I'm still tired. That didn't change overnight, especially after grinding through a workout like I did yesterday. But a little bit of the motivation is back. Here's why.
Even though my bike session last night kinda sucked, the transition run that followed felt really good, and I was light on my feet doing strides. Today was just an easy four miler, but again things felt really smooth the entire run, not taxing at all, and again I was quick through my strides. The running legs feel really good right now, so that's a boost of confidence.
Then I went to the pool. Since Monday was a holiday, this was the first time I got out in a week. Continuing from the night before, I wasn't expecting a whole lot. I repeated a workout from a few weeks ago, and right from the start I felt strong in the water. I didn't check my old times so I didn't know what to compare to, but when I got home to take a look, I was significantly ahead on every rep. The only one that was even close was the last one, where I tried too hard to go fast, and ended up in the "work harder, go slower" box. I'm sure if I focused harder I would have scraped another 5+ seconds off.
So the bike sucks right now, but that could be for any number of reasons. The run is good, and the swim is good. Now if can get a really good night's sleep, I'll be in great shape.
Run: 4 miles @ 7.6 mph + 4 strides
Swim: w/u - 200m each free, non-free, pull
3x300 free, 30", descending (5:48, 5:40, 5:30)
100 non-free, 30"
3x200 pull, 30", descending (3:40, 3:30, 3:27)
c/d - 200 non-free
Total: 2400m
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I hope you got that good nights sleep! Hopefully that put everything in perspective. Don't worry about the bike - it'll get there. We all have our one weaker event. In fact, I have 2.
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