Somehow, working hard to maintain ones health and fitness seems to heighten the awareness of creeping old age. If you don't make these efforts you can blame the downward spiral on your lack of attention, but when you work your butt off and still constantly lose ground, then the blame can not lie elsewhere!
Don't get me wrong. I think it's a good thing. if you're constantly aware of what's happening to your body, and to your mind for that matter, then you can adjust gradually, and hopefully develop a habit of "gracefully surrendering the things of youth"(desiderata). The option of course is to have a significant emotional experience at some point, when like a sonic boom, the realization that you're old, and sick comes crashing in.
Yup! I'll take my present reality for sure, even when I have days like today. After all, if there's any reason for today's little disappointment, it's only that I momentarily forgot that I'm a year older than I was a year ago!
Fortunately I remembered it just 5 minutes into my bike ride. Unfortunately, by then it was already too late to salvage the workout. It's been 6 months since I did any strength workouts on my bike, and while my endurance is still probably pretty decent, the quick loss of strength is just the unstoppable, inevitable, inexorable, approach of old age. So be it!
And of course that doesn't deter me for a second from striving for new heights. I know there is still a bit of courage I can drag out of this old carcass, but more importantly I'm even more sure that there's still a lot that my mind can do to offset the physical deterioration. Primarily that means smarter training.
So, as to the details of my bike test. I finished the 30 minutes at 187 watts. A far cry from the 237 of last May, but on the bright side, a good improvement from a year ago when I scored 172. And like I said, I think I would have dome somewhat better if I hadn't started out too hard. Besides, the idea is to gradually improve over the course of winter, and this way the program starts out a bit easier.
So there you have it! Just under 40 weeks til game day, and I have the first half pretty well planned out. I will actually do less than I did last year, focusing on quality workouts. Specifically that means 3 bike rides per week instead of four, 2 swims instead of 3, and slightly shorter long runs. Two weight sessions per week will remain the norm. I'm quite excited about it. It seems clear to me that last year I did too much, too soon, and as a result didn't peak properly. Of course smashing my face into the pavement is not on this years agenda either.
Once spring gets here I will change things up by adding at least 2 bike/run workouts per week, increasing my swims to 3, adding some hill runs as well as stretching out my long runs. I think it's all gonna work.
I will also do a few races but probably only one run (Around the Bay 30K), and perhaps 2 triathlons.
Game on my friends!! I'm gonna kick ass in Mont Tremblant on August 17th!!
"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm"---Henry David Thoreau
Don't get me wrong. I think it's a good thing. if you're constantly aware of what's happening to your body, and to your mind for that matter, then you can adjust gradually, and hopefully develop a habit of "gracefully surrendering the things of youth"(desiderata). The option of course is to have a significant emotional experience at some point, when like a sonic boom, the realization that you're old, and sick comes crashing in.
Yup! I'll take my present reality for sure, even when I have days like today. After all, if there's any reason for today's little disappointment, it's only that I momentarily forgot that I'm a year older than I was a year ago!
Fortunately I remembered it just 5 minutes into my bike ride. Unfortunately, by then it was already too late to salvage the workout. It's been 6 months since I did any strength workouts on my bike, and while my endurance is still probably pretty decent, the quick loss of strength is just the unstoppable, inevitable, inexorable, approach of old age. So be it!
And of course that doesn't deter me for a second from striving for new heights. I know there is still a bit of courage I can drag out of this old carcass, but more importantly I'm even more sure that there's still a lot that my mind can do to offset the physical deterioration. Primarily that means smarter training.
So, as to the details of my bike test. I finished the 30 minutes at 187 watts. A far cry from the 237 of last May, but on the bright side, a good improvement from a year ago when I scored 172. And like I said, I think I would have dome somewhat better if I hadn't started out too hard. Besides, the idea is to gradually improve over the course of winter, and this way the program starts out a bit easier.
So there you have it! Just under 40 weeks til game day, and I have the first half pretty well planned out. I will actually do less than I did last year, focusing on quality workouts. Specifically that means 3 bike rides per week instead of four, 2 swims instead of 3, and slightly shorter long runs. Two weight sessions per week will remain the norm. I'm quite excited about it. It seems clear to me that last year I did too much, too soon, and as a result didn't peak properly. Of course smashing my face into the pavement is not on this years agenda either.
Once spring gets here I will change things up by adding at least 2 bike/run workouts per week, increasing my swims to 3, adding some hill runs as well as stretching out my long runs. I think it's all gonna work.
I will also do a few races but probably only one run (Around the Bay 30K), and perhaps 2 triathlons.
Game on my friends!! I'm gonna kick ass in Mont Tremblant on August 17th!!
"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm"---Henry David Thoreau
....this ones pretty funny....
"Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age, sometimes age just shows up all by itself".---Tom Wilson
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Love and admire your positive persuasion. persistence and passion!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are gonna kick ass!! Love you!
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