Equilibrium Restored

Hey All:

After my breakdown of last week, I went out Thursday night and had a great 10 km run.  It was one of those times that the weather was good (the rain stopped long enough for me to run), I was not overdressed, which I have a habit of doing, and my pace although not setting any speed records, was such that I felt like I could have run for hours.  These are the days that you remember why you are out there and you need these days to reflect back on because there are those days when you are questioning your sanity and ready to throw in the towel.

Friday night is my night off from training and it is my pizza night with my father-in-law Bill.  My friends know that my Friday nights are sacred and I am not available.  My father-in-law and I have grown closer over the years and although he thinks I might be a little long in the tooth to be doing triathlons, he is always supportive and I call him after each race to let him know that I am okay and how I have done.

Saturday morning saw me back on my bike at the Whitby Rec Centre.  This week the movies were "Awake" and "Million Dollar Baby".  There was also alot of activity going on at the Rec Centre with the start of swim lessons.  I became quite the attraction to small children.  I offered assistance to parent's who could not find the pool and had an indepth discussion with a gentleman who had never seen a trainer before and thought that was the greatest thing ever.

Ron stopped in on his way to the second half of his brick.  Ron accused me of sleeping in on Saturdays and not spinning with the rest of the Monster Class.  I confess, I do get to sleep in until 6:00 a.m. now but I am on my bike and riding by 7:15 at the latest.  Saturday's ride was 3 hours 30 minutes and the time flew by.

Coach Paul stopped in to see me on his way home from Monster Endurance Class and we chatted about a number of things - my upcoming training week in Florida, transportation of my bike, and where my head is these days.  I have learnt over the years that I can tell Paul anything and he can make it better.  And he did, so my head is squarely back where it should be and I am focused on Ironman Texas which is where I need to be right now.

Ironman Texas is 4 months from Thursday, January 19th.  That four months is going to fly by and then 6 weeks after that is the Mont Tremblant Half Ironman (which I still have to tell Glen about).  Yeah, maybe I better do that soon.

Lisa