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| Found this gem at trexrunner's blog |
Now that it's been a few weeks since Ironman Arizona I am still basking in the after glow that is Ironmanitis! This means you feel invincible, you figure you can conquer any challenge, why not I did an Ironman! You think you are an expert in all things endurance. You are so confident in yourself that it oozes into other aspects of your life. And maybe just maybe you annoy a person or two with this attitude :-) I can't tell you how many times in the last 2 weeks that my dad has called me and said "that was fun!" I wander if the Ironman erased some of his memory, but he is loving it more than me!
But what has been nice this time around is that it not only did I finish I didn't let it beat me down!! Sure I may have almost considered dropping out but last time I remember it took me two weeks to even think about doing easy workouts. This time I was back into the swing of things 4 days later and am loving it! Last time it took me almost 2 years to shake the burn out feeling, this time I signed up for a race almost as soon as I was back. Next weekend I have a sprint tri and can't wait!!!!
My main goal is to not gain any off season weight then I will start thinking about next year's race goals. It has been really hard to stick to eating less. I'm CONSTANTLY hungry and am keeping a food log to assure myself that yes, I am eating the sufficient amount of food despite what my body is trying to tell me. Apparently my body didn't get the MEMO! Hello you are no longer training for an IM you can eat less!!!
So for now I will enjoy this feeling and keep my fingers crossed that we actually get a ski season, I can't believe how warm it is here for this time of year!!! 55 degrees really!? The only thing I love more than triathlons is skiing!
Happy Friday!
4 comments:
What? Whats that? Did I hear you want to come and do Ironman Switzerland with me??? THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!! Then you and hubs and vacation in Europe for a couple weeks afterwards (worth a shot)
oh ya, I forgot
http://ironmanzurich.com
Just saying, think about it
Hi Tasha
Mom is getting annoyed with me I do not know why? It might be that I sleep with the finisher’s medal under my pillow and keep checking that it is there in the middle of the night. Could it be that I ask to wash my finisher’s shirt by itself and keep it in its own drawer? What glow are you talking about?
You know your fiend has an idea, maybe you can stay in Freddy’ and Barbara’s house?
I love that you did Ironman with your Dad, so awesome. Glad to hear you are recovering and aren't burnt out!
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