Alright...so I'm starting this blog thing, as recommended by my coach, to keep me on target for IronMan training (you know, like a "remember the journey" type-thing.) At first I thought it seemed like sentimental hoopla...but now I see the necessity in writing this crazy stuff down. In addition to all the excitement, and the soreness, I'm beginning the much fore-warned, emotional-roller coaster of training for this beast!
Over the holidays I experienced:
a) an intense desire to forget the whole thing and stuff my face with Christmas cookies...
b) remorse for my desire to forget the whole thing and stuff my face with Christmas cookies...
c) Nights awake thinking about how incredibly slow my swim/bike/run marker times are
d) Where does one find $6000 dollars?
and lastly....
MY RACE IS IN 7 MONTHS!!
But really, if I've learned anything since November 7 (training kick-off), Ive learned that if I focus myself on the size of this feat alone, I am never going to get anywhere (paralysis through analysis), but if I focus my energy into discipline in training, and the small steps I achieve along the way, I'm going to get there!! That is where this diary comes in....documenting the small steps, and accountability :)
So....
Small step of the day:
I went on my first real solo ride today....No teammates, No boyfriend, just me...and traffic. I was petrified. Those clips are really tough to navigate when you're nervous too! somehow I felt like everyone on Camino Tassajara today knew that I almost had no clue what I was doing....but you know what? It only took me a good 5 miles to get into the flow, and my nerves died down, and I actually had some fun out there! I went for a little 12 mile ride and got the feel for riding in Danville (I've only been out in San Francisco so far) and my confidence has increased 10 fold.
What I learned today:
I need to be on my bike everyday....whatever my training plan includes for the day is also going to include a bike ride for me :) I absolutely have to be more comfortable on that thing for my own safety...no more trainer....so, beginning Monday I'm out on that thing before work everyday.
Tomorrow is a team workout...yikes!!!! I wasn't at the last team workout because I was out gallivanting around New Mexico with my Man, and the last team workout I got really sick. Tomorrow is 5 hours....an hour of biking, an hour of swimming, a good run, then to top it all off a little strength building. I'm feeling most anxious for the bike of course, so I guess it's good that it will be over with first :) Wish me luck!
Until Tomorrow...
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Great job! Keep up the training. The bike will become second nature. I'm so proud of you. I ran a 5k this morning and a TNT coach was running. I talked about you and how incredibly awesome what you're doing is. Thanks for keeping me motivated. I'm looking forward to your blog! We'll have to ride together sometime... even if that means I only ride half of the whole ride with you :)
ReplyDeleteWOW Amanda! How amazing! I had no idea you were getting into marathoning! My next door neighbors have done the IronMan more than once...and I gotta say, they're pretty amazing, and not only that, they're totally out there to glorify God. I hope you are out there to do the same. :-) Best of luck with your training and everything! Love you and miss you lots! :-)
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