Nice and easy and almost fun run today on the treadmill over lunch...
I hit up our building gym at 120 S LaSalle today for my hour run since I'm meeting up with Jackie and her family visiting this evening for dinner at Big Bowl this evening.
I listened to Endurance Nation's free podcast on the (4) pillars for a good Ironman. They really spoke to me and I found myself understanding more about myself and feeling like I'm truly preparing myself for this challenge. It also helped pass the time very quickly.
1) RACE DAY IS ABOUT EXECUTION, NOT FITNESS. All of this is about fitness, but race day I'll be prepared physically, I just need to put it all together. There will be a lot of very fit looking bodies, but 90% will not know how to complete an Ironman.
2) IT'S ALL ABOUT MILE 18 IN THE MARATHON, OR RATHER "THE LINE". The line is the point where your body and your mind are truly fighting each other... it's a deep, dark and painful place for which I really need to mentally prepare. The entire race leading up to the marathon, or to mile 18, or to my "line" and "the suck" is preparation for that moment and that's the moment when the race starts.
3) KEEP YOUR HEAD IN A "BOX" AND ONLY WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN ACTIONS. Narrow your focus onto each small task and push out any and all actions by others. Don't fight to "win the hill", just worry about your race and your preparation. Everything else is superfluous.
4) KNOW WHY YOU ARE HERE. Work on your mental toughness in every long ride and run leading up to the race. Be able to recall what your reason is and bring it up when you reach "The Line". Don't use it before then, but keep your body moving when it hits.
Ironman is going to hurt. Ironman is a massive goal. It's a swim "all day long", bike "all day long" and run "all day long" pace put into one day with a clock. We can't control the temperatures, the crowds, the other participants, but you can control YOU and the dialogue between your body and your mind.
I'm really totally terrified and energized by pushing myself to do this. I am not special and I am not unique: I know many, many people who have done it (and no doubt have done it and will do it faster and "better" than I), but I am so proud of myself right in this moment for taking on this challenge. I really, really am.
I hit up our building gym at 120 S LaSalle today for my hour run since I'm meeting up with Jackie and her family visiting this evening for dinner at Big Bowl this evening.
I listened to Endurance Nation's free podcast on the (4) pillars for a good Ironman. They really spoke to me and I found myself understanding more about myself and feeling like I'm truly preparing myself for this challenge. It also helped pass the time very quickly.
1) RACE DAY IS ABOUT EXECUTION, NOT FITNESS. All of this is about fitness, but race day I'll be prepared physically, I just need to put it all together. There will be a lot of very fit looking bodies, but 90% will not know how to complete an Ironman.
2) IT'S ALL ABOUT MILE 18 IN THE MARATHON, OR RATHER "THE LINE". The line is the point where your body and your mind are truly fighting each other... it's a deep, dark and painful place for which I really need to mentally prepare. The entire race leading up to the marathon, or to mile 18, or to my "line" and "the suck" is preparation for that moment and that's the moment when the race starts.
3) KEEP YOUR HEAD IN A "BOX" AND ONLY WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN ACTIONS. Narrow your focus onto each small task and push out any and all actions by others. Don't fight to "win the hill", just worry about your race and your preparation. Everything else is superfluous.
4) KNOW WHY YOU ARE HERE. Work on your mental toughness in every long ride and run leading up to the race. Be able to recall what your reason is and bring it up when you reach "The Line". Don't use it before then, but keep your body moving when it hits.
Ironman is going to hurt. Ironman is a massive goal. It's a swim "all day long", bike "all day long" and run "all day long" pace put into one day with a clock. We can't control the temperatures, the crowds, the other participants, but you can control YOU and the dialogue between your body and your mind.
I'm really totally terrified and energized by pushing myself to do this. I am not special and I am not unique: I know many, many people who have done it (and no doubt have done it and will do it faster and "better" than I), but I am so proud of myself right in this moment for taking on this challenge. I really, really am.
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