I think I'm a fairly relaxed, patient sort of bloke. My parents tell me different. As do my wife and children. They tell me I'm in a hurry to get places and do things.
Which I guess is fair comment.
With Ironman training though, normal rules don't apply. The distances are so long and the training volumes so high that it's necessary to start months before an event. Truth be told we Ironmen get into the habit of always training. Even through autumn and winter I was doing something most days - something which, prior to starting Ironman, I'd have regarded as a huge amount of training. In truth, it's now just 'ticking over'.
So my base levels of fitness are much, much higher than they were a few years ago. Consequently I can stand a few setbacks on the road to Ironman fitness. It's kind of built into the schedule. When the knocks and setbacks come, it's important not to try and make up what you might perceive you've lost. Truth is - you haven't lost it. You just think you have. Trust in your training past and your training to come and get back in the game. Your techinque in the pool will return, as will the strength in your bike legs.
It's like life. Trust yourself. Back yourself. Believe in yourself. You're a winner and winners don't have problems; only opportunities.
Last week I was recovering from my bug. I'd lost over 10lbs in the week of sickness and diorreah and was feeling pretty weak. So I reigned back the training and gradually got back into it towards the end of the weeks with just under 7 hours of biking, swimming and core work.
This week I'm planning to be back to normal volumes.
I'm still suffering with my achilles injury but last week went to see John Dennis at Body Limits. JD is a mate from Team MK, an accomplished age group triathlete in his own right and physiotherapist to the GB triathlon team. He's pretty sure he's on the right track with my achilles and I'm working religiously on his exercises to strenghten my right calf. I'm pretty sure it's working but won't know for sure until it's put to the test with a decent run. I managed a 1km test run on concrete over the weekend with no ill effects so am optimistic.
What else is new?
Well, it's busy at work. I've a new commercial to produce and direct before Easter and several smaller projects also going on at the same time. I've not heard back from my agent about my book so will be bothering him sometime this week to see if he's heard back from the writer's agent that he was sending it to (wheels within wheels). I know these things take time so don't get too het up about the wait. It can be frustrating though (or does this, once again, go to my being an impatient man?)
Alice had a fantastic parents evening at her school - The Sir Henry Floyd Grammar in Aylesbury. She's at that age (12, rising 13) where she's now settled into senior school and is really starting to thrive and develop into a young lady. Happy times.
I missed out on my new year's resolution last week of going to the movies but will try to go twice this week to make up for it. I'm allowing myself a couple of lapses, as long as I buy 52 cinema tickets in the year!
I could go on but, frankly, find myself itching to get back to work.
Some might say I was impatient.
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