides are basically out and back routes, I have noticed that somehow the back is always shorter than the out. Today I rode 17 miles out, then came back the same general way, with a few slight variations that, if anything, should have added distance, and yet when I got back to the starting point I came up short. I ended up adding some random loops just to reach my 40 miles! The good news is: I ENJOYED THE WHOLE RIDE! From the very beginning to the very end, I had a great time on my bike.
I feel much better in my head. I am ready to push through "tired" to get to "done."
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