The problem with this Ironman stuff is not just the hours you need to commit to the training, it's also about how you schedule those hours such that they fit into the rest of your life. And it's not a simple as just scheduling it around other activities, but scheduling it so you still feel like doing the other stuff.
Today was a case in point. I wanted to spend time on my patio roof project because I plan on going to Guelph on Sunday for phase 2 of the installation. I knew I had a good days work ahead of me, but I also needed to get a good swim in. The problem is that Friday morning is crazy at the pool, so my only option was to work for half a day, then go swimming, and then come back to finish up.
But I knew that once I got into the measuring and sawing groove I wouldn't feel like stopping, and if I did manage to drag myself to the pool, that I would no longer feel like sawing afterwards.
So I gave myself a gift.
A day with no Ironman thinking, training, or whining!
I had a fantastic day.
When I thought about anything, sore achilles, sore finger, sore shoulder, I rejected every one of them. The truth is that not one of those aches is worth mentioning outside of the context of how it might affect my Ironman.
My life is a little out of balance.
Eight weeks to go and then I'm gonna take that balance back.
Today was an eye opener for me.
But just like my commitment to the patio project I need to finish what I started, and so tomorrow is one of the remaining 4 long workouts. Of course this one is complicated by uncertainty around my achilles, but that too will be over by this time tomorrow.
"Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more."---Tony Robbins
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Peter
Today was a case in point. I wanted to spend time on my patio roof project because I plan on going to Guelph on Sunday for phase 2 of the installation. I knew I had a good days work ahead of me, but I also needed to get a good swim in. The problem is that Friday morning is crazy at the pool, so my only option was to work for half a day, then go swimming, and then come back to finish up.
But I knew that once I got into the measuring and sawing groove I wouldn't feel like stopping, and if I did manage to drag myself to the pool, that I would no longer feel like sawing afterwards.
So I gave myself a gift.
A day with no Ironman thinking, training, or whining!
I had a fantastic day.
When I thought about anything, sore achilles, sore finger, sore shoulder, I rejected every one of them. The truth is that not one of those aches is worth mentioning outside of the context of how it might affect my Ironman.
My life is a little out of balance.
Eight weeks to go and then I'm gonna take that balance back.
Today was an eye opener for me.
But just like my commitment to the patio project I need to finish what I started, and so tomorrow is one of the remaining 4 long workouts. Of course this one is complicated by uncertainty around my achilles, but that too will be over by this time tomorrow.
"Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more."---Tony Robbins
Love
Peter
Great gift!!!
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