It certainly could have been worse than it was so we'll shrug it off and march on.
The weekend is here once again and as every one of them comes and goes our next racing season gets that much closer.
I've always said that those countdown clocks on the Ironman websites are a very effective motivational tool that keep it real as they apply more and more pressure as race day approaches.
Everyone will have that special "Holy Crap" day when they realize their "A" race is right there on the horizon and start checking their training logs to confirm all the work has been getting done. Yahoo!
I'm a big fan of training logs and have many years of my own stored away to pass down to my children, just kidding! : )
Actually I recommend that all athletes keep a detailed and accurate training log on the go especially once the focus shifts towards a specific event.
The key to a good log are three measures really, details, accuracy and regular additions.
I have tried my own black book method of recording what I thought was good information but soon realized it was difficult to later retrieve specific numbers for various segments of my past training so I opted for the official store bought versions and never looked back.
Accuracy is vital, times, distances, speed, weather, equipment, nutrition, hydration, expenses, and on and on will amount to a well of great information that will help you, but only if it's 100% accurate.
It makes no sense to record let's say, faster than humanly possible run times only because you think it will make for good reading down the road. Nope you need to be exact, sorry!
Lastly and often the root cause of "log book failure" is missing information!
Setup a system where you will have a few minutes each day or every other day to sit down and write in your log or you won't have that little perfect gem to fall back on when you have your own "Holy Crap" day!
In addition to a great training log you should keep a separate running tally of all your "special to you" achievements, as your training progresses. Kind of like a quick reference guide.
Everyone will have those moments in their training when it's a special feeling of importance for some reason but special specifically to them.
Myself as an example I can still remember the day many years ago when I ran for 17 minutes on a treadmill and it was the longest run of my life, I was so proud! Yahoo!
Little did I know where that would lead to! : )
Have a great day and enjoy your weekend!
Cheers!
The video above is the first one I've been able to upload onto my blog for a long time but thanks to some changes the blogger folks have made this short one of Coleman swimming loaded.
Cole is a young fast regular in our swim classes and he keeps the pressure on those around him who want the end wall first, yahoo!
In this video he is doing a good job of the zipper drill.
