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September 26, 2006
Struggling for Motivation
I have to say that the new schedule that my coach gave me is a lot ... how to put it ... not less training, but it feels like it is. There are two less days of running and two more days of cycling. And Andy's taken a sadistic turn and now does not fail to kick me out of bed at 6 in the morning.
This morning I got up and did my cycle session - it felt hard at the time, but right now I am pretty glad I did it. It means I don't have to tonight :) Of the three disciplines, cycling is the one that I don't like training for, even though I do enjoy cycling. It can get incredibly lonely without someone there to talk to, but this morning I had the television on and Lilo & Stitch helped me through my ride on the trainer.
Afterwards I was feeling tired, sweating like a pig and wishing that I didn't have to go to work. I took a shower and the world seemed like a better place. As I cycled, I was trying to keep myself motivated, because I knew that the bed was just a short trip up the stairs away. If at any stage I had gotten off that bike, I wouldn't have gotten back on.
It was so different than the swim last night. I had to do 3 X 500m (timed) and whereas the first two 500m's was completely open water, the third one was swum with 5 other people in the lane. It felt like a true openwater swim - I had to watch out or get another swollen lip. The RLAB man was there again - I found myself behind him on the third 100m and swam really wide to make sure that he didn't give me a kick. I really enjoyed the session though. I didn't need to keep myself motivated.
I guess there'll be a fair few ups and downs, but in the end I'll get there :)
Posted by karinm at September 26, 2006 11:53 AM
Comments
That RLAB swimmer scared me too! I swear that he was going the opposite direction to me, and the lane was maybe 10 feet (2.5 metres) wide, and i STILL thought he'd club me one!
incidentally, its not "sadistic" its just "gentle persuasion" :)
Posted by: Andy at September 28, 2006 4:22 PM