Well trying to....
Fatigue is kicking in, legs are constantly hurting......but I have to go on, I have to get up early and train and I have to back up of an afternoon. Running is helping alot, however it is building the fatigue.
The last two weeks have been run after run, after.....yes, you guessed it....run!! I can say that I am enjoying and looking forward to my runs, in hope (maybe pray) that it pays off this year and I can hold a solid marathon.
Seeing a few lads out on the weekend proves that to get the the start line, you have to do the k's. To get to the finish line, you have to hurt!!!! And I am hurting. This morning's swim hurt, this afternoon run, it hurt. My muscles are aching, BUT I AM LOVING THIS!!! I can't get enough, my focus is purely on the race day, WA Ironman in December. Somewhere in between I get another year older, have a Half Ironman to do and still have to work. Those things are only in the back half of my mind, the forefront is the Ironman.
Questions that continually run through my mind, answers that only race day can give. Patience that is needed to find those answers.
All I can do for now is keep training, when I hurt, I want to hurt more, I want to continue to train. I am really starting to include other training partners who are not doing such a big race and are out for a cruisy training ride, just to make sure I am going. NO EXCUSES!!
The weather has turned for the best and the cafe riders are out in their droves....for me, it is off to the deadest slowest roads that I can find (And I have found a few!!!!) not only to work the body, but to work the mind. Getting the mind used to nothing, absolutely nothing but the job at hand. No wandering off into "happy places", these roads are not fun, no happy thoughts, just the job in front of me.
I don't think that I have hit my peak fitness to date, but am not far away.
Tomorrow, being a public holiday, enables me to endure more time in the saddle, pounding the pavement and catching some rays in the pool.
The Ironman cannot come quick enough, I am looking forward to it and the pain it is going to dish up to me.
For now...
X-Man
Hi X-man,
ReplyDeleteAlways remember that your body does require rest and recovery - although you may think that fatigue / hurt are good, it is some time a sign the you need to back off a bit. You may be training, but not at peak efficency - to rest the body at this piont, will allow you to lift your training tempo and increase your training benefit, allowing for the result you are seeking in IMWA.
Injury is something we all try to steer clear of - understanding where your body is at is a unique part of 'top triathletes'- fatigue and hurt can mean something other than training hard!!!
Big Boy