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October 29, 2006
Sadness is...
...realizing that it gets dark at 5:45 pm now and it will only get worse.
...realizing that my runs are going to be in the dark for some time to come.
...realizing that I better study now for my exam this week or I'm screwed, but REALLY not wanting to study.
I got my workouts for the week. I'm scared. It's a big running week which is hard because we all know how running beats you up. I'm guessing it will be >30 MPW which sounds really weak but add in 100 miles of cycling and 10K of swimming, pilates, plyos, etc... Nevertheless this is what I wanted and these are the goals I've set for myself - I can't get all wimpy now. Nobody told me it would be easy, nobody said they were going to hold my hand, and nobody can do the work for me, including my coach. When I questioned him about my swim workouts Wednesday and Friday he replied something to the effect of "no you don't have to do them that way but if you want to be a pro you do." Ouch. But point well taken. To that I say - bring it on!
Did you ever realize that the Red Hot Chili Peppers sing an amazing amount of songs that are very good to run/cycle to? When I was working in the shop today the XM was on some sort of rock/alternative station and I kept hearing their songs and I've decided their beat is just perfect. Something to keep me occupied on my iPod while I'm running my cold, dark miles and cycling my trainer into the ground. If only I could swim with my iPod too... :)
Hope everyone has a great start to their week!
Posted by beth at October 29, 2006 6:29 PM
Comments
be strong... but be careful...
Posted by: Kranky C Dale at October 30, 2006 8:57 AM
Very good advice Kranky! Thanks!
Posted by: Beth at October 30, 2006 10:28 AM
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, sounds like Beth needs some good old fashion, top-of-the-line, real and genuine support, to get through some pretty tough training for some pretty prime target, namely... going PRO...
So,
Go Beth GO!
Go, go, Pro!
If you were Man
And your name was Dan,
I'd say: Go Pro, Bro!!
Never mind top-of-the-line, is this one of the dangest, stupidest things I have ever written? Likely so... but,... Beth: I'm sure you can capture the essence of my intentions...
It is going to be a long winter... keep your wits... don't be a prisoner of your own device (loosely borrowed from "Hotel California" ...) you can do it... tis the season to think how much you have to use your brain muscle... if you really want to outperform yourself... ain't that the truth... do you really want it? Go, Beth, GO... :) Be cool... even it if it's cold and dark out there... no easy task...
Posted by: corrado giambalvo at October 30, 2006 1:33 PM