Back on track. I woke up this morning to a new level. Yeap a new level. 249lbs is a new level. I have not seen a number 4 in the second digit of my whight in probably more than a decade. I was feeling very guoilty for what I ate in Miami but in the end I managed to pull of no gaining anyhting. that is huge. I was back in the pool today. I felt alittle wierd in the begining and it took like 300 meters for my arms to settle in. I am starting to figure out my body and how it reacts. After 100 Meters I felt like stoping because my arms felt tired. But I knew it was a mind game and all needed to do was press on and everything would be allright. That is what I did. For the first time I wore tri shorts to the pool. That might not seem like a lot but it really is. It means I am now wearing athletes clothes not shorts or a bathing suit. It means I becoming a serious athlete and that satisfyies me. I have no idea how I am going to ride the bike with no padding but I will have to figure it out as time goes along. I did my practice and felt strong. My technique is far from perfect but it is also far from where it started. i am feeling more comfortable by the day breathing out of my left side. I need to find the best position as I rotate tto get air thru the left side. i have gotten a lot better but I am still taking a little water or raising my head a little to get the air. I think from next practice on I will only breathe thru the left side until it is perfect. I find the benefit in it because I can confortable breathe every 3 strokes which keeps my heart rate low. Once I get breathing thru both sides I will be in really good shape to just work on my arm strenth and start getting the distance. There is an event Dec. 12th called the Contender. It is a 70.3 local event. As I swam today it started looking more and more attractive. I know I can't run that far and probably will not be at that stage by then but I should be able to swim that distance and bike the 53 miles also. All of the sudden it seems posible. I will try and see where I can go.
Talking about events my first oficial Triathlon is coming up October 17th. I am nervous. I know I have the distance to swim but still feel kind of winded after the swim so I am worried about the bike and certainly the run. I have three events coming up. Oct 17th, then the weekend after that and Nov 17th. I dont want to put a time to it because I have no basis to start from but my goal for Oct 17th is to swim normally, struggle thru the bike and certainly walk the run. For the next weekend I expect to swim the same but finish the bike and run at least 1 mile and walk the rest. By Nov 17 my expectation is to do the full sprint and smile at the finish line. I think the experience will be valuable. I need to swim in the crowd and keep my composure and I need to find a way to recover from the swim while I am on the bike. The first bike course is particularly challenging because it starts up hill and the course is 4 laps. So I will have to climb that hill 4 times. Challenging but I will do my best. I am counting that I will need to put strenth into that hill that will prevent me from running. After all I will have to survive the bike to get to the run. My goal is to finish the bike while still in the saddle. If I can do that I will walk the 5K and my chances of finishing are very good. One thing has already been decided. I will finish one way or another. That I a certain of it I have to start practicing my IronMan race attitude and these events provide the means to do just that. One more thing. I will do every thing in my power not to finish last!!!
i feel back on track. I fell for a few days but I feel I am right back on!!!
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