Coach Richelle is taking a hard-earned, well-deserved holiday somewhere off the coast of the Honduras, and she left me with a kick-ass workout block to keep me busy while she's away... So then why am I nervous about being coach-less?
To be fair, I am doing well with sticking to the workouts that are given to me, and I'm even enjoying most of them, despite the wicked nature of some of them. I used to think the phrase "Ironman Journey" was cheesy, but now that I'm journeying, the sentiment rings true. There is a lot of training time where you really get inside your head and sort out world problems: should I cut my hair short or grow a ponytail for IMC? What should we have for supper tonite? What work problem needs to be sorted out today? How can I solve world peace? Yeah, too much time alone on the bike trainer... Anyhow, my point is that I'm loving my Journey.
My biggest worry is injury. And I know I shouldn't be surprised, but it happens so often, I'm surprised that after a tough workout, I survived and could take on more. I work out six days a week, often twice a day, and my rest day lately has been skiing oodles of powder so i don't really have a day off, and I worry that the training will result in injury. I like to check in with my coach every couple of days, or at least text her with a thumbs up after a tough workout, and my security blanket is basking in the sun.
In her absence, I have soldiered forward, completed all but one swim workout (too much cold and snow for a 5am drive to the pool), and I'm feeling great. I really just need to keep moving forward and stop focusing on every little twitch and twinge, i need to trust that I've built up enough fitness to handle the current schedule. These 10days without a coach could really turn into a good thing, build some confidence and trust in my ability. Cool.
