Last week was the first week of training for Ironman Lake Placid 2017!
It was pretty laid back and chill, except for the fact that I am in TERRIBLE swim shape.
Not even kidding I struggled to swim FIVE laps in a row without being out of breathe. (Insert face palm for only swimming twice since August!! *sigh* it’s my own damn fault though.) My first of two swims was the worst. I felt so defeated and deflated after that swim. I later told my mom to remind me of this moment in a few months. I know the swimming endurance will come back and I’ll be confident again, but it’s hard not to listen to that little whisper in the back of your head asking “Will you ever be ready?” The good news is I have plenty of time. So much time that when I hear that little voice I laugh and tell it to shut up, because I know I will be ready and it was ONLY week #1.
I did have another irrational moment of panic after another swim when I looked at my Garmin and thought “Jan 2” said “June 2” and my stomach did a flip. I seriously rolled my eyes at myself because I need to just chill. Like seriously girlfriend, slow your roll and chill.
Overall I’m happy with my mileage, time and effort the first week and I am looking forward to another full week of training.
WEEK 1
Time: 7 hours, 17 minutes
Mileage: 56 miles
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I know I’m being so annoying to myself LOL! All I keep telling myself is that the training is worse than the actual race haha I will get there I just need to be patient and follow and trust the plan. It’s a LONG road and getting panicked at week 1 is ridiculous!
Pffftttt….you’ve got this. That little voice in your head is lying to you. It will get seriously obnoxious during the taper but it is still lying to you. Do the work, invest the sweat equity, then enjoy the day…