I try to be very good about sending thank you notes to my donors right away, however, there is a group of people that I have yet to send thank you notes to. I am working on it. Life got away from me for a bit there, but I'm getting back on top of things. SO, if you haven't gotten a thank you note yet, please know that it is on its way and that your donation was uber appreciated!
Now for training.... It's so strange to me that I'm doing these other races before Ironman, and yet, I'm not really training for them. All of my training right now is directed toward my goal of finishing the Ironman. These other events are going to end up being workouts, it seems. Although, I do have that level of competitive spirit that is going to force me to "race" them, as much as I'll want to take them easier. So far, events this year are Solvang Century (March 8), Lavaman Triathlon (GO EVAN! April 6), Wildflower Long Course (Half-Ironman, May 3), and then the biggie, Ironman Coeur d'Alene (June 22). Wow -- seeing it all there in front of me scares the bejezuz out of me!
I was talking to some friends yesterday. They were asking me how training was going, and it was in my answer that I realized the truth. Out of my mouth came "it's all psychological". And it really is. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's very physical, too. But bodies are amazing things, especially in the amounts that they can handle. The real battle is inside your own head. When I'm doing a 50 mile ride on my own, it's the thoughts that creep inside that try to get me to quit early -- my legs will keep turning. Runs are killer. I spend the entire time telling myself to just keep going. Running is SO hard for me, especially the mental aspect. I am working on finding the peace in it. It's difficult, very, very difficult.
Monday, Jan. 14 -- Brick Workout... 50 mile bike, followed immediately by a 20 minute run. I discovered I need to work on my nutrition... drinking and eating more, especially during the bike.
Tuesday, Jan. 15 -- Weights.
Wednesday, Jan. 16 -- 1 hour, 30 minutes run/walk (still trying my run 8 minutes, walk 2 minutes -- so far, so good. Pool was closed this evening so no swim. :(
Thursday, Jan 17 -- Lazy bones jones (I've decided that this is a recovery week for me -- tee hee)
Friday, Jan. 18 -- Swim 1 hour (drills, 2 x 600 pulls... 200 meter between and 200 cooldown)
Saturday, Jan. 19 -- Team workout, Bike 18 miles hills.
Sunday, Jan. 20 -- Bike 30 miles around beautiful Palos Verdes, then over to Balboa Park for a 5 mile run (this time I just ran the whole thing... no 8 and 2.)
This coming week will be the start of another build section. Trucking along....
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