It's been a little over a week since the end of this season's Challenge Henley. The legs are up and working and the body appears to be well in to recovery. Occasionally, I will wake up stiffer than the day before, or the body will throw me a phantom pain as I walk the streets.
The temptation is to bounce right out the door and go for a run or a bike, even a swim at the local pool. To resist that urge is taking a lot of self restraint. These two weeks off are important to let the body get over what we did to it. I have one of my favourite races coming up in a few weeks - Twin Cities Marathon and 10 mile. Such a great autumn/fall race! Really well supported and a fantastic course. Hopefully, I should be able to get out for a run starting next week and loosen up the old bones.
Come fall, come autumn trail running series. This is a series of events I would have liked to have done a few years ago. However, this will be the first shot I have at partaking as I am finally off! Having said that, having missed the first two already, it will be a short series! It's a great way to diversify and have a bit of fun in the process. Really looking forward to some winter sports. No real purpose but to head outdoors and embrace the season. Hopefully, Constitution can sort out the bike I'm trying to wrestle away from him and put some larger tires on it and winter riding can take shape.
As the weeks float by, I come to realize how much more my second iron distance race has taught me. Possibly, I grew a little internally. Progressed if you like. More professional take on work and my responsibilities around the house. Less lounging. More practical application. It's easy to be lazy. It's easy to DNF, which I considered multiple times last week. What's hard is to push on. And push on I did. When crossing that line, in a sense, you turn around to shake the hand of your imagined self who has been pushing you around that day. The side of you that did not allow you to pull off the course and succumb to the desire to stop. This side of you is the part that allows you to grow as a person and realize that you are capable of so much more (not just in triathlon!).
Good luck to us all!
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