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Last Saturday, two days ago, the Ironman took place. I was supposed to go but because of my heel tendinitis I was not able to travel. I still have some pain. I would like to congratulate James Cunnama and Jessica Jacobs, this year’s winners, and the rest of the finishers.
The last qualifier for Kona of my age group finished 56th overall and needed 9h24min33sec, although his overall time without transitions was just below 9h18mins. His split times were 56mins38sec for the swim, 4h52mins8sec for the bike and 3h29mins11sec for the run.
Knowing my strengths and weaknesses I have to admit that even though I would’ve loved to qualify I would’ve had a very hard time. I don’t think I would’ve been able to make up in the run all the lost time in the swim and on the bike. So some people might think that it was actually a good thing for me that I have missed the race. Well it is not. I wanted to compete and put myself out there and see how I do against the others.
Anyway, this week I had a lot of down time because I could not race. Now the dream will have to wait.
This week I have put a lot of time thinking what the goals for next season could be. It has been hard to decide but now I have a schedule for next year and I hope I will recover soon and I’ll be able to train as planned. I have scheduled each and every week for the next season. I know what I kind of work I’ll have to do to meet my goals. I know every competition I am willing to compete, what I expect from them and what will be the work load for the next 52 weeks.
Last Friday I went back to the doctor to see why my heels hurt. She told me that my Fifth metatarsal is shorter than it should be therefore I twist my foot when I walk and that is what caused my tendinitis. From now on I’ll have to wear an insole to help me walk better. Quoting my doctor “You should be glad you only have tendinitis”. So it was worse than I expected. I hope I will recover soon. Luckily for me she told me that I can start training again with swimming and riding as long as it doesn’t hurt and that I can start running slowly when I feel better.
I had a chance to start training a few days ago, but I was sick and I couldn’t go outside. So this week just couldn’t be worse. I start to feel better but I am not feeling well yet.
Some people around me were very happy that I couldn’t go to the race. I was not happy. Even though it was good for me, financially speaking, I wanted to go and now I want to race more than I wanted before.
I am more committed to the sport, I know myself a lot better. I know who I am and I know who I want to be, and I think I’ll be there in two years time.
I was talking to a friend this week and she made me realize what I have felt and what I still feel. I did not know I was still feeling this way until she made me realize about it. I know I might have prioritized something else and may be when we were together I did many mistakes by making wrong decisions. But I needed to blend many sides of my life. And there are things that I must do every day.
I have been thinking about my competitive advantages again and I don’t see any in me. Some people say that I have a lot of will power. Well it might not be true or I only use it when I needed and when I like something. Otherwise, this will power just goes away.
I am getting all this input from other people on what I should do and what I should not do. I am getting very tired and I need to get out of this soon.
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