The long game

It's been a strange week for my heart rate variance. I started of with a score of 69 and green which was one of my highest scores ever however with a very busy and long week at work the score dropped to 44 and red meaning I didn't train.  I've gone against the score before and ended up out of action for a week so I rested even although I was due to be training. It paid off this morning I went for a 10 mile trail run and felt good.
I reminded myself that I'm in for the long game.  I have 6 months to go before my 70.3 Ironman and the priority is building up my base fitness. I'm not a full time athlete and there will be times when work or just life affects my ability to train. The heart rate variance keeps me in check and I will persevere with it  for the next few months although it can be very frustrating.
It's my mind, the inner chimp, I have to keep in order. I can't stop thinking about when I was training for MdS and did 4 laps (20 miles) with an 8kg rucksack on my back and then repeated it the following day. Now I'm restricting myself to 2 laps with no weighted rucksack. But I'm 6 months out from my event so I need to give myself a break, even if it frustrates me.
Even a professional athlete has peaks and troughs in their training and I need to come to terms with rebuilding my base fitness and not to compare myself to others who are working towards different goals. I'm so lucky to be able to run around Chatelherault with my pals and am looking forward to building the mileage!