I’m back.
I’m watching “STICK IT” a movie about a tough girl and a comeback in gymnastics…They’re talking about how hard they’re training, and I realize it’s 9 at night and I’m just finishing my training for the day.
I’ve had a hard time writing this blog lately, or writing in general. I’ve been in a quiet, hard place, trying to squeeze through and get all gears firing again.
Today I finally had one of the rides I imagined I’d be having. It wasn’t anything spectactular…but if I survive (we’ll see in two days) it was an amazing feat.
I’ve been gradually building again. I’m up to 90 minutes of hiking a day (steep rocky up and downhills). I”m doing 60 minutes of riding a day (today had a 2 mile climb up Boulder Canyon). I’m doing 30 to 40 minutes of swimming 4 days a week, 30 minutes of pilates 7 days a week, balance work daily, weight-lifting twice a week, and 2-3 hours of stretching daily.
It’s really only a start for where I need to be, but I can feel it coming. The biggest challenge now is to GO SLOW, build even more slowly, and to keep working on my mental game. It’s been slipping. For the last 3 days I’ve been at a 4 month low…I’ve had a big backslide; but I think it’s turning around now.
On that note, I’m going to meditate now, then head to bed. I’m working on getting my morning wake-up call back to 4 in the morning so I can have a full day’s training in by 9, and then REALLY get the day going.
To anyone who’s following this blog, thanks for reading, and sorry I’ve been MIA…this has been a MUCH tougher road than expected. There are two ways to go about it. One is to shred my body to pieces and comeback halfway, followed by a series of overuse injuries from an out-of-whack, out-of-balance body…the other is to treat this comeback as a full-time job, and take my body (and it’s challenges) seriously, go slowly, and do it the right way.
So that’s where I am.
Oh, if any of my recent training partners (professional runners) are out there reading this (10,000 miles away). Hello!!!!!!!
I must admit, I miss all of you. It’s much easier to train when you have others with you, and are in a more formal routine.
But challenges are good, right????
Enough talk, time to play.
Have a great day everyone!!!!!!!!
And in case I haven’t mentioned in, I send love to each and every one of you. Everyone is always in my heart. Remember, we are NEVER alone.
~Michael