And after watching the Ironman World Championships yesterday, I can honestly say I have never been more excited going into a race season.
I mean, I’m not super excited that I already woke up to snow this morning. But I guess the upcoming hours of trainer rides will ultimately build some awesome mental tenacity right? Or they will make me crazy. Stay tuned to find out.
But seriously, watching Danielle Ryf cruise through the Queen K, or getting to witness Lucy Charles’s epic swim gave me the fire that I needed to get my head back into training.
This year I took two months off of structured training. Which was the first time I had done that in 4 years. And I guess I am still trying to decide if I liked the lack of supervision, or not.
What I do know is that this year was one of the hardest seasons I’ve had. After completing my first Ironman Distance race in 2017, and going back to the Olympic Distance for 2018, I can honestly say I never really felt like I was myself this year. Which maybe is why I felt a little lost, and a lot burnt out by the end of the year. And maybe my torn Achilles didn’t help either.
It did solidify one thing though. The fact that I miss the long course. Like a lot. And signing up for both Madison 70.3 and Ironman Whistler was just what the doctor ordered for my little mini slump I was having.
And after watching all the badass ladies out on the World Championship course, I want nothing more than to be better, and faster, and stronger this year.
So time to dig deep, get the trainer out, and get ready to grind out the yards in the pool. It’s Ironman season.
