{"id":7180,"date":"2019-02-12T19:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2019-11-february-check-in"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:46:47","slug":"2019-11-february-check-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/2019\/02\/12\/2019-11-february-check-in\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 \u2013 11 February \u2013 Check in"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This was important to me when I came across it the other day<\/p>\n

Checkin\u2019 IN!!!<\/h3>\n

So, I\u2019ve been sick.  Sure I have gotten a few swim in.  But i wanted to share about it a bit.<\/p>\n

One of the things I have been using with tylenol, advil, and some cough syrups (Robo and Mucinex). A new treat of Pho broth packets.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have strep thankfully.  But this started in my throat and then headed south.  along the way, The acute laryngitis turned bronchial.  And it sucked my voice.  I sound like a sexy version of no one.  My sister last night chided me and said make it go away ?<\/p>\n

Anyway, I have been trying to no avail to get the requisite rest to get beyond this junk.  Further, every time I start to think I am almost there, nope, back to the sick board.  I have had stuff like this before.  I remember clearly one year walking from our home in Hyrum, that was back in like 2007 \u2013 we had bought our first home, and I took the Cache Valley bus from Hyrum to the CVTD.  I was trying to get the last bit of bothersome phlegm out and while hacking, it was like watching the little amoeba like thing in the movie Venom, it just came up and I spit it out.  Voila, voice returned to normal.<\/p>\n

I wish I could make that happen now.  I\u2019m not where I want to be with training because I know if I go to far down the road while compromised with sickness, i will not recover enough.  My wife got after me the other day and was like quit limiting yourself and just go out there and have a great day.  Well first, I need to have a solid and consistent build up, which I am not having while sick.<\/p>\n

Last night on Feb 11 I was able to go and get a swim in.  Here is my thought I put in Training Peaks:
\n\u201cPushing into a different space in the swim coming out of the sickness.  That being said, there is purpose here.  Man, that was great but tough.  Hope I can keep up on it. Need food.  At like a homeless wonder today.  Can\u2019t do that and stay sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n

I then followed it up with these thoughts in IG \u2013<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I finished this swim and looked at my watch, a bit in a well, that\u2019s what I have for tonight given that I am fighting the last bit of the \u2018sickness\u2019, I\u2019m grateful for the strength I still have. Curious to see where I will go this time, albeit a bit discouraged that I can\u2019t just get beyond this bug. Grateful to be able to still be able to breathe enough to swim, and have some strong mental and physical workouts. One day at a time I suppose. Also, grateful for the family that let\u2019s me chase this hobby. Trying to continue to evolve to a better me. Sometimes for them it\u2019s one hour at a time when I am not at my best. I\u2019m far from perfect, but trying to establish patterns that allow me to grow. Failures are part of that process,<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an interesting process, to remember to have the iggy pop \u2018zest for life\u2019 and also be completely accountable to the choices I make through life. Like Johnny says, I have to \u2018walk the line\u2019. Here\u2019s to not getting lost along the way. Our little monster is a teenager. How\u2019d that happen?\u201d<\/p>\n

Sometimes, I find that with training and life responsibilities, it\u2019s in the moment of training where clarity is achieved.  It\u2019s probably due to the isolation that it takes and the quelling of \u2018noise\u2019 and disrupters.  I don\u2019t often train with music, as I try to remove all things from my head.  In the swim it is simple, ultimately it is me the strip and my pull buoy.  I put in a few hard 25\u2019s and 50\u2019s last night.  I am trying to push a bit more.  I feel that I am able to understand my stroke more, from an early vertical catch, a long pull with higher elbows that are wide and square. Here\u2019s a link <\/a>to a video with Dave Scott \u2013 who knows a few things about triathlon.  And then here\u2019s a link to a good podcast that addresses some things about swimming.  In fact, Robbie and Mike at Crushing Iron have gone on to do a series called \u201cHow to Not Suck at Swimming\u201d.  You can look up those 5 podcasts here!<\/a>  But ultimately, the real change for me has been in how Robbie Describes things in this video here.<\/a>  So, for me, it\u2019s not just the physical but also the mindset and approach that is key, vital and critical to not only the outcomes but to the journey and the process.<\/p>\n

I have been thinking a lot about what is required to gain the confidence required to achieve things in triathlon activities.  Everything has to have a purpose and a focus.  Those elements allow for critical decisions to be mad while in deficits.  The deficit manifests itself in the endurance aspect of the sport.  Whether it comes from nutrition, or activity, sleep, stress, all those dynamics as a triathlon participant take a toll on me during the actual event.<\/p>\n

While listening to Robbie and Mike in the podcast<\/a> where they are recounting the run camp stuff \u2013 not jealous at all \u2013 I was reminded of the experience I went through on course during the 2017 70.3 IM St George.<\/a>  I really need to remember how to address my \u2018little voice\u2019 that shows up when I fumble a bit.  Like I mention in the blog post I linked is I fumbled my nutrition on the bike.  My build up was so great, and I was able to execute my swim and bike, but because I didn\u2019t address my nutrition needs because I was listening to the wrong voice about hanging on during the WINDY ride.   I have to find a way.  But it will be ok.  I know the incremental changes I need to address here.<\/p>\n

Anyway,  I think I can wrap up here.  Look, I am grateful to Liz and family, and our bouts with nagging winter sickness just suck and disable us a bit and bring out a little bit of our less than good selves.  As I mention from time to time, failure is part of the process, but I really never like me in the moment even as I am quite aware when I show my human monsters.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s hoping I can drive and build a better consistent pattern over the next few days!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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  1. Garmin Connect (which pushes the files to the following services):<\/li>\n
  2. Training Peaks<\/li>\n
  3. Strava<\/li>\n
  4. and the ones I don\u2019t remember (Map my stuff via Under Armour and things like the Great Bicycle ride initiative stuff)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Honestly, I mainly use Training Peaks as I pay for an annual subscription on it now, and it is the most detailed in data and other helpful information to keep me where I want to go.<\/p>\n

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