Rest not relax

In my training, I'm going three weeks of tough workouts, followed by one rest week so that my body can recuperate. This has been my rest week – and while I did do easier workouts – I'm worried that I did not really "rest" – I relaxed.

And when I relax, I like to eat a fast food burger. When I relax, I like to stay up late and watch movies with my wife. When I relax I like to read in bed until the wee hours of the morning. So last week I relaxed and didn't really rest enough. As a result, I'm not feeling as refreshed as I had hoped to be – even though I've been doing some relatively easy training in the last 5 days.

Now I'm at the end of my rest week and I'm trying to cram some real rest into the last few days – I'm going to get to bed early Sunday and Monday. Hopefully, I'll be ready to ramp it up by Tuesday.

I don't regret "relaxing" – I'll probably do some again in three weeks. You've got to give yourself a break every once in a while. You've got to mentally recover from the rigors of triathlon training. I just hope I didn't over do it and not allow myself enough time to physically recover.