It's now been 4 days since completing Ironman and I still get the question – how do you feel? Surprisingly, I feel o.k. In fact, other than being a little fatigued, I've feel surprisingly good.
The day after Ironman, I could have physically gone to work. I was sore and chafed. Going up stairs or getting out of a chair was a little difficult, but overall physically I was o.k. I was pretty tired mentally though and I decided to take the day off and relax. My wife and I went to lunch, bought a "finisher" shirt and then went to our son's ball game. The next day was much the same. I went to work, was sore and found I wasn't as mentally sharp as normal.
Today, I feel like I could go for a bike ride or run. It wouldn't be pretty, but I could do it. I'm not going to because I probably need to rest. However, I probably will Friday. I've felt a void (a welcome one) in my everyday schedule. I am not rushing off to go swim or trying to figure out how to get 3 hours in on the bike before the end of the day. It's nice. But I am already starting to feel like I need to get out the door and either run or bike – just not in the extremes that I had been doing.
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