A new philosophy

Ok, it might not be exactly “New”. But it was my main motivation for me on my run this morning.

Firstly though, I had a 40min open water swim. So I was up early and off to the bay. It was a great morning for a swim (though I was feeling extremely Jealous of Nades who was doing the ride I did yesterday, and today would have been so much easier and more pleasant. My only positive thought, I got more hard pills out of yesterday ). Any way had a really great swim 2 laps of the triangle through the yachts. I don’t honestly think I good have swam much further, the cold water was taking its toll near the end. I hope it starts to warm up some time soon. Yeh I know good practice for Wanaka, that water will always be cold.

Once I got back home from the swim went straight out for the run. I had been instructed to make sure its flat. I think Jo has twigged to the fact that when I feel tired and I will actually prefer to run up a hill than run on the flat. So I headed out along the base of the hill and acquainted myself with the course of the Heathcote river.

Oh yeh the philosophy…

It may be hurting now, but if you don’t keep on going and do this, it will hurt Double in January.

My legs were feeling fine, my heart rate was 150 (which is low for me running), but I was feeling empty. All my energy had been drained after yesterdays ride and this mornings swim. But kept telling myself grin and bear it, it’ll be over soon.

I have come across this philosophy a few times in the past, but I think this time I am aware how much Wanaka could hurt and exactly what is required. In the past where I had been going was slightly unknownn, thus the pain to come was unknow