I planned to write a Timberman race report two weeks ago but I haven't gotten around to it. My lack of motivation to do so has a direct connection to how I'm feeling about the sport right now. I have no real desire to swim or bike and my motivation for running is only driven by a previous commitment to the DC Ragnar Relay next week. I've got three legs in two days for a total of 20 miles. And it will be a slow go since I still can't kick the tendonitis in my Achilles heels.
Perhaps there is such a thing as post-race depression. My disappointing showing at Timberman begged the question, why do I crumble at the half-Ironman distance? I figure I had unreasonable expectations to begin with. If I want to be a competitive age grouper maybe I need to do more training. But with my training volumes typically in the 8-10 hours range I don't see how I could fit more in.
Time is not the only issue right now. I have come to accept the life of a triathlete means I will ache from something; a knee, ankle, shoulder, back, groin, hip, calf, arch, or some combination of them. I can't remember the last time I wasn't in pain. My mind has finally caught up with my body and said, "Enough! Let's take a break."
I'm going to take a few months off to heal and rethink what I want from the sport and what I can actually achieve given my constraints. I may need the services of a coach to maximize my limited time. And then I may just keep to the shorter race distances for a while.
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Keep at it buddy! Race results are just feedback! I've been there myself too!!! We pour literally hundreds of hours into training for a single day event only to have sub par results. So many things can go wrong, even things that we're not aware of, thats the nature of that beast! Get back on the horse now that you've had some time to recover!!!
Where the hell have you been?? You racing at all this year?
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