Update on myself and races

I want to first off say sorry for the lack of stories, but for some reason life sometime likes to get in the way.  I have only done race recaps lately since it seems that is all I have done.  Every day seems to be the same, wake up complain about being physically tired, go to work, work way too much, come home and train.  I know this seems extremely boring to most people, but the goals I want I have to make sacrifices for them.  Who wants a personal life anyways?

Having three triathlons the last three weeks has been rather taxing as well.  I hadn’t done an Olympic tri until two weeks ago, but I had two in a row.  I did pretty well in both.  I got on the podium on this last one, and just barely missed the podium in another.  Work has made training difficult, but I haven’t seen a huge lapse in my times.  I was slower in my second Olympic, but the first one I did had a shorter bike ride by 3 miles.  I figured the times were a wash.

Coming into T2 from one of the recent races.

I spent the entire last week in Canada doing work stuff.  I was only able to squeeze a couple of runs in.  I took my wetsuit, but I found out swimming in the pond could have gotten me in trouble.  Last thing I want to do is go to jail in another country.  So I focused on the thing I hate the most, speed work.  I ate awful and my diet changes so drastically when I travel, it is the number 1 reason why I HATE to travel.

I am glad to be back home in Utah now though where I am able to focus on my weaknesses and diet.  Those actually tie hand and hand together.  It seems I get lazy when I get home from a workout and would rather make something quick instead of wait and cook something healthy.  This is a big weakness of mine.  In order to correct them though you have to admit them though right?

I have been working on a couple more editorial type stories instead of race recaps, but I get so frustrated.  I finish it and save it to look at it later and then when I open it again I hate it.  So I delete it all to start over.  They aren’t anything difficult to write about but I just want everything to be perfect with it.  I seem to be slacking in just about every manner and I blame my lack of energy.  I put so much into my racing and work I seem to not have much time for anything else.

When I wake up every morning my legs feel as if they just ran 20 miles.  This year I have learned 2 marathons 3 weeks apart if a good way to make your legs exhausted, but I also have a trouble with this thing my Tri Team’s Coach Lora, https://twitter.com/#!/blonderunner , rest?  I honestly don’t know how to do this.  I have read countless articles and heard various people talk about how rest affects your body positively, but I feel lazy when I rest.  I get so frustrated with myself and my thoughts towards myself become negative.  Then I end up running, biking, or swimming in order to clear my mind.  This might explain why my legs are always tired.

I am taking it easy when it comes to races, and instead focus on technique and speed.  I want to be the best I can be so in order to do that I will continue pushing myself.  I have learned so much about myself physically and mentally in the past year since I started racing.  I don’t feel I do too bad since I have only been running at any distance for 2 years and racing for not even a year yet.  I have been on several podiums and know I will continue to get better.  I have my weaknesses, and I am not afraid to admit them.  I have a ways to go in regards to getting to where I want to be though.  I just need time and determination, good thing I have ample amounts of both.