Now that I am on my tapper, I wake up each morning at a ridiculous time (for me). I feel like a wound up coil just itching to go. For the first time I think I have started to learn what a tapper is. Its not lazing around lying on the couch, watching as much tv as possible, eating like tomorrow you have a 6 hour training day and then starting to feel a bit doughy. Nooo, I’d say this time around my workouts have been excellent and “i get it”. The tapper in my words are short workouts with the intensity there, leaving the workout like you could do more. I have a feeling in my legs that the tank is getting full again and with each session, I’m still not much in a deficit.
This is my first time going to Kona, everyone keeps asking me or telling me how excited I must be, …..hhhmmmmm with this Ironman its a Very different feeling. Right now feel very calm, maybe I feel like I am moving around in a dream, who would have thought I would ever get to race at the World Championships and as a Pro!!!!!!
So here is a bit of my training from this week:
Last Saturday….disastrous ride in the rain and wind and freezing cold supposed to be 3 1/2- 4 hours, but had a massive BONK (can’t believe that this still happens to me after all these years, had 6 gels in my pocket but could not stomach them)……had a cry on the bike and cried when I got home. MY Back was killing me, which made each pedal stroke agony. Sunday….coach told me to have an easy day…Hot Moksha Yoga and 1 hour swim Monday….Yoga and off Tuesday…..2 hour bike In my bathroom, with the heater on and the shower on occasionally to get the room all sweaty! 20 min run off the bike Wednesday….Speed session on the treadmill….ahh my favourite place to run : ). Then swim with the team….Ohhh had another cry in the pool…wasn’t meeting my times….mind you I had them set 15secs too fast…My coach Nancy Black has made me finally realise I AM A SWIMMER! believe me this a good sign that I care so much about my time or rather seconds in the pool…has taken me YEARS. The way I swim in the pool I NEED to do this in Hawaii. Thursday…..bike 4 intervals @ 15km TT pace, this was my best ever!. 30min swim Friday …today I’m going to ride out side and then a 20min run..
So that’s what my week has been like as well as working all out at my own job as a Hair Designer.
Tomorrow we head off to kona, for sure I will post more when I get there and give you my first impressions.
thanks for reading…..make it a great day
paolina allan