Now, I need to get serious. My weight is stagnant and so is my training. I feel like every week my body is getting sore but my goals are going nowhere fast. First, I am re-evaluating my racing goals for the remainder of the season.
Races I am definitely doing:
Tinfoilman 10/30 (my time must be significantly better than last year)
Desert Grande, early November (redemption from my injury miss last year)
Would like to do:
Hummingbird Triathlon, 8/20 (just can't wait until October to do another race)
I have somewhat given up on the El Tour goal. I think I could train for it and all but the money is an issue. Also, need serious work to figure out why my feet are continuing to go numb on long rides. Also, I need to save some money to fund my Super Spectacular Disney Half Marathon Vacation in January. Yippeee! I love that the training is going to be the easiest part of this race.
I am struggling right now with nutrition. There is a huge gap between what I want and what I need. Bridging this gap for the sake of improving my race times is nagging at me. Why do I enjoy being nagged at? What am I getting out of continuing my current habits? Why? Why? Why? (repeated for drama)
I need a plan of attack. Reducing simple sugars seemed to do the trick before. So, consistency in training and reducing simple sugars is my first step. I would like to start stepping away from processed foods as well. This sounds so daunting to me. I, however, am going to make myself totally crazy/depressed/stupid if I don't start to make real and lasting changes.
"The key to change... is letting go of fear" - Rosanne Cash
