Burn out!

"Let's train tonight...it's going to rain some day and we won't be able too."- Coach Tdisckree

Well....I took his advice and Burnt myself out! That rainy day was too long coming. It was yesterday that I sat down and could hardly get myself back up. I just felt tired and unmotivated. I struggled through the whole morning at work before climbing right under the covers at lunch time. I literally passed out in bed for an hour before getting up feeling much better and knowing exactly that I was suffering from burn out. I began to feel better as the afternoon wore on. That's when I decided that I needed an outdoor swim. Wowzers!

So i've attempted to go out to Rustico with some fellow triathletes for a couple weeks but was unable to until last night. Even though I was slightly burnt out I though "i'm a triathlete...it won't be too bad." We swam the first 750m resting at each buoy. That was no problem...as I was just a bit back. The next 750 was a different story. The boys put the hammer down with no stops. I was just givener trying to keep up. As my goggles began to leak I closed my left eye just as my right one began to fog up. Not only was I pulling to the left, but I couldn't even frickin see. Half sick from all the salt water the thoughts of retirement began to surface. I arrive at the dock to see coach tdisckree standing on the dock. "sorry, I knew u were back there but I had to try and survive myself." Tdisckree said while reaching out to give me a pull up onto the dock. I couldn't get up....my legs began to cramp, and my feet were cut from buoy 2 and I was low! Finally kree pulled me up by the back of my wetsuit while saying "get the frig up here."

After the swim we decided to go for a run. Having no supper...I searched kree's car for some kind of food. Spotted....box of timbits! Hammering down 4 timbits I followed the boys out on the run. Bad idea! As I reached the 1st climb I began to burp up surgar timbits and salt water. oh frig....what a nightmare! "aww frig...I can't puke in front of these guys...Jeez!" I thought as I reached the top. It wasn't until the halfway point that I began to get my legs. It was a pure battle. The coach and I climbed in the car and both took a deep breath before saying..."wow..good training run!" I often make the mistake of becoming too comfortable in training. This was what I needed!

I took the whole day off in preparation for the Pictou County Triathlon on Sunday. The lineup is as follows:

The Admiral (In)
Tdisckree (In)
TDP (In)
Tdisct(w) (In)
"C" Tdiscgreggy (out) (house)
Bull (out) (Home)

Slogan: "Anything can happen!"

Short bike and run tommorow night. Light run on Sat. Tri on Sunday!

TDP

"It's the journey that makes the destination worthwhile"