Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Back at it,, training that is
I am back in the training saddle again. It has been two weeks of training but I am just now getting around to starting the BLOG back up. The first two weeks have been hard. Hard from a "getting back into it" standpoint and also from a work / life balance standpoint. The first week of training I felt like I had never ever done a triathlon. I felt like I forgot how to swim. The month of being off took it's toll. The body (I am guessing) gets into a mode of getting used to the level of training. Once I cut back,, the body (at least mine) decided that it liked not running and biking. It did enjoy eating and relaxing, which I did. So, as I started getting back into the swing of training, I found that I was having a tough time ,, mentally and physically of getting into "endurance athlete" mode. I gained about 7 pounds in the short time that I took off. The one thing I did not do was cut back on my eating. I still ate like I was very active.
Work has been a bitch. Not hard work but travel related work. I have been on the road a lot and was not able to really get in some quality training time. Already in the first two weeks I fell short of my training hours by about 6 hours. Probably not a big deal but mentally it beats the heck out me because I am not getting in the hours and I am concerned about my dedication to the program. It is all temporary. I will be back at it and going strong very soon.
BLOGGING has also been a non-existent thing. I am finally getting over that hump. All in all,, I have no fear that I will get it all together and be back stronger and better than ever.
