I've put more than 6 months on a very focused training program. As time has progressed closer more of my thinking has been put to it. I've gone on a great learning curve, my body has been put through training sessions when it was fatigued and I didn't know if I could deliver the goods. Race day is the accumulation of all of these things. This makes it exciting, putting it all together.
I'm a visual person and as I bring together final stages of preparation I find this attribute is an asset. I visualise each leg, transitions and crossing the finish line.
I'm waiting on my final program which I will get tomorrow night. Peak & taper. Every part of what I eat is to be considered in the last few weeks. My social life is restricted to within the area of my home as it takes an hour travel each way to meet friends. I need to really dedicate myself to being in bed by 9pm so that when I go to bed at 8 on the eve of the race it won't be such a big difference for bed time.
Why would anyone choose to do something that seems so restricting? Every ironman triathlete has there own reason. Me.....I'm starting to think about what's next after ironman and it occurs to me I'm addicted to my training. I love it. I love pushing my body, I love the way it makes me feel both giving energy and exhaustion and all those endorphins. I love the discipline that it requires. I like challenging myself and pushing myself and stretching out those boundaries and limitations that could settle around me if I allowed them. I enjoy pushing my mind and my body to achieve more, improve from where I was last week. This is how I know that this will not be a one off race/event for me.
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