A couple great days can make up for a rough week. This past week I took way more days off than I had planned…1 because I needed to, but the rest we a failure in willpower undisciplined poor justification. Getting more sleep would have combatted this, but that goes back to the last of discipline. It’s funny how I can be so disciplined in some aspects of my life and so not in others.
Live it up
But anyways, Saturday and Sunday made up for this week! Saturday I had a great workout: It started with a 9.5 mile run worth of a hard intervals in 1:02:00 that went like this:
15 minute increasing speed warm up
6 minutes at 6:15 pace (9.6 mph)
1 minute recovery at 8.5 mph
5 minutes
4 minutes- 2 min at 6:15, 2 min at 6:10
3 minutes
3 minutes
Finish out rest of time as fast as possible
After this was 30 minutes elliptical intervals, 30 minute bike intervals, and a 2050m swim. Phew!
I was afraid I’d be too sore, but today, after 4 hours sleep (go figure) I met some buddies at hit up a long ride. A few more miles would have been nice, but some of the guys wanted to make it to the Reds game. The wind was WICKED out today! This provided some great resistance and speed work though. After the ride, I went straight into a run. Wow- that wind was brutal; literally it almost knocked me over a few times. The worst part was I finished :01 over the goal pace I wanted… Running with the wind I was hitting 6:20 pace miles easy, but against it I was at like 7:40. Came out to a 7:00 min/mile pace overall. Damnit lol. Finally, after burpees and push ups in the middle of the street, I shot over to the pool and banged out an awesome workout there. Done and done! Here’s what today’s brick looked like:
50 mile ride
7.5 mile run
2,600m swim
STRETCH
While the run off the bike was hard, it made me feel good about where I am with my training. Going to crank it up big time this week and a half then prep for Wildflower!
I also realized that I can do what I put my mind to… and it is NOT dependent on my eating disordered compulsive tendencies. These will seem really weird, but way to often they rule my life. To me, unless I do specific things, my workouts or my body won’t be right the next day. For example:
- Chopping my vegetables up a certain number of times
- Taking a specific number of steps
- Stretching and foam rolling in an exact order
- Saying my prayers in an exact way every night
- Eating my food beginning in an exact order
- Wearing certain clothes- or if I skip a workout while wearing certain workout clothes, not wearing that combo again
But wait, let’s get rational: how can IN ANY WAY the order I foam roll and the specific number of times have any effect on how I will look the next day and whether or not I will work out? IT CAN’T! That’s ridiculous and impossible. I know this, yet its still a battle everyday. However, this weekend is putting me in the right direction: that crap doesn’t matter- be real, live each day differently, and live life without worry. My dad gave me an amazing talk the other night and left me with a crazy quote:
“Anxiety is just another form of atheism”
That hit me deep. What is there to worry about when God has a plan for us? Quit arguing it and live the way he has planned for us. That is my goal this week- to live anxiety free and embrace God’s plan every day. I hope you can too.
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In the tough week that was this past week, I did get the chance to spend some time with friends. Thursday was a gorgeous day, and I literally just wanted to embrace life and friends. There was a free concert at the zoo, and I literally got off the treadmill and decided I needed to be outside with people who were fun. Here were some shots of the fun lol.
The band
Tigers! Day got instantly better at this point
What? This is cool, right...?
I made an awesome new recipe last night- avocado potato puree! I mixed 1 baked potato, 1/2 avocado, 2 tbsp almond milk, 1 Laughing cow, and seasonings. Put these all in the Magic Bullet and whipped into a delicious, creamy, thick puree!
Blendin
I would have taken a picture, but it looked a little gross so I thought I’d spare you even though it tasted amazing haha. Tonight, after a long day, I wanted pizza. It tried at first to make my own crust, but it came out too small for me. However, it made like an awesome flatbread, so I’m going to make a sandwich out of it tomorrow:
The versatile flatbread
And now, my big announcement:
I’M MOVING TO TAMPA!!
Permanently! (For a little while anyways) As I’ve mentioned before, I am in a Leadership Development Program in my company and for the past 2 years I’ve been rotating to a different department every 6 months. Hence, why I am currently in Cincinnati working for 6 months. I spent the previous 18 months in Virginia Beach. Well, as the program comes to a close, I have been offered a permanent position and promotion working in Tampa! I can’t wait- and talk about a great triathlon opportunity! That being said, I LOVE Cincinnati and am very glad that I still have a few months here.
That’s all guys
- Have you done anything this week that totally made up for something that wasn’t as good earlier in the week–like an amazing meal or experience?
- Try and put your life in God’s hands this week and truly live his will and plan!
