Well been an up & down few weeks, I've really struggled to get motivated to train some days and other days I've been right on it and loving it, can't really put my finger on it why to be honest.
When I up, I'm really high, out biking in the dark and long runs on the treadmill, then other days just can't motivate myself to even move off the couch.
Somehow I'm still averaging around 10 hours a week training for the most part, that is except for last week but that was always going to be tough as I was helping friends who organise Cambridge Half Marathon, a great weekend but just didn't have time to get any training in, so only a 6 hour week that week, and the bulk of that was a 2 hour 11minute treadmill run, yep you heard right over 2 hours on the treadmill, I'd only planned to do an hour but got carried away reliving some old U2 video's on You Tube and just kept going.
The late night garage treadmill runs are becoming more and a more a regular part of my training nowadays, it's a bit softer than the road, so easier on the knees and I can get lost in reliving some old video's from the past, also Sarah & G can keep an eye on me and tell me when its bedtime <laughing>. Been quite a few times recently when Sarah's wandered into the garage saying, its late, she's off to bed.
After Cambridge weekend I didn't train Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, so that became 5 days of no training & I began to really question what I was doing, although I still felt confident I could complete the challenges ahead, I just wasn't getting the training in that I need to be able to compete.
The next 4 days would be make or break, Thursday & Friday I was working close to home instead of the 3 & half hour commute, so decided that if I couldn't sort myself out with 4 good days of training then that was it.
Well, I'm always up for a challenge, as you know, so that was it, re-motivated instantly !!
So up early with the OAP brigade at the pods and a 56 minute 2 mile swim in the bag before breakfast, it was tough going, felt like I was swimming through treacle at times, then the next length felt like as was dolphin like!
An easy 45 minute treadmill run that night, and up again for another good swim, about 2.2 miles this time in the hour, felt much better, felt strong & dare I say it, quite enjoyed the swim, it's been a long time since I've said that.
Another treadmill run that night, 7 miler, then into the weekend.
11 mile run this morning, which included a Park Run interval session half way through for a bit of fun, increasing the pace every half mile, average 6:30 pace for the Park Run itself, not to shabby, no where near a PB but nice to stretch the pace out.
Now just chilling before an afternoon ride, and the plan is an early long bike tomorrow.
Still 70 odd days to the triple and I'm positive (always have been), have I lost the mojo yoyo, early days but the signs are good, I need some big bike miles over the next few weeks, the running is strong, feeling very confident with that, and swimming, well it never worries me, and if I continue to enjoy it like yesterday's session then ................. bring on the triple ;)
