I have now made it through almost 8 weeks or 2 months of training. As you know, I am on that long road to Cozumel. I'm so freaking ECSTATIC that next week is a step back week.
At times, I feel like I'm fighting in a cage match (if you haven't watched any wrestling, YouTube it). At other times, I am on straight autopilot. I make it to the pool every Monday and Wednesday at 5am (READ: I leave my place by 4:15am at the latest). It is now to the point where the front desk staff looks at me and ask, "So, Joy, how many yards you going to do today?" I feel like a pack mule carrying my backpack with my computer, iPAD, Kindle, research stuff (I'm always studying), clothes (sometimes 2-3 outfits) AND my swim gear bag with my fins, paddles, pull buoy (yes, I bought my own), tempo trainer, bands, goggles, cap... Whew! That's a lot of stuff. Let's not talk about the eating (I'm still not eating enough) or the laundry (why can't laundry do itself... seriously). I go into the CompuTrainer studio, get on Beeker (my bike), crank up the heat, listen to the Classic Hip-Hop Station on Pandora and go to town. I know that the staff just shake their heads looking at me pedaling, going nowhere and sweating like a hog on the butcher block. And then there is the run. Oh, I love, love, love running. I feel comfortable outside, in the sunshine, going to town. I did get a little carried away on one of my runs. I decided to run in the middle of the day since I was a little stressed out. Why did I almost end up at home? I live 3.5 miles from my main location.
I will tell you one thing though, it is HARD managing my Ironman Training schedule, training schedule (training clients), coaching, writing (yes, I am contributing to a book), teaching, eating, sleeping, drinking coffee, other stresses that I am dealing with and having a social life. However, I would not change a thing. I have an AWESOME coach (jenny-hayes.com), an awesome facility where I work and train (ffc.com), an awesome support network of friends and family all over and the confidence that I am going to finish this damn race with a BIG ASS SMILE on my face.
That's it for now. Time to prepare my swim workout for my athletes, foam roll, eat and do a mini dance break. Say what? Cue music: https://youtu.be/g-DQ_R1R1EU
