I had a very distinct and familiar feeling on Tuesday that I hadn’t felt for a long time. It’s a sort of overall sense of fatigue coupled with the urge to eat all the time. My mind was alert, but my body was sort of in a delayed response mode – a kind of grogginess. Then I realized what it was – I getting back in shape!
I did my first double in a long time, with 3500m-ish in the pool and a 18k progression run on the tready. Combined with an 8-hour shift at the end of the day made for a very groggy Hooch. Similar deal today, except it will be a track session with mile repeats.
Things are finally coming together – a season plan seems to be falling into place, training is picking up, and injuries are not occuring. So far, the race season is still in flux, but it’s looking like:
Vancouver First Half Marathon (Feb)
MSABC Nationals (April)
Times Columnist 10k (April)
Oliver 1/2 Iron (June)
Edmonton Triathlon (July)
Kelowna Triathlon (August)
Still pretty flexible, as well as I’m waiting to see if I will get the chance to race anything more exotic. I guess this all leads up to Ironman in 2013. Looking at maybe something in November or December 2013. Arizona, Florida, Cozumel, Western Australia, but I’ve also been told that a 70.3 could get me to Kona as well?! More research to come.
Back to that feeling I had on Tuesday – I guess its satisfying in a way to feel spent from working hard… I won’t say it’s ‘back to the grind’ as that sort of has a connotation of unwanted tough labour, whereas this is much more pleasurable.
