Thank god it is Friday and that my friends means it is a rest day.I feel pretty good today just a little soreness left but overall I feel really good. I can feel how consistently I am getting stronger every day and how the recovery periods really help. I must say I am disappointed in my weight which has not gone down as I wanted to. Today I am still at 252 and I was really hoping for 250 or less. By no means do I want to become a strong fat guy. I want to loose the weight. I am almost certain that my knees and other parts will not take a full ironman handling that weight or close to it. I have some stressful times coming in the next few weeks with some issues at work I have to deal with and the Ironkids Championship on Oct. 3rd. I will continue on my own until then and that week I plan on seeking some help with my diet to complement my training. I am struggling in getting enough calories so I can train but if I get the calories I don't loose the weight. I am still trying to find my "groove" in that aspect.
This week I faced a few challenges that will help me at the event. First, Jochi. Jochi is ready for Ironkids and his x country season. Like any other professional champion Jochi has trained for almost 16 weeks straight for this event. His relationship with coach K has grown exponentially and they are truly a sight to watch at the races. I will bet you all the money in the world that no other athlete makes coach K as nervous before a race. Understandably Jochi is his only Kid athlete and he has just such dedication to his development that I think if he wasn't nervous he would not be human. Obviously he handles it much better than I do. Confidence for Jochi has been somewhat of a problem thru his short career. It is something that he will overcome with time but for know he needs to practice a lot getting control of his emotions before race time and letting his training take over. This is monumental for coach K. How do you teach a 13 year old to be confident especially at that age where being and looking cool is more important than breathing? Like I said it will take time and I couldn't be more confident that coach K will eventually beat those odds with flying colors. I actually think that Jochi needs to come short often so that he can learn the value of winning but on the other hand, he so much deserves to win. He has trained very hard and with admirable dedication. I will have my camera ready for both events. Regardless of how he places they have both won. They will come out of that event with a super strong bond based on trust and respect. Jochi will come out double the athlete he was when they started and coach K would have finished the cycle of successfully taking a young runner and presenting him in the USAT and IronKids National Championships as a full young triathlete. I know Jochi can win, I know it in my heart and the stopwatch also say's so. Many things can happen and no situation can ever take away what he has done to get here and the bond with his coach and his fellow teammates. He might win and he might not but I guarantee you that if he does win the celebration will be very, very, big. To me like I said they have both already won huge. I would love to see my son and his coach win it all. But if they don't I will be there in the front to tell them that there is always next year and celebrate anyway.
Tomorrow I will be running again and on Sunday another bike ride. I can tell you that I will keep my run probably the same a last Saturday but I am pushing for new limits on the bike. I won't reveal them today but I hope I can report a new level by Sunday.
For now I am officially resting!!!!
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