The Chief's all over me...

Tough day mentally. I knew it was going to be. I'm getting too old for this. Now this upcoming weekend is the House of Payne 2nd Annual 5 km Beer Run. Once it's over, I'm going to get off the bottle for a while. I want to be at my best for Clearwater.

My legs and especially my calves are still sore and went for a massage today. It was a random phone call and I lucked out and found a great masseuse. The best part is they are literally a 5 minute drive from work. My legs felt much better and she was cracking my back and neck over and over again. It was so relaxing.

I got a text from the Chief, he wants to know what Ironman 70.3 we are going to do next year. I told him I didn't have the brain cells to think about it today and we'll have to look at things tomorrow. Alice doesn't want me to do Muskoka next year, she'd like to go somewhere different. It's too bad because I'd really like to go back next year and "spank that bike route...HARD". It got the best of me two years in a row and I want to beat it.

The Chief is hooked and now so is Rich. Rich told me he wanted to do another one just 6 hours after he said "never again". Rich made and interesting comment. He told me that he was talking to a guy about how great he now felt getting back into triathlons. That he had went from 220 lbs to 190 lbs. The guy told Rich that he should never stop, it would be all bad if he did and that doing triathlons will force him to stay in shape. It was something that has obviously resonated with Rich. I agree wholeheartedly and can't see myself ever stopping either.

I forgot to mention that I met a couple of other Mark Allen Online Athletes at the race, Eric and Mindy Fernando. They both finished 2nd in their age group. Eric was in my age group and finished with a blistering 4:39. At the race I saw three Mark Allen trained athletes on the podium. I recommend Mark's program to everyone I know. I think Hans and Carlos are going to follow it for Ironman Lake Placid.

I got let off the hook this evening. I was scheduled to do an MRI for a research program I volunteered for. When I showed up they couldn't find my appointment or paperwork. Thank goodness, I really wasn't looking forward to having to try and lie still for a long period of time. As fate would have it, I got to go home and relax and I'm starting to feel a lot better.

Recovery Day - Massage