About four weeks after doing Louisville Ironman, my family and I went to Disney World. We spent a week walking the parks and generally having a good time. At the end of the week, I participated in the Disney World Triathlon. I thought it’d be a fun way to end the vacation. I was wrong.
It was hot, humid and I hadn’t completely recovered from Ironman (not to mention walking around Disney in the heat and humidity and staying up late all week). It was miserable and not a very good experience. I ended up dehydrated and hanging out in the med tent again. Immediately after the race, I never wanted to ride a bike, swim or run again.
So now here I am, nearly two months later, and I’m running a few times a week, not swimming and thinking about biking every once in a while. In the mean time, I’m eating plenty and gaining a few pounds. “Uninspired” is what best describes me right now.
But this is normal, after taking on such a big goal like Ironman, it’s hard to find inspiration in the normal run or bike or swim. In the immediate future, taking on something as large and time encompassing as an Ironman – is out. So I have to set my sights lower.
I want to do a marathon and qualify to run Boston, but with all the slow long distances that I did training for Ironman, I’m in no shape to run close to a qualifying time. And the thought of running fast doesn’t excite me either.
I will say that when I do get my ever expanding butt out the door, I enjoy it. But right now it’s really hard to get up off the couch. It’s like my batteries need recharged – sometimes I think I’m ready to go back at it hard. I have a good run but then the next day, I have no interest in hitting the road.
I know it’ll come – that desire to run or do the triathlon again – I just hope it’ll be soon.
It was hot, humid and I hadn’t completely recovered from Ironman (not to mention walking around Disney in the heat and humidity and staying up late all week). It was miserable and not a very good experience. I ended up dehydrated and hanging out in the med tent again. Immediately after the race, I never wanted to ride a bike, swim or run again.
So now here I am, nearly two months later, and I’m running a few times a week, not swimming and thinking about biking every once in a while. In the mean time, I’m eating plenty and gaining a few pounds. “Uninspired” is what best describes me right now.
But this is normal, after taking on such a big goal like Ironman, it’s hard to find inspiration in the normal run or bike or swim. In the immediate future, taking on something as large and time encompassing as an Ironman – is out. So I have to set my sights lower.
I want to do a marathon and qualify to run Boston, but with all the slow long distances that I did training for Ironman, I’m in no shape to run close to a qualifying time. And the thought of running fast doesn’t excite me either.
I will say that when I do get my ever expanding butt out the door, I enjoy it. But right now it’s really hard to get up off the couch. It’s like my batteries need recharged – sometimes I think I’m ready to go back at it hard. I have a good run but then the next day, I have no interest in hitting the road.
I know it’ll come – that desire to run or do the triathlon again – I just hope it’ll be soon.
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