Hi all,
So here I am, supposed to be really ramping it up for Moo and the LAST thing I want to do is get out there to train. I am just coming out of a recovery week and it still isn't any better. Worst thing is, I am not even training much. I did 13h, 13h, 9h, 6.5h, the last 4 weeks and feel like total junk, before that I had two really low weeks (~4h) due to other 'life' stuff, before that I as doing 8-10h avg for a couple of months. There's a lot of stress in my life besides the training, but knowing that just doesn't help.
Moo's my 3rd iron distance after GFT and Duke Blue Devil, and backing out is not an option, everything is already paid for. So what do I do?
I did like two 100mile rides so far, one 3h run, one 3.5 h run this past weekend (bonked on it, hence the +0.5h), was going to do two more 100 milers and one 18-20mile (~3.5-4h) run, then taper three weeks out from race. I kind of stuck to doing the long stuff on the weekends but my training during the week just drags. I hardly swim...
I am not so worried about being able to do the distance, I guess I could drag my butt through it, but I have never had such a total low in motivation before a big race. And I am not even training much at all. I am waiting for motivation to come back but it is just gone. Any advice anyone? I think maybe I ramped up the long stuff a little too early this year, too dragged out, as I am doing the long rides and long runs on different weekends. Well, was just hoping for some motivational ST talkin' I guess.
Thanks in advance!
Silvie
So here I am, supposed to be really ramping it up for Moo and the LAST thing I want to do is get out there to train. I am just coming out of a recovery week and it still isn't any better. Worst thing is, I am not even training much. I did 13h, 13h, 9h, 6.5h, the last 4 weeks and feel like total junk, before that I had two really low weeks (~4h) due to other 'life' stuff, before that I as doing 8-10h avg for a couple of months. There's a lot of stress in my life besides the training, but knowing that just doesn't help.
Moo's my 3rd iron distance after GFT and Duke Blue Devil, and backing out is not an option, everything is already paid for. So what do I do?
I did like two 100mile rides so far, one 3h run, one 3.5 h run this past weekend (bonked on it, hence the +0.5h), was going to do two more 100 milers and one 18-20mile (~3.5-4h) run, then taper three weeks out from race. I kind of stuck to doing the long stuff on the weekends but my training during the week just drags. I hardly swim...
I am not so worried about being able to do the distance, I guess I could drag my butt through it, but I have never had such a total low in motivation before a big race. And I am not even training much at all. I am waiting for motivation to come back but it is just gone. Any advice anyone? I think maybe I ramped up the long stuff a little too early this year, too dragged out, as I am doing the long rides and long runs on different weekends. Well, was just hoping for some motivational ST talkin' I guess.
Thanks in advance!
Silvie