Part I: Inspiration
I watched NBC's coverage of the Ford IronMan Championship (aka IronMan Hawaii) this afternoon. It was very inspiring.
I miss triathlons. I miss swimming in the lake. I miss riding my bike. I miss running outside without mittens (and jackets and hats and gaitors and long underwear and, and, and...).
Yes, I know I can swim in the pool (and I have -- a little); and I know I can go to a Spin class (I haven't in months); and I know I can run outside (which I do, with mittens, jackets, hats, gaitors, long underwear, and, and, and...)
Working out is just different in the winter. Sometimes the biggest part of the workout is getting to the workout.
I know there are plenty of people that are dedicated to the outdoors when it is cold, dark and snowy. My natural inclination is to nap, have covers on and eat calorie-laden foods.
In any event, watching Hawaii today reminded me of how much I really do like tri season and how I'm looking forward to getting back in to it.
My only "complaint" is that for the 90 minutes, the show focuses on the Pros and a handful of age groupers. It would be really wonderful to follow some of the back-of-the-packers -- kind of like the filmmakers did for "Spirit of the Marathon"....
Part II: Detraining
Greg, my tri coach from last summer, defines "detraining" as the period of time, where one is fully recovering from their training and race season by pulling waaaaaaaayyyyy back on volume and intensity.
I have been taking FULL advantage of this. For someone like me, this is not necessarily a good thing.
I've had a hard couple of runs this week. One on Monday, where I went out at night during a snow storm. Didn't feel very strong or fast, even with the little grippy things I wear on my shoes to help me stop from slipping.
I ran this afternoon and again, it felt tough. I haven't been wearing my heartrate monitor (because I'm detraining, don't you know...) and I felt sluggish and slow.
I was very glad to be out there though. The weather was nice today (in the 30's and overcast). We are supposed to get a big storm tomorrow and then it will be FREEZING, FREEZING, FREEZING.
Good thing I'm really in my best detrained shape!
5 comments:
"Best detrained shape!" I love that phrase...I'm right there too. I've added you to my blogroll and will check back once in a while for RE-training motivation! Best regards, Vertical Man.
I love it... a race to see who can be the most detrained!!
We are watching the weather forecasts for tonight and tomorrow.. and they don't come close to agreeing on ... rain? sleet? snow?
The rest of the world is dreaming of a white Christmas.. but I am also dreaming of a nice spring for running outdoors.
Watching IM is GREAT!! Chrissie was fun to watch!! But yeah, more of those like "us" would be fun to see.
Dome Running at the Metrodome Tuesday at 6pm. Interested?
I like that "detraining" phrase. Sign me up for that one!
I had my family watch it with me to see what I was training to do. I always have tears.
I am so glad that I now know about detraining. I thought that I was just being lazy
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