1000m efforts

Wednesday morning, and with it came the usual Wednesday morning swim mental conflicts. To be honest it wasn't that much of a struggle this week, I just couldn't be bothered having a mental battle with myself,  I think I sort of gave in to myself. As a result I just got myself out the door and to the pool.

That doesn't mean it was an easy session. It was still a tough one, it more means that I was resigned to the fact that it would be tough and I would be doing it. Which I did. No point pontificating over it, just get on with it. After all nothing builds mental strength like another 1000m effort.

Running last night went surprisingly well. The session had a number of 1000m efforts (what is with me and 1000m efforts recently). It is the sort of session I haven't done for a while. As such I was really pretty surprised at the times I was holding. I have only had a couple of sessions where I run quicker. Just little sessions like that which add to the confidence, one confidence brick (that's totally a thing) at a time.

Moving on, and not wanting to speak out of school, but I had an interesting insight into the world of a very speedy triathlete this morning. Some of the people who I swim with are very very good triathletes. They do this for a living type of triathletes. Anyway, one of them had a bad race recently. You see it from time to time, in race reports etc, such and such had a bad day. Anyway, as an age grouper we often dismiss it, 'it is their job' we say, 'they must get used to having bad days, they race so often' etc. I have to say though, this triathlete at the pool was not okay with it, they were not happy about it. They were really down on themselves, you could see it, beating themselves up. Just like any of us would if we raced badly. In fact I suspect even more so since they perhaps felt it was their responsibility to race well (it is their job). It was interesting to see that these elite athletes, sometimes, they just feel like the rest of us. It was also interesting to see some of the pressures unique to being a professional triathlete. Anyway, interesting was all.

On the bike this afternoon for a bit of a spin. I have a very solid session tomorrow morning, and so this is a bit of the calm before the storm. As such I am going to try and make the most of it and enjoy myself. After all that is kind of the point isn't it?