Day Off

I have had a day off training today, I mean completely off. Nothing. I am not sure I can remember the last time I did that.

It is not that this heart thing has got worse or stopped me from training. It is more that I woke up this morning and wondered what would happen if I didn't train. Would my heart rhythm improve? Would I feel a bit better? Would nothing change? One way to find out.

Besides, some times you get to a point and just feel like you could do with a rest.

So, how do I feel? Has having a day of rest provided me with some miracle cure?

Short answer is no. My heart is still slipping in and out of unusual rhythms, although I have to say I have been noticing less symptoms today, less dizziness etc. I have a bit of a headache, but that could easily be the complete lack of caffeine in the last 4 days. Man, what I wouldn't do for a coffee right about now, lucky I am not addicted...

One thing I will say is that today I feel much happier than I have for quite some time, certainly the brightest I have felt since Friday. Perhaps it is the lack of exhaustion speaking, but I am feeling mentally sprightlier. I actually felt like training tonight, but this morning I decided to give myself the day off and I want to see it through. I will be training tomorrow though. What is that training going to be like? Well I am not sure, it will be low intensity because that is what Dr Gary requested last Friday, but I am not sure how it will feel. I am expecting the same old issues to arise and that is okay, expected really. I just want to get outside.

Riding is the plan for tomorrow. The program calls for some intervals on the Kickr, but from now until Wednesday training is less about the program and more about what feels okay. The Kickr would be okay, but I really, really want to get out on the road, so that is what I am going to do. There won't be intervals though, just some steady riding. See what the road brings my way.

A whole bunch of sleep to get between now and then though. Better get to it.