8 Days Later

Okay, so I think technically it has been 9 days since Ironman WA, but I was trying to make a play on the movie title 28 Days Later and using 8 Days Later was already tenuous enough, I figured if I said 9 Days Later it would have made no sense to anyone.

So anyway, 8 (or 9) Days Later, that seems to be about how long it has taken for me to feel a human again. A bit anyway.

I was on the bike this morning and I am not sure what has happened between last night and today, but for some reason I felt okay. Still not jumping out of my skin lets go do 3:41 for a Half Ironman in the Middle East good, but more like normal. The power levels were a bit more like I would expect to see on the bike and it wasn't like pulling teeth to get there. Very nice to be out on the bike and not feel like I nothing to give.

Nice morning for a ride too, well at least it was at the start. It was one of those morning's where I rolled out the drive with the sun shining, angels singing and bunnies hoping along beside me. Ideal. At some point during the ride though the wind sort of picked up, the angels hide behind some clouds and the bunnies jumped into their burrows. The ride didn't become a headwind slog, but it was a bit less pleasant. One of those annoying windy morning's too where it seems to be a headwind in every direction.

Oh well, at least I was on a bike and feeling good. Never going to complain about that.

Swimming in the morning. My first Swim Smooth Red Mist session post Ironman. It will be interesting to see how it goes. Swimming on the whole has been feeling okay of late, but there is a big difference between feeling okay and nailing a Red Mist session. At least the training sessions at the moment are a little less critical. If I am not feeling it I happy to let myself make excuses, this is the one period of time where I can get away with it. I am not going to haul myself over the mental motivational coals at the moment, as I have said before this period of recovery is as much about giving myself a mental break as a physical one. Recharge the batteries so I can comeback ready and raring for next year. Still making excuses and getting out early isn't exactly Plan A.

Time for a bit of Christmas shopping first. Tis the season after all.