Coming back to training is interesting. Having been so fit before MdS to starting all over again isn't easy. Before I left I was going out for 3 hour trail run with an 8 kg rucksack. Now going out for a 10k run without a rucksack requires me to push myself. I had to drag myself out of bed, continually telling myself that I need to make a start as I feel sluggish and am now the heaviest I've ever been. To put that in context I am now 11 and a half stone whereas my heaviest before that was 11 stone 2 pounds! This isn't an issue but would be if I got any heavier (slim boy fat!).
But I'm having to work on my mindset as not having a specific event to train for gives it (my mind) the perfect excuse to say "why bother?" On Saturday I managed 10k which compared to what I was running before is nothing. But I needed to "reset" my mind so that it didn't feel like a tough training session and as I am practicing my Chi running it did distract my mind from asking "why bother?". The solution could be to pick an event but I want to concentrate on my form for swimming, cycling & running for the rest of this year. 2015 will be the year for my next big challenge, whatever that is?
I will be starting my yoga and swimming in under two weeks time (letting stiches in my chest heal properly, and I know this will help get the enthusiasm back.
In the meantime my golf has been playing mind games at a higher level. What a frustrating game that is. On Sunday I played in a competition and had the worst score that I can ever remember! But here's the point. How can I expect to perform at a sport that requires precision and a positive mental attitude when I haven't been playing. Crazy. It's like turning up for a triathlon having not trained - it's only going to hurt and disappoint. So to summarise, I'm a "work in progress" at the moment and as the sun is shining, I'm off to the golf course to work on my mindset!
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