Moving Forward

With all the drama in my head last week, I can successfully say "I did it". I made it through, muddling, crawling, whining, etc. and am now ready to tackle Week #29. My 80 something mile ride on Saturday turned into a 3.5 hour ride with Eric, for 50 miles, including a trip up to Jamestown. Then, we had some rain, so moved the next 2 hours indoors. That was a bit torturous...watched some documentary about the fashion industry (so not me), and pedaled my way to a 4 mile run. Brooks joined me on his bike. It was really fun to hear the rambling conversation of a 10 year old. It's amazing how much he thinks he knows but doesn't know. So, I spend a lot of time saying, "hmmmm" and interjecting my opinion quietly and graciously as needed (read: only when I'm stable or too tired to disagree, as in Saturday).

I am feeling stronger on my new bike, the aero position is coming more naturally. I am also learning that when I feel negative or angry, I need to eat...not sports drink, but real food. I found Mrs. May's Trio Bars at Costco. They are packed with yummy, nutritious things that provide sustenance. I also think I need a good ol' fashioned PB and J. For some reason I don't feel hunger on the bike like I do running...it's a whole different set of cues I need to start figuring out.

Onto this week:

Monday: 16 mile run
Tuesday: 22 mile ride, 1500 easy swim
Wednesday: 2650 tempo swim
Thursday: 7 mile run, 36 mile tempo ride
Friday: 3450 endurance swim
Saturday: 61 mile ride/13.5 mile run

Goals: 7600 yards swimming
119 miles cycling
36.5 miles running

So, here I am...on the cusp of my 16 mile run...tummy full...kids getting ready for school...wondering how I'm going to feel...and crazy enough to realize that 2.5 hours on the road is no big deal. Wow, what a difference a change in perspective makes.

Side note: Thank you to all of you who have provided encouragement, wisdom, insight and support into helping me figure out why the hell I am doing this. I know it will all be made clear come crossing that line. I am feeling much better about things! Thank you.