The Rollercoaster...

Training for an Ironman is quite the rollercoaster.  An awesome workout can have you feeling like you can accomplish anything, race any time, go mega fast...and then a sub par workout makes you second guess everything you've been doing.  I've been riding this rollercoaster for quite some time now, and I'm becoming much better at believing in the work I've put in.  Not to say that I don't have highs and lows...as of right now I'm on a definite high.  Things are rolling along well, and with a couple more hard weeks worth of work with some key sessions hopefully I'll stay on that high.

So much of this sport is mental.  Everyone has put the work in physically, the key is to stay within yourself, to race your plan, to stay focused and to execute.  So for the next 3 weeks my focus needs to be spot on, and on October 12th I'm looking to execute...yep that's the key Execution of what I'm capable of.  If When that happens the rollercoaster ride can come to a pause for a short time...until I get back in line to ride this crazy Ironman lifestyle all over again.

Robots...

As I was driving home from the gym this morning I couldn't help but notice all of the robots that were around me...alright they were people driving in their cars, but something about it felt very robotic.  Everyone was driving the same speed...which was fast...and the roads were packed!  I couldn't help but think that I really wish life were simpler sometimes, that we weren't in such a rush to get places, that we could just slow things down and enjoy the moment we're in, not just get caught up in what's next.  So with that said I am going to try to make a conscious effort to "slow things down" a bit.  I'm definitely a person who is looking to what's next, and think at times I'm missing quite a bit that's going on around me.  I think it happens with goal driven people...so I guess it's time for a new goal.  Slow down (not when training or racing of course) and enjoy the process a bit more.  Try to cram in less, and make the most of the moments we have.

Kona Prep...

People will ask how training is going for Kona...and the response (which hopefully is the right one) is typically...well I'm tired and hungry all of the time, so I hope I'm doing it right?  As athletes I think we have doubts in our abilities and in our training.  I feel that the athletes who are most willing to put trust in the work will end up with the best result for them on that particular day.  So I'm trusting the process.  I know it will be a battle out on the lava fields...but it's a battle I'm up for.  So here I am putting in the work day in and day out...nothing fancy, nothing crazy, just simple work.

My Ceepo is riding well, and Zoot is taking good care of me in terms of apparel and shoes...

 

And check out the sweet Kona Edition Cycling Jersey...

 

 

1 MONTH FROM TODAY...

 

Organizing Life...

Now that school is back in full swing it's a bit more difficult to get the necessary training done.  But I'm starting to hit my stride and am putting in some solid sessions.  What I've found is helpful is to try to stay organized with things in life...my idea of organization and Brit's might be different...but I do think mine works quite well.

Luckily for me I have a great support crew which includes so many...Brit, my family, friends, training partners, Zoot, Ceepo just to name a few.  Everyone helps to keep me honest and has played a huge role in this years Ironman build.  I'm pumped about the next 4 weeks of hard training before heading to the Big Island once again.

Sorry for the disjointed post here...I said my life was getting organized...not my brain.