Despite the significant frustration I've been going through I'm proud of the fact that my attitude always prevails in the end. While I don't know any more today than I did yesterday, I'm feeling relatively resolved. I know that I have to face this new reality, and also that the sooner I do so the better. I am still right on track for an Ironman next summer, and while occasionally I let my mind wander to the idea of going as a spectator, it doesn't stay there very long. I do acknowledge that unless something changes that this will probably be my last one, but at this point there is no reason to give up on 2014. After all, I already paid my money!!!
And I'm looking forward to a little experiment tomorrow, based on my decent ride today. While it wasn't record setting it was once more neutral from a heart rate perspective. In other words, what should happen, happened.
The hypothesis of my experiment will be that a very gradual increase in heart rate is an effective way of preventing the crazy spikes I often get while running.
While it is so easy to control this while riding, or even swimming, the transition from walking to running is an abrupt one, causing my rate to go up by 30-40 beats within 30 seconds.
The ideal way to soften this transition would be to warm up on the bike and then move immediately into my run. However that's difficult to do in the winter time because of the sweating problem. I'm thinking about calisthenics in the garage maybe?
As a point of interest I am notoriously bad at not warming up before triathlons, and as a matter of fact at Mont Tremblant last Aug, I never even got into the water before the start! (it was too freakin cold)
As to the drugs they definitely helped me sleep better, but unfortunately that feeling lasted half way through the day. It's now 7:30 and I haven't decided if I'm gonna take one tonite....hmmmm?
computrainer 90 mins, 60 mins @161 watts
"The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up."---John C Maxwell
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Peter
And I'm looking forward to a little experiment tomorrow, based on my decent ride today. While it wasn't record setting it was once more neutral from a heart rate perspective. In other words, what should happen, happened.
The hypothesis of my experiment will be that a very gradual increase in heart rate is an effective way of preventing the crazy spikes I often get while running.
While it is so easy to control this while riding, or even swimming, the transition from walking to running is an abrupt one, causing my rate to go up by 30-40 beats within 30 seconds.
The ideal way to soften this transition would be to warm up on the bike and then move immediately into my run. However that's difficult to do in the winter time because of the sweating problem. I'm thinking about calisthenics in the garage maybe?
As a point of interest I am notoriously bad at not warming up before triathlons, and as a matter of fact at Mont Tremblant last Aug, I never even got into the water before the start! (it was too freakin cold)
As to the drugs they definitely helped me sleep better, but unfortunately that feeling lasted half way through the day. It's now 7:30 and I haven't decided if I'm gonna take one tonite....hmmmm?
computrainer 90 mins, 60 mins @161 watts
"The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up."---John C Maxwell
Love
Peter
I have so much compassion for what you're going through! I think I better make you a hat!!
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