Louisville is getting closer and right now I have a mild case of food poisoning, I'm trying not to freak out, and make no drama, but it's a little nerve wrecking anyway........
Today is Wednesday, and next week on Tuesday I will be on the plane to Kentucky, I hope that by that time, I will no longer be thinking of the Microscopic Bug that put me out of training for a couple of days....
Since I came back from Tin Man in Honolulu, I started to train with Justin Granger, I always thought that I was un-coach-able, but after spending almost 2 months getting nowhere, and trying to figure out my own training method for the Ironman distance, I finally realized that I needed help. I was lucky enough to have met the Grangers just a few weeks ago.
First of all, Ironman Distance is "not" just 2 times a Half Ironman, is not as simple as: 1.9+1.9=3.8, 90+90=180 or 21+21=42
This is not like an add equation, In the last few weeks I've learned that 70.3+70.3 is NOT 113.6 And that means I have a lot of respect for the Ironman Distance.
So far...... I managed to get away with very little running, and more or less perform, in shorter distance Triathlons, but there's no way I was going to get away with it in Louisville.
I wish I would have met Justin before, but hey......I believe that everything happens for a reason, and trying to see this with the "Half Full" point of view, makes me think that I still have a long way to go, and instead of being stuck with a non effective training method, now I'm starting to get into a new phase of "Learning & Performance" I wasn't running not even the distance required for Olympic Distance, but my knees are also not worn out and I have no issues with important injuries, and that's good.
The truth is that comparing what I used to do, and my current training is like night and day.
Maybe I was so reluctant to have a Coach because of what I've seen in the past with some coaches, they just don't care, and this is not the case....
Training with Justin has been like an Eye Opener and I can say I'm very excited for the things to come. I'm not to worried about qualifying for Kona anymore (at least this year) I just want to do things right, and for Ironman it takes more than just some weeks, so I will try to have fun and enjoy IM Louisville. I'm so glad that I'm one of the guys who really enjoy training, because I have plenty in my future.....
And now I can be sure that with Paola as my sane part of my mind, with Justin as my Coach and Belinda around I'm on the right track.
It's all about the Journey, not the Destination.
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