Get out of my way Life!

So it's fair to say these past few weeks have been causing chaos in my life.  Not one particular thing that has happened, just stuff.  I have A LOT of stress in my life right now & it's really affecting all aspects of my life.  Someone who was in my life a few years ago, who made quite the impact, once told me "sometimes life just gets in the way".  That's EXACTLY how I've been feeling these past few weeks...LIFE has been getting in the way of me living the life I want to be living and getting in the way of me training the way I want to be training!  Boy, that was a mouthful, are you still there??

How ironic that Jen posted someone else's blog today about nutrition.  I haven't read it yet, but that's just one of the aspects of my life that went by the wayside these past few weeks.  Coming clean, yes, I've indulged much more than usual these past few weeks, without a care in the world.  And yep, it caught up with me...LOL

I've been training but my heart hasn't been in it.  Just sort of going through the motions.  I was taking some time off running, due to my right calf & shin bothering me, and I think at some point, that alone got to me because I wanted to run!   I miss it!!  And am I the only one whose mind wanders while swimming?  I can't tell you how many times I lost track of where I was in my set, or while counting laps.  My life is getting in the way of my training!  Heck, I even space out during my bike rides...

So, no more Life.  Get out of my way!  Or at least, mellow out, will ya?  I have an Ironman to train for & I need to stay focused :) 

Cabin fever...

Is it just me, or does anyone else have a case of cabin fever?  Itching for the warm weather to get (and STAY) here?  Oh, I've been running outside for a long time, but I want to bike & swim outside too.  I'm sure part of it, at least for me, is I just got my bike back from having a tune-up/major overhaul & (FINALLY) got a replacement computer put on.  Bit the bullet & got one with cadence.  Now to figure out how it works & see if I'll like it!  Bring on a long, outdoor ride...sun, no wind & warm temps please. 

But seriously, what was that little tease of warm weather we had a few weeks ago?  What happened to it?  The only thing it did is make these 40's & 50's we're having seem that much colder to me!  Holy crap, I had my warmest jacket on this morning for Erin's walk, gloves & all.  I did go for a run outside this morning.  I guess it had warmed up a bit since the 5:30am walk...I was a bit overdressed.  Oops...

I think the real reason I have this weather thing on my mind is I've been thinking about Madison a lot lately.  Water temps...what will the air temperature be that day...god help me if it rains!  You know, it's September, it can go either way in a normal year!  I guess it's a combination of conversations I've had recently, thinking about other races I've spectated at & how hot it's been for them...and wondering if our very mild winter is going to come back & bite me in the you know what come Sept. 9th!  Oh, I know it's pointless to worry about it now, and I'm not worried, just wondering...and I know my history...LOL...if I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all !!  So please, weather gods, if you happen to be reading this blog...please, no cold or wet weather on Sept 9th...just lots of sunshine & warm temps! 

One day at a time...

So it's been almost 3 months since I've been training w/ Jen...holy crap...3 months!  Ironman is now just a bit over 5 months away... where is this time going?  Sept is only 5 months away?  Huh?  I have a feeling it's going to creep up on me & all of a sudden it's going to be a month away.  And I'm going to panic...LOL  OK, in reality, I think I'm a bit anxious & even though it's months away...I'm getting more excited & one thing I don't have, is patience!

My training has been going good.  Really good, in fact.  I am definitely challenged by what I'm doing...and sometimes I hate the workouts (translation...they are REALLY HARD).  Like today's bike!  I seriously thought I was going to die, well not really, but I FELT like it!  For a second I had considered cheating for one set, I needed a break, but I did not.  These workouts just remind me that what I used to consider a HARD workout, really was not.  Unless I was racing.  And I'm doing more strength training.  I LOVE my strength training...I am sore after my strength training...love, love, love it! 

I'm coming off of a little leg issue (hopefully) now...I think I mentioned it last time...a bit of a calf/shin issue that was bothering me so I took last week off of running & am going to see how it goes tomorrow.  I have a nice, easy zone 1-2 run.  Fingers crossed my rest, stretching & foam rolling has fixed it.  I even cut out some of the walks for the dog in order to rest it...more playing fetch in the yard for her ;)  Again, no patience, want to test out the leg & see how it feels.  I haven't run in almost 10 days...blah!

Looking forward to the weather getting warmer.  I need to work on my tan, er, tan lines.  I think I have a bit of cabin fever, even with the few weeks of warmer weather we had, I'm ready to move it all outside...patience I tell myself...one day at a time...soon enough...until then, I will take one day at a time.