My wife's birthday was yesterday and she made it very clear early Sunday morning that I was not going to go and ride my bike for 3.5 hours, even though it was an absolute perfect day. Fair enough, she puts up with my Ironman Crap throughout the year, so after a few tantrums, I finally gave in, took the day off and said I'll make up the bike ride on Monday morning. (extend the workout week by 1 day)
I woke up this morning at 3:15am because I had to get to WR early to finish the ride before a 9am meeting. Well I woke up got dressed and one of our dogs had crapped in the house and I stepped right in, keep in mind this is about 3:45am. I'm not a happy camper. Get outside, it's freezing, raining, downright miserable, so the whole time I driving to WR I'm thinking this is ridiculous. Is this really worth it??? I finally get down to WR and start the ride. I almost quit after 15 minutes and then finally it hit me.... What the hell am I complaining about? I'm doing something I love. So what if it's cold, so what if it's raining, so what if I stepped in dog crap at 3:30 in the morning. I love to train regardless of the weather. Weather is a mindset. Put things in perspective and appreciate the fact that you found something in your life (besides your family) that truly makes you happy. So that was it... For the remainder of the ride I just enjoyed it. I WAS JUST HAPPY TO BE THERE!!!!
For the week I ended up with:
- Cycling - 6:30
- Running - 3:45
- Swimming - 2:00
- Weights - 1:00
the past few weeks. I'll probably also do a swim time trial on Friday to see if I'm improving.
I think I'm having fun again!!!!!
1 comment:
For sure, I don't see how anyone could last more than 30 min on a trainer. I gotta be outside seeing some new scenery. Oh yeah, and good luck with the coaching, I'm wanting to see how that goes.
Later,
Frank
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