Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
The No Motivation Flu
Or something like that.
It was foggy when my alarm woke me up for master's swim. Therefore I decided not to go. It was still foggy 2 hours later when I finally got out of bed. It is still foggy now, about 8 hours later. Fog kills my motivation. Which means for most of the winter in California I am not motivated to do anything. But usually I can kick my butt out the door. Except today.
Maybe it was the 7 straight crazy days where my stress level just went up and up and up. I've found I don't deal with stress well.
Maybe it's because I have no Ironman on the calendar this year and my only reason for working out is to not get fat. I need a half iron to do. I'm debating Boise, but I hate cold water.
Or maybe I'm just a bum.
It was foggy when my alarm woke me up for master's swim. Therefore I decided not to go. It was still foggy 2 hours later when I finally got out of bed. It is still foggy now, about 8 hours later. Fog kills my motivation. Which means for most of the winter in California I am not motivated to do anything. But usually I can kick my butt out the door. Except today.
Maybe it was the 7 straight crazy days where my stress level just went up and up and up. I've found I don't deal with stress well.
Maybe it's because I have no Ironman on the calendar this year and my only reason for working out is to not get fat. I need a half iron to do. I'm debating Boise, but I hate cold water.
Or maybe I'm just a bum.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
No Coffee Allowed
I really should not be allowed to have coffee. 12 hours later and I am still jittery.
Monday, January 3, 2011
What's Not
I hesitate to write a detailed post about what's to come in 2011 because I don't want to give anything away until it is actual reality. But, I can write about what's not gonna happen.
Triathlon
Well, it's not that I am completely not doing tris, but this is the first time since 2008 that I didn't have an IM staring me in the face. And that's saying a lot. Because now I don't have to race if I don't want to. I could in theory sit around on my butt all year with no harm done. Of course, being me, that's not going to actually happen, but hypothetically speaking.
So now that leaves me at the question of, what now? I've been sucked into the cyclist scene and will try my hand (wheel?) at some road races even though I am scared shitless. I've also been sucked into the Crossfit world and really want to get stronger and better in that arena. And under the assumption I will eventually do another Ironman, I am trying to better my swim by swimming a lot (note: 20,000 yards in one week this past December). I think this is the equivalent of too many cooks in the kitchen, except in my case it's too much I want to do and I have neither the time or a bionic body to do everything.
I guess I need to prioritize right? And that's where I get stuck. I need to bike because I am already committed to a team and racing for 2011. I am also committed to the Crossfit gym (more on that later) and I do enjoy the social aspect of it along with the workouts. And I already know what happens when I stop swimming...I start sucking again. That and at one point, or a few points, this year I know I will do a tri. At least I am planning on one in October.
On a side note, I'm the assistant coach for the Crossfit Folsom Lake endurance club. First practice is tomorrow. Should be fun!
Triathlon
Well, it's not that I am completely not doing tris, but this is the first time since 2008 that I didn't have an IM staring me in the face. And that's saying a lot. Because now I don't have to race if I don't want to. I could in theory sit around on my butt all year with no harm done. Of course, being me, that's not going to actually happen, but hypothetically speaking.
So now that leaves me at the question of, what now? I've been sucked into the cyclist scene and will try my hand (wheel?) at some road races even though I am scared shitless. I've also been sucked into the Crossfit world and really want to get stronger and better in that arena. And under the assumption I will eventually do another Ironman, I am trying to better my swim by swimming a lot (note: 20,000 yards in one week this past December). I think this is the equivalent of too many cooks in the kitchen, except in my case it's too much I want to do and I have neither the time or a bionic body to do everything.
I guess I need to prioritize right? And that's where I get stuck. I need to bike because I am already committed to a team and racing for 2011. I am also committed to the Crossfit gym (more on that later) and I do enjoy the social aspect of it along with the workouts. And I already know what happens when I stop swimming...I start sucking again. That and at one point, or a few points, this year I know I will do a tri. At least I am planning on one in October.
On a side note, I'm the assistant coach for the Crossfit Folsom Lake endurance club. First practice is tomorrow. Should be fun!
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