This category is to gather my triathlon related (text) thoughts and blog posts.
This is still a very interesting and often overlooked thing. Too often when validation and security aka listening are sought – we move too quickly. As a parent of Pathological Demand Avoidance kiddos, I’ve painstakingly learned that listening and observing leads to opportunities to validate, then receive context. Once consent is obtained, then we can establish a path to address and solve.
“Solitude allows you to reflect while others are reacting. We need solitude to refocus on prospective decision-making, rather than just reacting to problems as they arise. You have some external stimulus, then you go back to your experience, your education, and you see what needs to be done.”
I need to keep riding and riding and riding. I don’t have races on my radar at this point so its time to just build. Sure come July I have the Cache Valley Tri, but let’s see what base I can get in. There were two major efforts in this ride that were 2 miles and 3 miles efforts and for being in a come back phase – I am pleased and grateful for the outputs. As they say, just keep on pedaling. on!
I did it! I really have taken a lot of efforts to focus on form. Using paddles and no paddles and alternating each 100 yard set. Overall I felt pretty good only one real tired spot.
I do this so that when I am in an event and have to make decisions, I can be as most prepared as possible to read my body despite all the things beyond my control. I chose this ride as it was suggested to me, and this one was great, I didn’t finish as i was fitting it between meetings, but combine this with yesterday and I have the volume I wanted between the two sessions.
“Solitude allows you to reflect while others are reacting. We need solitude to refocus on prospective decision-making, rather than just reacting to problems as they arise. You have some external stimulus, then you go back to your experience, your education, and you see what needs to be done.”
From retired four-star Marine Corps General James Mattis
He asked what the other piece of advice was – I said swim more often – and that looks different for each of us. He laughed and share that he is a drywall contractor and travels. Seemed like a good guy, looking to improve and seemed very willing to ask questions and receive the information.
This ride is funny because the visual and the rout have time drifts as its just virtual and not a preferred or supported Rouvy route, but this gives me some insights on the profile of the course. Having ridden this section 4 times in a 70.3 and a large section in reverse during Salt to Saint, there are a lot of different memories that occur on the course virtual or in real life. Well, here we just keep going.
I am determined to change the way I breathe while running. I am striving to be more mindful about where I am and that I am not overdoing it coming back. I need to consciously stay within myself, especially with about 50 miles of cycling on my legs in the last two days. I strive to stay present enough to appreciate the weather and the simple breeze the crisp coolness of 32° F.