I was lying in my bed two nights ago praying to God that He might bless me with patience and righteousness. "Righteousness"??? Really? The Bible tells us that not one of you is righteous, no not one. (I sure wish I could find the verse!!) So, then, why was I asking for it? I decided it was because we should all strive to be better even when we know perfection is unattainable. Whoa! Wait a minute!! You mean that I should just work toward something even when there is no end goal possible?
This concept has completely escaped me my entire life!! Why would I continue to run when I can't win the Olympics? Why on earth would I train for the triathlon if the Ironman World title may not be mine?? haha, turns out I actually ENJOY racing and training. I may not particularly like every workout that I do, or the pain that goes along with tempo runs or long bike intervals or freezing cold swims in the morning, but I sure like being fit and WINNING!! To tell the truth, I just like pushing my body to new levels and accomplishing what 99% of the world cannot achieve.
So, then, it's the journey of training that I want to try. Focus on one day at a time and simply enjoy that I can swim, bike, run, and lift.
I have 21 weeks until the Rev 3 Quassy half-iron distance triathlon in Middlebury, Conn. Please join me on this journey of finding out what it's actually like to follow a plan and enjoy the process. The result at Quassy is not important. The goal is to properly prepare for the distance and the race at hand. The results, then, will take care of themself.
So...I started yesterday with an 85 minute run with my Coach, Dr. Josh Merrick of crosstrainingendurosports.blogspot.com, that was rough as there was snow on the ground and I hadn't run more than 60 minutes in 4 months!
Later on I did an easy 45 minute spin on the trainer to loosen up the legs.
This morning was an easy swim of just 20 min. aerobic distance, and 10x50m "fast" on the minute. Here in about an hour I will be heading out for a run of 50-60 minutes, then maybe another easy spin on the bike trainer later on of about 60-90 minutes for a little more aerobic work.
Ok, here we go!
Hasta,
-Yorek
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