Drowning.. not waving

Ok, I am locked into the biggest and ‘badest’ Ironman race of them all in 5months, the Hawaii Ironman. I should be super motivated all the time…right…..jumping out of bed, doing every session and then some, whilst smiling and making it look easy.

Well, that just isn’t me right now. I just fell over the line at New Zealand, and haven’t really picked myself up yet. On the outside, the race looked easy enough, but it was a real battle, and the battle just got more challenging. Yes I am s.t..ruggling, mentally and physically.

I suppose I shouldn’t be putting this out there for public consumption. Heck I coach a big squad of super athletes, and back in the day I used to be hard as nails….supposedly. I should be playing the role of the perfect example of how things should be done when it comes to training. No, nothing to see here… just yet

Being a slave

This game is so mental, and so much about reinforcing good training and lifestyle habits. The big road block with this is the downside to the upside?? being a slave to habits and routine is that you can slip either way, the wrong or the right side of OK.

At present HMAS Foz is locked on the wrong tact with training frequency and application. My head is wrapped in cotton wool, and driven mostly by finding comfort in overindulging in all things… NOT GOOD.

To defer back to the nautical theme, I’m looking at the sand, instead of the sky, and hoping I can right myself before the next big wave!

The tipping point

There is a tipping point where there isn’t a choice for me. My old motto once was…’Your best weapon is preparation’.

The more prepared I was, the more confident I became.

The tipping point of the ideal time frame for good preparation is fast approaching with around 23weeks to go the big show. I’ve been there before and its scary if you haven’t brought you’re A.Game  

To quote Dave Chappelle….Time to ‘Keep it Real!’ Attending 2 goal driven seminars in 3days in my duties as a coach has been a good reality check. The question of what drives you to reach your goals came up in discussion

I can come up with all the right things to say to you at the point, but I wouldn’t be honest if at this time the word fear didn’t come into the equation. 

Time to shut up? and find a way to right this ship and get back on tact.

Time to remember why I do this, and what it feels like to reach a challenging goal.

No it aint all peaches and cream, I am not going to lie to you just coz in my position I should be seen to be doing all the right things.
Frankly, things don’t always come easy for me. Most of time it’s a battle, a battle mostly fought in my own mind. 

Finding a way to replace the cotton wool with concrete is now high on my list of goals.

Sorry for my introverted, absorbed little rant. Quite selfish really, but without breaking it back to the bare bones, I can’t rebuild a solid foundation to spring off on.

Hoping for fairer seas and smoother sailing ahead.  

Foz