An easier day, I guess. Since the last three weeks have been a lot heavier than most other times during this year, I thought it time to back off a bit.
It's my usual way to go from can to can't when I decide to do something. That's works against me sometimes. I don't know how many times at this time of the year, training for fall endurance sports, that I l lived in a state of exhaustion and brain-dead thinking. The heat and the training pretty well tap me out most years There isn't a lot left for others or myself. Then I am forced to take a day off or two. But the training doesn't get going again because I have taken myself in way too deep and the fatigue doesn't just go away at the first invitation.
Today, I did the "bad boy" weight, strength and flexibility exercise session. In that are 60 push-ups. It is amazing how much easier that gets as I continue this regimen. Last year I did 81 push-ups on my 80th birthday (the one extra push-up was for next year in case I am no longer living).
I also went to the health club to try out using a treadmill. It worked pretty good. My knee started hurting midway through but gave up and settled in to doing its duty. I think this is going to work out to maintain a faster run.
Came home and did 30 minute plus bike ride with some hard intervals, then got on the tractor and started on some work I have been putting off.
And that was my easy day. This may not work out for Ironman Waco 70.3 but even if it doesn't I am enjoying the journey. Praise God.
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