run a mile in my shoes and...
Posted on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Holy CRAP BAGS it's MAY!!!
Sometimes life just is... LIFE. I'm well read on the 50/50 forks in the road, chances taken, opportunities lost and other life altering idiocy. I'm also well versed on accepting consequential doom or blissful ignorance of Assh$%les...
*sigh, like I stated, run a mile in my shoes, you might be a little crazy too.
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of wonky. Work, Lil Peeps, Work, Training and that pesky little thing called LIFE keeps kicking me in the arse. Since New Orleans my training has been BLAH, stress levels have been ridiculousness, eating crappy or not at all and to top it all off big time grouchy. While living on 4 hours of sleep, beef jerky and coke zero is possible, it's not highly recommended. In my defense I'm launching a brand and wrote the entire editorial content for a quarterly publication... that means everyone has three months to find all the mistakes. YIPEE
So it wasn't until Sunday I heard... "Who the F$%CK cares about anything that makes you miserable"... in that moment I realized that my obsessive over achieving was actually hindering quality of life. In my quest to constantly push the limits in all aspects of my life I forgot to remember that all I really want is to live a simple happy healthy life.
That same day I met up with Peter for his last OWS prior to his first 70.3 race this weekend. I met Peter two weeks ago at the Sunday OWS, it was his first ocean swim. Peter is 52 and a very accomplished marathoner... When I inquired about his transition into Iron distance he told me he wanted to learn how to swim. So while here on holiday he signed up for Fl. 70.3 and Ironman UK... he also added with a rather devilish grin that he will be riding the steel frame roadie he keeps here in his vacation home at this weekend 70.3. See, I'm not alone in the crazy boat...
Peter also says some very wise things...
"I like to push myself, I don't need others to do that for me"
"Sometimes I ride at 19MPH and other times I ride 11MPH both are just fine"
"I'll finish Ironman UK and will probably never do anyother one, after you've done one you really don't have anything to prove"
"I don't care, if I don't like the water on race day, I can find something else to do"
He shared some Soreen and recommended the book "Cant's Swim,Can't Ride,Can't Bike: from Common Man to Ironman" by Andy Holgate it's a great book. You can also read about Andy and his new book in this months edition of 220 Triathlon Magazine.
Generally I steer clear of group training... With the exception of Open Water Swims. However, I decided that a better diet and strength training regiment might help me feel better and solve the "skinny fat" dilemma... Besides, 40 is around the corner and who doesn't need a little bone density boost.I've been training with Kyle at his gym 360 Fitness with the Mud Run Group and decided that I trust him enough to go all in...
Yesterday was the beginning!
-126 lbs
-13.2%
-108 lean mm
I've got some (ALOT) of work to do. It's not always fun being weighed, taped and pinched but if you have the opportunity I highly recommend it. It's a great way to establish realistic goals, and identify weakness.
On the way home I started thinking meals and strategies for healthy snacks and the ever important back up meals... Which is when I realized how much processed nasty I let my kids eat... Justifying it with "they're kids." What was I thinking? I'm responsible for their future eating habits. It's just as easy for kids to become over weight and unhealthy on the traditional "SAD" plan. When I got home I emptied the fridge and pantry... To my surprise I didn't hear any complaining. I did quickly run out of watermelon and purple grapes.
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