Monday was a holiday and my internal clock is all screwed up. This morning I woke up and thought it was Wednesday. As I was lying in bed and just turned on the TV, I was thinking about my sore foot. Then it dawned on me that it was Thursday and I had a physiotherapy appointment in 15 minutes. There was no time to shave or shower and I was out the door. I got there right on time. I met Nicole, another triathlete who was getting treatment. She was in rough shape and hadn't been able to do any racing this year because of her knees. By the time I was done, I had no time to shave and shower. For the first time, other than a Saturday, I showed up at work wearing a tee shirt, flip flops, running hat, shorts and unshaven. I normally where the tee shirt, shorts and flip flops, but I normally shave and don't wear a hat. One of the guys asked if I was hungover.
I finalized my training plan for the World Championships. It feels good to get it all on paper, now I don't have to think, I just have to do. I actually feel like I'm starting a new season. This week is a recovery week and I'm having fun. Then starting this weekend I'll get back at it. I did a recovery run tonight and I was slow. I could feel all the muscles in my calves and hamstrings pulling and stretching. Not only from the race, but I think I'm a little dehydrated. As I was running, I was listening to a podcast interviewing Craig Alexander, last years Hawaiian Ironman Champion. It was interesting because everything he goes through in terms of race preparation and racing is the same thing us age groupers go through. The only difference is that he has more natural ability and more time to train. He even says he has trouble at times pushing himself out the door to train and that triathlons is as mental as it is physical. He's a good interview, seems like a nice guy.
Recovery Run - 59:34 / 6.80 miles / 8:45 / avg hr 132
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