Yah, and you know the rest of it. My body is hurtin!!
I had an easy swim today and I'm afraid that getting to the start line of the swim will be an accomplishment in itself. I continue to lose mobility in my shoulder, and I struggle with decisions around how much to swim. I'm afraid that if I do too much I will totally seize up, and yet if I don't do enough how can I possibly be prepared to swim 4 kms?? I may have to go see a freakin doctor, damn it!!
And I'm also afraid that a regular day at the farm, sawing lumber, and changing oil and such, has left my achilles very sore. I'm not quite so optimistic about a saturday run. Again I struggle with strategy. Do I just sit on may ass with my feet up while it gets better? I have stuff to do, damn it!!
But I'm pretty sure I'm just aging. Every one does that at their own pace, and although I expect to live many more happy and healthy years. I also believe that my clock is ticking fairly quickly. And I'm totally okay with that, except for the fact that it's affecting my training, damn it!
The good news is that my retirement plan should work out ok. The finance guy told me I'll probably outlive my money, but I'm not worried. Woohoo!! Game on!!
swim, 1500 metres
"The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit."---Morihei Ueshiba
I had an easy swim today and I'm afraid that getting to the start line of the swim will be an accomplishment in itself. I continue to lose mobility in my shoulder, and I struggle with decisions around how much to swim. I'm afraid that if I do too much I will totally seize up, and yet if I don't do enough how can I possibly be prepared to swim 4 kms?? I may have to go see a freakin doctor, damn it!!
And I'm also afraid that a regular day at the farm, sawing lumber, and changing oil and such, has left my achilles very sore. I'm not quite so optimistic about a saturday run. Again I struggle with strategy. Do I just sit on may ass with my feet up while it gets better? I have stuff to do, damn it!!
But I'm pretty sure I'm just aging. Every one does that at their own pace, and although I expect to live many more happy and healthy years. I also believe that my clock is ticking fairly quickly. And I'm totally okay with that, except for the fact that it's affecting my training, damn it!
The good news is that my retirement plan should work out ok. The finance guy told me I'll probably outlive my money, but I'm not worried. Woohoo!! Game on!!
swim, 1500 metres
"The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit."---Morihei Ueshiba
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Peter
Which is more important right now, training or being able to start in August? Your call. Doctors are not all bad, you know.
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