Frustation

Frustration
"the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something."

This is defines exactly how I feet about tonight's bike workout, I am just not getting it, will I ever?

Is it that I don't understand or just that I am not giving my full 100%.

Well from now on whatever I think I should be doing I'll up it!

Wish my luck cause right now I am angry with myself!

If Your Doing Ironman, You Have To Be Organized

I thought I'd take the time this evening to add to my blog.  I have taken the night off from training as I am feeling run down - coming down with a cold.  I went to the drug store right after work and got myself some Cold-FX (the strong stuff 300 mg) and hope that it will help me get over whatever it is I am coming down with. 

It's only 8 months till my Ironman and training is going pretty well right now.  It is getting a bit more intense but I have it in my head that training is just part of my life (like brushing my teeth) so doing it does not really bother me.  However, it is really important that I have good food to eat after my training and not junk.   Four nights a week I get home late from training so wanted to make sure I had good, healthy, homemade meals to eat for after my workouts. 

 

I don't want to make dinner once I get home from working out cause then I won't eat till about 10 p.m. so every other Sunday I make a ton of meals and freeze then.  This weekend I bought another crock pot (now have two) and made chili, a peanut chicken dish (mmmmm), Jamaican hot pot dish, meat for tacos and cooked some chicken ready to defrost and eat whenever.  

 

While everything was cooking I got on my treadmill (I know have a treadmill as my coach does not want me to run outside during winter months) and ran race pace for 1 hour.

 

At the beginning of each week I cook up some new potatoes (lower on the GI index than large potatoes) and a brown rice dish ready to each with whatever meat dish I am taking for lunch.  I then cut up a bunch of vegis and pack then ready for work.   I then jot down on a sheet what I am going to eat for dinner each night after a workout for that week so I am not grabbing for junk.  For instance this week I am eating:

 

Monday - Peanut Chicken Dish

Tuesday - Omelette

Wednesday - Chili

Thursday - Tacos

Friday - Stew

 

Right now my life is pretty repetitious and quite boring, just trying to stay healthy and strong.

 

Training Totals as of July 8th to-date

Total Running Distance: 233.11K

Total Swimming Distance: 33.80K

Total Biking Distance: 1,274K

Total Hours: 112.09

Total Distance: 1,544.07K

 

Ironman...Anything is possible...