I got a response from Mark Allen about my concern over the decline in my bike riding. He put my mind at ease and told me that it is completely normal, that the body cannot maintain peak performance all year round and that it is just a sign that your muscles need a rest. He told me to enjoy the spinning on my bike rides. Whew!!! With that philosophy I'm now approaching my training. This is to be easy, fun and recovery training. At least until February. I'm not going to beat myself up, I'm just going to try and enjoy.
This evening on the way to the YMCA I felt great and knew I'd have a good swim session. It was my long swim, although it wasn't that long, and I focused on my stroke and reaching and twisting my body. I had some great times. My best was a 1:38 on a 100 meter interval and I don't think I had one over 1:45 per 100. After the swim I did my weights and just soaked it all in and enjoyed. Mark's words just put me in a Zen like state.
When I finished and I was walking to my car I was just thinking how lucky I am that I can exercise and that I should cherish this ability because there are people who cannot physically move and would give anything to exercise. I thought that's what I need to think about when things get tough. It was just a great night. I was so calm drinking my McDonald's coffee and listening to Howard Stern during the drive home.
Swim -2500 meters / 51:57 min
Weights - 30 min
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