Let me tell you, I am not quite in sync with the official Ironman training. The schedule is laid out like a ripe bag of apples waiting for a sinful chomp, but this holy roller isn’t hungry! Yet . . .
I started yesterday with lower body weights and hit the trainer bike last night, but tonight’s swim was sh*t bag. The plan was to do 40 x 50’s, then finish with an easy 1,000 pull. I couldn’t find my breath for the life of me and while I’m sure that is somehow ironic, it’s nowhere near finding 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.
Anyway, like U2 says, I’m gonna walk on and make love to my bike tomorrow. And while I’m at it, is it just me or does riding trainers suck? I’ve been on mine maybe 6 times and I am genuinely concerned that it’s not gonna work. I’m seriously contemplating riding in the rainy 42 degree weather tomorrow instead of riding in place while my dog looks at me in sadness for two hours. I think I may need a new seat as well, so if anyone (coach?) has a good recommendation, slide it over.
Sunday is an easy 1:15:00 run, which I’m really looking forward to. I mean, other than the fact that runners can be kind of weird, I’m really getting into this archaic form of transporting my body and soul. There is definitely something scintillating about reaching new goals and I’m sure that’s because I’ve only been running for a year and being able to say I’m going for an easy one hour run kinda cranks my jack.
DIET QUESTIONS
I just ate pasta for the third night in a row and I am seriously concerned I have an addiction. I’m still not sure how I want to handle my diet for this race, but pretty sure it will not center on pasta. I’m leaning toward fish, greens, and potatoes. Any thoughts from the gallery?