Working out is tough!
Yep, tough...but I love it!
The self satisfaction you get from a great run, an attempt at a swim, a good Spin class...
Seal Team is the heart of it, it's what got me moving in May of 2005.
In a way I credit it in saving my life. Pushing 250 pounds at my peak, I knew I had to take control.
So maybe before I was obsesses with food, well, I know I was, replacing the void with stuffing my face, I found a savior in working out with Seal Team.
Then I found running...my lover, my secret affair...something all mine!
Then the carrot was dangled to try something new - triathlons.
Swim (hahahaha), bike, run...Sprint distance, easy fun and this year Half Iron(Wo)Man...done.
The bike is okay, I can ride it but I am not the best. The run, well, it just comes. The swim sucks but it's the shortest, I get through.
So this season I vowed to compete as a true competitor.
I am taking swim lessons and swimming 3 times a week at night and on weekends.
Bike, I need to be better, so Spin classes to work on endurance before outdoor season starts.
And the running, well, after the 50 miler November 21st, my body has been in recovery then starting over, so the run is coming back. Today's run was good, the best in a while.
Right now the commitment is Seal Team 5x mornings a week, swim 3x a week, Spin 2 -3 x a week.
It's aggressive but it's doable.
If I don't die this next week, I will post more on my progress...
In the mean time, it's no rest for the weary, training is for those strong of heart!
My heart is still beating...and I wont' call "Uncle"!
Run safe, run happy!
-d
Wow! Wish I could fit all of that in! Good luck. You'll do awesome!
ReplyDeleteI have spin class envy. A little. Well, maybe envy is a strong word.
ReplyDeleteBefore I started working out (aka, when B was just a nugget) I went to a gym and tried a spin class. And the spin instructor kept saying things like, "uh, you need to take it easy on your first class" because apparently I looked a little harsh about 14 minutes into the class... yea, that included the warm up. But I swear I came out of there feeling like I could do anything.
AND I am thinking about tri-ing something new this year... but my H says "NO"... as if it's his business. Doesn't he know the fastest way to get me to do anything is to tell me "no"... silliness.