...I realized that my standard "1 mile in 10 minutes" calculation is way off. So many times I'd think "5 miles so it'll take 50 mins", only to realize that I could run more in that time or run faster and get done sooner. My run pace is no longer in the 9:30-10 m/m range! Excepting breaks, stoplights, etc. My "1 minute per swim lap" changed by year's end too.
...I did speed work solo on the track. In previous summers I'd have club friends or others that I met with regularly, but this year that only happened a few times when BE showed up, and he's been injured. I thought this would slow me down or deter me from returning, but not yet!
...I did a lot of solo training, in fact. Many of my late season bike rides were alone. Just me and Frea. Me and my thoughts. This was good and bad. Good in that I learned to live with my thoughts. Bad in that I think I would have had more fun and maybe found a bit more speed in the challenge of riding with others.
...I did a lot of solo training, in fact. Many of my late season bike rides were alone. Just me and Frea. Me and my thoughts. This was good and bad. Good in that I learned to live with my thoughts. Bad in that I think I would have had more fun and maybe found a bit more speed in the challenge of riding with others.
...I had loads of stress in the spring that defined my life. First off was health stress, with the gall bladder then the FODMAPs. I needed to dial in my outside-of-training nutrition twice this year! But now that things are smoothed out, I'm still paranoid but feeling better than ever.
...I had a second source of stress in my job. That's changed now, but it took a long time to realize just how much that stress directly impacted my health and happiness. And fixing it forced me out of my usual comfort zones, and pushed me to do things I didn't think I could do. Thanks to my DH for helping me through this, without his support I would have stayed in that pit of worthlessness I was wallowing in.
...I hit my goals of two iron distance tri's, and hit the goal of podium'ing in one of them! Even better, this year I PR'd my10K, 13.1, 26.2, 70.3, and 140.6! Holy cow, right?
...I fixed my nutrition. Finally? We'll see, but I've been symptom free for weeks now, aside from a few minor bad mornings. No more afternoon and evening pain. No more every-morning-TMI. No more fear of what to eat. Now I love eating new foods, I can make smart choices, and I've expanded my range of foods to include stuff I wouldn't eat before. I'm starting to enjoy food.
...I learned I had to make major changes to my lifestyle. These changes were good for me, they've improved my life so much, but they are beyond the scope of this blog.
...I learned to Appreciate!. This is based on TV's joking about my nutrition alarm on the Garmin, and how we'd stop running briefly to eat and Appreciate! something. For me it turned into a daily goal, finding something to Appreciate! in my day from dewdrops on grass to a cloud formation, or acts of kindness and smiles in other people, or just any little thing that made a moment special. I also started to Appreciate! my health, my ability to run without pain or fly like the wind on the bike or create waves in the pool. Overall, I learned to immerse myself in the moment whenever I could.
...I fixed my nutrition. Finally? We'll see, but I've been symptom free for weeks now, aside from a few minor bad mornings. No more afternoon and evening pain. No more every-morning-TMI. No more fear of what to eat. Now I love eating new foods, I can make smart choices, and I've expanded my range of foods to include stuff I wouldn't eat before. I'm starting to enjoy food.
...I learned I had to make major changes to my lifestyle. These changes were good for me, they've improved my life so much, but they are beyond the scope of this blog.
...I learned to Appreciate!. This is based on TV's joking about my nutrition alarm on the Garmin, and how we'd stop running briefly to eat and Appreciate! something. For me it turned into a daily goal, finding something to Appreciate! in my day from dewdrops on grass to a cloud formation, or acts of kindness and smiles in other people, or just any little thing that made a moment special. I also started to Appreciate! my health, my ability to run without pain or fly like the wind on the bike or create waves in the pool. Overall, I learned to immerse myself in the moment whenever I could.
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