Tri Minus 9

Go Go Speed Racer

What a week, started out on Monday morning feeling like I was going to change the world and by Monday night I thought I was going to have to crawl out to my car when I finished my workout. I just had no energy and it was hard to finish. I woke up on Tuesday night feeling like I had been beat up. Then it all made since on Wednesday morning when I woke up with a full blown Head Cold!!!. I can’t remember the last time I felt as bad as I did on Wednesday and Thursday. Since I recently started a new job I had to go to work in spite of feeling like I was about to die and afraid I wouldn’t. I made it through each day, but needless to say I didn’t work out the rest of the week.

Saturday morning the Tri-a-Tri Reach Team had our monthly meeting and this weeks focus was the Run. The plan was to meet at Lake Tye and take a run/walk around the lake. Feeling not the best I wasn’t sure I wanted to go, but that is the value of having a group to work with. I wanted to be there to encourage the others. I dress and show up and boy am I glad I did. Saturday is probably the 1st time since 1978 that I purposely went for a “run”. I actually made it about ½ way around running. I ran the 1st ¼ then walked a ¼ , ran a ¼ and walked that last ¼. I know that had I wanted to push it, I could have made the entire trip at a slow run, but the idea here is to not blow out my knee doing this.

This morning I woke up and my knee is feeling good and the muscles in my thighs and hips know that they did something new on Saturday. That is a good feeling. Knowing that all the time I have been spending to get my knee as strong as it can is working.

Now as for the cold, it is still hanging in there and I am going to use it to my advantage and with 9 weeks left, I am going to take this week off to get over the cold and let my body have a much deserved break. I will then get back to the routine so that with 8 weeks left I will peak at the time of the event and not need to worry about being over trained.

Ephesians 5:15-17