Today was meant to be a rest day but having missed my swimming yesterday I needed to get in the pool tonight and there was a coached swim session. The warm up went well and I was enjoying gliding up and down the pool but when the hard work started it felt like I was dragging myself through treacle. It's three years since I started swimming properly and going from 40 metres to 3,800 metres in open water is progress. But the swimming is ugly and not efficient and this is what I am working on.
I am persevering as unless I can swim 3,800 metres in the sea at Lanzarote in 206 days time and come out fresh enough to cycle 112 miles in hilly, hot and windy conditions followed by a marathon then I'm stuffed.
The 206 days will fly in so every training session is vital - even if I am not particularly enjoying dragging myself through the treacle. Sometime life is like that but we know these days will pass so always look past them and stay on target, assuming you have one!
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
It never rains but it pours!
In the world of "positive" sometimes you can have a crap day - like yesterday. I felt tired all day but force myself out on the run. However I didn't stick to my normal mantra of no food within 2 hours of running and suffered. Looking at the results from my computer, my heart rate went racing at the beginning and although the objective was to run the second half quicker I was lucky to be running at all. Still I managed to finish the run and although I hadn't achieved my objective at least I felt better at the end.
That was until I met my son who had strained a muscle at athletics and had to cut his session short. This is potentially a real set back as on Friday he has been invited to train with the Scotland U15 Development Squad at football. So some TLC for him and fingers crossed as these chances do not happen often.
And finally, the boiler went meaning substantial cost as we have to redesign the room it is sited in plus the cost of replacing it while having no heating for at least 2 weeks! Aaaggghhhh.
However watching the news this morning put everything into perspective with floods, earth quakes and murders. For those involved there lives could be changed forever so let's count ourselves very lucky.
That was until I met my son who had strained a muscle at athletics and had to cut his session short. This is potentially a real set back as on Friday he has been invited to train with the Scotland U15 Development Squad at football. So some TLC for him and fingers crossed as these chances do not happen often.
And finally, the boiler went meaning substantial cost as we have to redesign the room it is sited in plus the cost of replacing it while having no heating for at least 2 weeks! Aaaggghhhh.
However watching the news this morning put everything into perspective with floods, earth quakes and murders. For those involved there lives could be changed forever so let's count ourselves very lucky.
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