Random Thoughts

After yesterday’s 105 mile bike ride, I did something stupid. I did not eat enough. Who ever thought that would be a problem? It was dumb and I am paying for it. When I got home, I had a sandwich. We were slated to go out for dinner last night so I was trying not to eat too much. I wanted to save room for dinner so I just ate a sandwich. Then when I finally did get around to eating, I had a steak and a salad. Now,, today,, I am exhausted. I tried to run and could not. My legs feel like concrete. I was only able to run for about 10 minutes and then I just walked for about an hour. I am so tired right now; all I want to do is sleep. I am pretty pissed at myself for letting myself get into this situation. I should have known better and I do,,

The bad part of this incident is that it has thrown me into a mental downspin. I know that this is minor and that it is correctable but for some reason, my thought processes have thrown my ability to complete the IM into a shadow of doubt. The mental demons are the hardest part of the training.