The first 2 weeks I did nothing triathlon related. After feeling great and itching to jump back into the swing of things (or so I thought) I headed to the track for my first workout Post IM. My goal for 2015 is to improve my run time so I thought I would get a head start on my 'outseason'. It was cold and windy but I was too excited to let that stop me. I had a prescribed track set- 400 repeats and I couldn't hit a single one in my desired time. I felt my legs lose energy after only a half a lap, so I dropped down to 200 repeats then discouragingly left the track, legs wrecked and head hurting from the cold.
My body was definitely telling me I needed more recovery so I listened and have taken more time off- just walking and doing short jogs in my holiday UPS helper job. I've decided I will join the rest of the 'resolutions' community on the 1st of January to begin athletics again. I probably won't go for a run specifically, but since I won a free month at a local fitness bootcamp-type company I'll head there for a little pre-season strength conditioning with plenty of time to start running...maybe after the snow clears...
There are shorter races in store for 2015, and possibly even shorter for Matt since he has decided not to swim at all this year and do duathlons instead (possibly). I really wish he could love swimming as much as I do. Maybe he will give it another try soon...
