Hello again! It's been so long since I've written, I figure it's time to update things. It's 5 weeks till Ironman day! With the time conversion, I figure I'll be about half way through with the marathon in exactly 5 weeks. I am starting to get really excited. It's not just the Ironman, but I have a 3 week holiday to look forward to, and it's going to be summer! I get to see all my old friends too. So excited about that!
I have to admit that I'm struggling a bit with training at the moment. I haven't swum in 12 days - partly because I burnt my hand really badly and partly cuz I have been lazy. I'm getting to the pool tonight. I was supposed to do a 5 hr ride and 1 hr run on Sat, but it ended up being a 4:12 bike ride on Sunday. I redeemed myself a bit with a 2:40/18.15mi good pace run this morning so I'm starting to feel happier.
My biggest problem right now is mental motivation. As with my last Ironman, the training has taken an emotional toll on me. Recently I have been tired and grumpy.. Well actually.. maybe my new nickname should just be megab$tch. It's so tough to balance 20hrs a week of training with full time employment, cleaning the house, eating right, getting sleep and still trying to have a life. The long and short of it is that this is the last full IM I do for a while. The training just gets to me. It would be so easy if I was a machine and had no emotions.
On a positive note, I've figured out that I have some incredibly supportive people in my life and I'm very happy about it. My absolutely incredible Dailymile friends, my super supportive friend Kim, my family and Rick have all been really great to me.
More positivity.. I have 2 build weeks left and then I am in taper! I can do anything for two weeks. And who knows, I may even enjoy it! :-) More positivity.. I am running consistently faster than I have ever run in my life. I feel stronger on hills than I ever have. I'm riding faster than I ever have in my life. And it feels great! Actually, screw that last statement.. I'm OVER the FREEKING MOON with my training abilities right now!! I still wonder who's legs I have attached to my body. They are just so muscley! I should really take a picture and post it here.
Starting to make a list of all the things I need to do before IM.. here we go!
1. Get bike serviced
2. Get race wheels
3. Get aero hemet
4. Get speedfil hydration system
5... the list goes on and I already feel poor!
