okay, so here we go again?....it'z amazing how quickly time flies?...i thought i had plenty of time to the big event, again....but week 6 of 24 is done 2morrow!....
it's strange how memories fade, at this point last year, i had yet to ride the cannondale outside!...i was bitchin' about the cold 2day, but well, oops, we did? ridin' out of claymont on april 11th last year, and yep it was cold.....but so far this month, i've been out a ton...hill repeats, mtn biking, and a couple of good longish rides...but feels good. maybe a bit effortless at times, but still it's time to put down some distance.
running's, my 1st love,is going fine too. i was iffy up until last sunday, but doing the st albert 10 miler felt okay, and was just what the Md ordered. it should have been quicker, but i had fun actually. it was actually my longest run this year, and i was worried about it at the start, and i held back right at the start, but as it went along, it felt fine......
swimming just sucks!... i just can't get my behind to the pool. don't know why, but i have no problem getting out for a run almost anytime, biking too, but driving to the pool for a swim, i just always seem to feel more comfortable doing something else, anything else....maybe next week will be better.
2 things i'm gonna focus on this year, is running. and racing, and trying to not miiss many, or any. so far so good, only missed 1 race (the st pats day 10k), but running has become pretty consistent, and if i make it out for tomorrow's 1/2 marathon, well good for me. i'm not actually looking as races as races, but just a chance for some serious training. tomorrow, i hope for an easy 2 hours or less on the road and trails, and just, well, showing up!
2 things i'm looking for this year, okay maybe 3...to have fun, to train consistently, and to finish ironman in august. i think if i get the 1st 2 done, the last should happen. i'm not sure how focused i am, but i look forward to the training, i love the training, as someone asked me a few years ago, am i going to race like i train, or race like i race? a fair and good question...i've thought about that a lot. i love training, on my own, or with friends. i look forward to it, i plan a for it a lot, some times it's all i think about...but for some reason, at races, at some point, i fall apart. so far this year i've thought a lot about tattooing the letters HTFU onto my wrist or arm or somewhere....HTFU of course stands for Harden The Fuck Up...and don't know how that'll happen, but maybe that's what i need to do...just trying to enjoy the day doesn't seem to be working.....and i need to work on finishing stuff. when i think of the 3 tri's i did last year, my swim times were all good, bike times were okay, not fantastic, but good, and then my run became more of a walk...and in the case of IMC, not at all....and the NYC Marathon last November was a struggle, more then it should have been...so i guess, gotta work on the runnin', and the finishin'...and work on the nerve, and perhaps reliving the pressure...
oh ya, the best thing about this year so far, my kswiss trainers!
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