Most of the time, training for an endurance event is pretty uneventful – in fact it can be quite boring. You run or you bike or you swim for a long time and then you towel off until the next workout. It's really not that difficult just tedious. Starting is usually the hardest part.
But then there are days like today that make you wonder if you can handle any more days like today. I had not been feeling well in the past few days and to make matters worse, I had stubbed my toe pretty good on the way to the mailbox (whish I had a better story). When I woke up this morning and looked at the now swollen purple toe, I could tell I may have broken it. It was at least severely bruised.
The day was a busy day and I couldn't get out of work till late and by then the sun was out and the temperature was over 80. We're probably going to have to do the Ironman in above 80 degree temperatures, but I really didn't want to practice in the heat till later.
Still I put my 45 minutes in, grateful that the pain in my foot was minimal and hoping that I wasn't subconsciously messing up my stride (and putting myself at risk for further injury) by compensating for my injured toe.
I then jumped into the pool where I was told that I had about 45 minutes to complete my drills – just enough time. However, I had forgotten my goggles. So rather than give in to a day of bad karma, I went goggleless. I can tell you that right now I can barely see the monitor and it's been nearly 2 hours since I got out of the pool. Lesson learned.
These are the days when, once the goal is accomplished, you can look back with pride. At least that's what I tried to tell myself as I dragged my sorry exhausted butt home from the pool.
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