When the going gets tough

Good evening !

Over the last couple days thoughts of just training for a little race or maybe not at all has crossed my mind just looking at the large volume of hours that needs to be put in to finish a big race ! I came home from work today a little down in the dumps my wife immediately knew what was up ! I said I've almost had enough and her comment was "we have stood beside you for a year now and pushed you when you needed and put up with your tired grumpy moods after hours of training and Im not going to sit back and watch you throw away your dreams and goals now go downstairs and get your damn bike" she said it with a small tear in her eye because she knows how important this is to me and she knows how tired I am !!
I don't know if any other athletes ever have these kinds of feelings but it sure makes it hard to find that extra to go forward and to top it all off the flu virus is making its rounds through my house and I'm the last survivor .....just waiting to get it is difficult bye itself ...and I hate being sick more than hate swimming in weeds....but we will see !!!!If you dont see me at spin class on Saturday you will know why!!!!
Some good news coach Paul is making the Saturday spin class 3 hours long now!!! We will for sure be ready for the race season now!!!!!

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Sometimes it's just to much.

Summer racing plans

Good evening I met with the coach to talk about my race plans for the summer and we have set a tentative schedule,,,,,,,,,, Guelph sprint ----June ,,,,,,gravenhurst olympic ------July,,,,,,, ,,,,, k-town long Kingston ------August,,,,,,,muskoka 70.3 half ironman September ,,,,,,with one muskoka training camp weekend thrown in there in July some time just for fun!!!
Full schedule indeed but I let coach Paul suggest what work best in my training schedule!! And I asked him about the distances I'd be doing near peek and they were some big numbers for me !! So some value and focus is most definatly in order !! Long runs of 24 km long bikes of 120 km
That sounds like a lot of fun!!!! Can't wait ,
Got some bad news from my youngest daughter she now has the flu !! And from my parenting experience it's a good time to drink lots of fluids and eat something soft because moms and dads are usually the next in line for flu virus ! And no I didn't get flu shot !!! Yep you guessed it !!! "afraid of needles"
The other bad news is the Kingston long course Is on my yearly trip on my guys 4 wheeler weekend and I will have to miss that!!! So I guess I will have to sell my bike or trade it on a tri bike!!!!! Yes that will really make my wife have a kitten !!!!!
Better get off to bed looks like snow tonight!!!!!

End of a busy weekend

So ends my busy weekend a little disappointed I didn't accomplish everything that needed to be done but the bare minimum has been completed! I had a very different day today unlike any other Sunday I've had in a while! Free time to myself no phones no kids no nothing !!!! But I managed to not have one minute to sit down !!! Hockey at 730 am till 9 am then home to see the rest of the family off for the day ! Quickly left for the gym ,,,,,,I warmed up then did my weights I wasn't rushed today so I added a couple extra different exercises in to my routine to get a real good work out. After I finished my weights I jumped into my cardio 45 mins on the elliptical then right into a full body stretch took about 1 hour, then into the hot tub and steam room for a treat (I don't usually have time to just sit in a hot tub),,,,,After the gym I thought I'd try to do the groceries ( not good ) NEVER go to the grocery store hungry !!!!
My grocery bill is usually around 130 a week but today it was 178 !!! My wife is going to have a kitten !! And I didn't even get everything on the list !!Then home to put the groceries away.
The other bad news is today was going to be a planning day so tommorow I could start my
calorie counting and start loosing this weight !!!!!! but unfortunately not enough time!!! So maybe I can plan tommorow and start Tuesday !!
40 more weeks to ironman 70.3 muskoka.
Yesterday I said I had something to talk about but was to tired to get into it !!! I will try today......I was talking to someone on Saturday that said something that made me a little upset.. I won't mention any names to protect the innocent or the guilty but this person asked me if I ever thought "if a certain individual could do something the why couldn't I "
So I said yes I have ! But I wondered why they asked me and they said " you are a little heavier so if I can do something they could do it better and faster because they are skinny and in better shape !
I didn't say anything In response to it but just walked away ! I should have thanked that person for saying that because it adds extra drive to my training.
I am not a triathalon expert by any means but I am an expert at following my coaches orders and learning from every thing I do so if my coach is an expert (which he is) then I am an expert athlete if I do everything he says! I have so much confidence in my coach the thought of a 2 km swim 90 km bike and a 21 km run kind of makes me giggle wondering what I wil do for the rest of my day after the race!! I will be so ready !!
I also now even if a smaller more fit person crosses the finish line before me big deal !!
I'm training to become a better athlete ! Racing only myself !
It's all about the training for me ,,,, the race is just the big show of how hard you trained ! Like a test of your training ! So when i make it to the race day I'm still the BIGGEST winner In my eyes and my families eyes !! And my friends eyes I know they are so proud of me for all my accomplishments so far and the new goals I have set !! They are behind me every step i take Mark my words ! I will finish my ironman !!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK


TRAIN HARD !!!!!


Oh and also 271.6 lbs today !!!!!!!

A busy weekend

Great day for the Santa clause parade today in whitby ! The DRTC float with iron man was a great hit!!!
Went to a wedding tonight after a great battle tonight with myself a became victorious !!!
No beer no whiskey !!!! I kept focused and made it through !! I had to keep looking at my photos from this summers races but I did it!! Not a real big issue for some but a huge deal for me!!
Sorry I have to keep it short today gotta get up early !!
I have a great one for tomorrow ..

Busy weekend !

This up coming holiday season is going to be a busy one starting tomorrow !!! Up at 5 for bike class till 9 am then off to the Santa clause parade for 930 then off to my sons hockey game at 1 pm then a wedding at 430 then hockey Sunday morning at 7 am then off to the gym for cardio and weights !! I think I'm gonna need a nap !
I thought I'd try a ten km run this morning BIG mistake !! I had plenty of cardio but my feet couldn't take it I've been limping all day !!!! I think I've narrowed down the problem to a stability shoe with orthotics just don't work for me !!! I'm going to try my neutral shoes. Tomorrow !!!
I need to stop messing around and make that final commitment to drop the weight ! With the amount of training I do the weight should fly off ! 40 weeks till my half ironman at three pounds a week that's 20 weeks to reach my goal ..... So Sunday night I weight myself and start my next level !! That Im sure will be quit a battle at this delicious time of year !!!!!

Have a great night!!!!!

Willpower

Good evening !!!
Willpower !!! Where does it come from? I was swimming in the pool today and coach Paul has me down for a 2500 m swim on Thursday's so when I'm at 2200 m and I've had enough what is it that make me (us my fellow triathletes) keep going? After all who is going to know? Well I have a couple answers! I will know and if I skimp out on a work out It will bug me a lot also your coach will know ,,well maybe if it's only one workout you skimp out on your coach won't find out but one skimp turns into two that turns into a chronic problem of not finishing you're workout.
Lots of reason why you might not be finishing,,,,,,,your routine might be to long you might be tired but I really recommend trying to squeeze out that last 500 m !!!
This last week things are really starting to shape up for me !! All my workouts have been fantastic just a little on the tired side but that's normal for me .......this feeling I've been having is hard for me to understand since I've been out of shape all my life maybe feeling this good is normal.
Looking forward to meeting with coach Paul on Monday to discuss my future plans
Have a great evening !!


270.0 lbs