This is along the lines of the thread "diminishing your accomplishments". I'm a back of the pack racer -I race mostly Oly distances and my finish times are usually around 3:00 to 3:15. I am training for my first 1/2 Ironman which is in 3 weeks. I raced my 2nd race of the season yesterday and the whole time (well it felt like the whole time) I just couldn't seem to get my head into a positive state. Then I started to freak about my upcoming 1/2 Ironman - and really doubting myself. I kept thinking "I SUCK" and at the end of the race I thought "I'm so out of shape!" WTF?
I have put in lots of hard training - where I live it has been a very cold spring. I've done 4 long bike rides at 90 to 100km. I've got my long run up to 20km and have done 3 of those. I'm not a strong swimmer but I have my long swim at 1500m. I have one more set of long workouts to do this weekend. I'm doing smidges of speed workouts on my bike and runs following a fairly consistent training plan. I'm as consistent as many people - I'm a single parent with a full time job.
Yuck I hate feeling like this. HELP!!
I have put in lots of hard training - where I live it has been a very cold spring. I've done 4 long bike rides at 90 to 100km. I've got my long run up to 20km and have done 3 of those. I'm not a strong swimmer but I have my long swim at 1500m. I have one more set of long workouts to do this weekend. I'm doing smidges of speed workouts on my bike and runs following a fairly consistent training plan. I'm as consistent as many people - I'm a single parent with a full time job.
Yuck I hate feeling like this. HELP!!