Would You Recognize a Good Day if They All Were

So are home, a place I don't always get to see a lot of!!!. Anyway, after two days in Penticton training have come to a realization that bad days are in some regards a good thing. As without the days that you struggle you don't learn to appreciate the good days.

In the recovery start to build back up process have had a range of great days or bad days, not really many in between. Have been a bit grumpy after the bad days but in the end it is all part of the process.

So wanted to "analyze" this to get my head in a good place so I can execute well. Here is what I came up with;

• I went deep at IMCDA. Didn't really realize this until now 5 weeks on but pushed myself really hard on race day. This is good to know that I have the ability to suffer, however it does take the body some time to recover.
• Have to be selfish - in terms of recovery etc, the next 9 weeks need to be defined about making the right decisions day in day out.
• Luck to pursue this dream - so need to live it and enjoy it even on the bad days
• I know some awesome people who put up with me even after bad workouts!!!
• I am fit - even still being in a recovery mode physically the sessions which I execute well are going fantastic.
• You have to want to hurt and earn it - willing to do this but this got reinforced in my head over the past weekend.

So this post was just a general brain dump, first time looking to race to IM's in one year so it is a learning experience but looking forward to getting to suffer again. The more I suffer in training the easy it will be to go to that well on race day.

10 Seconds a day

So had a swim time trial the other day - result wasn't what I wanted but is still a vast improvement from this time last year. However I have a number in my head that I want to swim in Kona and as a result I need to make sure every swim session I have between now and the (likely 50 or so) I am trying to swim as technically and mentally as strong as possible.

So how does one put this in to numbers - I need to find 10 seconds per session for my overall swim time and will be at were I want (maybe not where I need to be but it will be start) by the time I tow the line in Kona.

Time to get the sharpie out for the pull buoy and paddles. Every session has a focus and it is all about finding that 10 seconds. Whenever I am getting tired or slacking mentally it is all about that 10 seconds.