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First week of real training towards Ironman Wales and I am already behind schedule.
The week started on Tuesday as usual. I started feeling string and also was the last day of holidays. I went for a swim in the morning and then I did a brick session in the afternoon. Two hours on the bike and then a thirty minutes run. I ran pretty well, 4mins/km which is very good for being the first day of the plan.
Wednesday was a tougher day. I started swimming at around 7am; I worked on my technique because my shoulder is not feeling great yet. Then I went to my first day of work. After work I biked for two hours.
Thursday was somehow similar to Wednesday’s schedule, swim in the morning, work and then instead of the bike ride I ran for one hour. I ran as fast as Tuesday so that was pretty good and over time I will make this run longer.
On Friday, I swam for a longer time; I started to introduce some endurance to the technique work in the swimming pool. Later I went to work and then I did some bike riding. Friday’s bike ride was slightly painful because of the saddle and the sweat but I think it will get better.
Saturday and Sunday I had to take them off for different reasons. On Saturday I went back to the scene of crime, where I played University games in Spain. This time I was going there for a different sport, I went there to attend my mandatory one day attendance course to get my ITU L1. Even though I don’t enjoy much traveling to the capital of the country next to mine I have to say that it did not feel as awkward as other times. Mainly because I met some Catalan people and I did not meet many Spanish people.
On Sunday I wanted to train, do the long ride of the week, most important session of the week, I wanted to add fifteen minutes of jogging to get my legs ready for some T2 but I was sick. I haven’t been feeling good since Wednesday but today was the worst day so since I usually have Monday’s off I decided to start recovering today so I have two and extra day and then resume as normal.
I have started to work in Sant Feliu the Guixols. It is not my dream job but I don’t really know what I will be doing because so far we have not been able to do much. The company is not very big but it is funny how many languages are spoken in the office, we look like a translation company or a tour operator than a phone operator software design company.
I have also been thinking on what kind of vehicle I should get and I think I will get the one that everyone is trying me to forget about. I think my best option is not a car right now.
It looks like my life for the next 5 months will be something like, sleep, train, work, train, sleep. I have been trying to go to sleep at 10pm and it has been a little bit hard to do but I am getting better at it. It is very important for me to get some good rest so I can be fully awake the next day.
I have also been cutting my protein intake for a week and it looks like I am not losing much muscle either. I have been eating a lot of energy and maybe my body has not been depleted enough so it has not been able to break any muscle. I will need to take care of that in the following weeks.
I have been thinking on how is going to look my life for the next five months and it looks like it is going to be tough and alone. I will have to make many sacrifices; I will not be able to keep up with friends and family. The reason is that I have a goal and I am determined to make it happen.
I have not registered myself for IM Wales because I don’t have the money yet, I hope I will have the money soon, and because I don’t know how my shoulder will react to training. My leg seems to be healed, I have drop the mileage for a few weeks, I have been training better and now I don’t have any pain when I run. That is very good, now I just need to build endurance and strength on it.
This week I was also surprised that someone made a move that I have been expecting it for the last 3 years or so. I thought this moment was never going to happen. He had lied to me so many times that I did not expect much from him. I did not have any faith whatsoever.
And I am realizing that everything is over. She does is predictable and she does the same year after year, and she is the way she is. I have never been good enough for her plus we had the distance and nothing to hold on to. Anyway I hope she is happy and someday I’ll meet someone. So far I am good alone and it would be impossible to balance work, training, and a girlfriend.
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