Nothing new to report

Nothing new to report. I'm still sluggish and trying to get the body and mind back into training mode. I have a couple of "non" Ironman half distance races coming up and I'm finding it hard to get motivated for them. I'm racing August 24th, and although it's right around the corner, I'm just not feeling the drive. I have to keep telling myself that Clearwater is now the NEW goal for the season and I need to shift my focus from Ironman to half Ironman.

On the training front, I went to the track Tuesday night and the pool last night. My track workout went okay, but my legs were still heavy and I was having problems keeping up with the other guys on the track so I decided to back off and run a little easier. I shouldn't have trouble running 75 second quarters, but still only a little over 2 weeks post Ironman, the legs still aren't recovered. After work last night I drove to the pool for some speed work. 18 x 100's to be exact with a nice warm up and a decent cool down. I felt good, but again sluggish. The last 25 yards of each 100 was slow and I could tell my form was slipping.

None the less I need to get back into the swing of things, build my strength, and return to form. Only 2 1/2 weeks from another half Ironman, I better start shaping up and find my drive soon or I'll be in trouble.

posted by Chad Holderbaum @ 8:02 AM Comments: 0