Being on holiday is great. You get to lie in, have a late breakfast, do some light training as it's a recovery week (1.5 hours on the bike and a 6 mile run), sandwich for lunch, a 40 min power nap and get to finish a book - that's what I call a holiday! The book I finished is "A life with no limits" by 4 times Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington. What a great read, even if you're not involved in triathlon, as it demonstrates what you can do with the right attitude. In the last chapter she explains in detail the physical and mental pain she endured to finish (never mind win) her 13th Ironman and 4th world championship while suffering injuries that would have had most of us not even turning up for the race. I love reading inspirational stories about people who continually defy the odds.
So more rest on the cards for today plus a nice meal out for 2 this evening as me and Mrs Stewart get some quality time. I've been in touch with my coach to confirm my training for the next two days and book a sports massage before I have a rest on Saturday. On Sunday I have a 100 mile bike race around the Trossachs before 2 extremely tough weeks of training to complete my build up before my training tapers off. Only 37 days to go!!
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
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