Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS) - Open (Page 12)

I've had a busy start of the year at work, in the home stretch of a product release. Finally had a break while it's in review and was able to catch up here. Good to see so much activity!

For me I've only been able to keep up with my running 3x a week. With my first HM of the year in February (and my goal for the year is 600+ miles) I need to stay in track. 

Each year I've started with some physical challenge. Last year it was Plantar Fasciitus, which I beat with the help of supportive shoes and inserts while still running 3x for 10-15 miles a week. This year it's a pinched nerve in my neck which affects my right arm. Sometimes it's fine and other times it goes numb or flares up with pain. It's odd knowing that my arm is OK even though it hurts like crazy due to the signals the nerve is sending to my brain. While it doesn't pain me to swim, my physical therapist doesn't want me swimming for the time being. At my next PT appointment I'll see about what sort of workouts I can do to keep my upper body engaged.

> How do you motivate yourself when you get really tired and want to pack it in?

If I'm on a long run and I'm feeling worn down I let myself take small walk breaks. As much as I want to call it quits the walk breaks help me go the full distance. Some runs are good and breeze by, some runs are hard and need to be slogged through. Knowing that one hard run doesn't mean "all runs suck" and to just finish it: the next run will be better.

15/24 with my Noon, 3200 yd swim.

17/24 with 5k run last night and trainer ride this morning.

8/24 - 30 minute TR ride on Tuesday night.

9/24 - 1.5 mile run today at lunch, and my knee started to ache a bit about a mile in. The trail was pretty snowy, so there would have been a bit more stress than normal. But I may need to dig out some of my old PT exercises and add those for next week, and then remind myself to take it slow easing back into training.

Will aim to do both a run and a trainer ride tomorrow to catch up on my goals - I don't want no CLP!

I just try to keep in mind the reason I'm doing whatever it is I'm doing. Ultimately we train so we can accomplish a goal, whether be to complete our first 5km or to break 10 hours at an Ironman. Every training session we do helps us get to that goal. When I'm on the bike and I'm suffering and I want to pack it in or take a break I just remind myself that that would be a small chip in my potential to complete the goal. Setbacks are natural and sometimes it is better to just pack it in (overtraining is no fun) but when we CAN do a thing, we OUGHT do a thing. If I can physically finish the run, swim, ride, interval, whatever, but the motivation is lacking, that's when I just have to batten it down and push through. That's a chip in my training potential that I have a choice over and I choose not to be the limiter to my own success. So that's what motivates me. 

I've never pushed through a really tough workout and regretted it. But I definitely have regretted not finishing a tough workout. 

Are Mentos Canadian? I always thought they were from the UK. lol.

I'm hoping to still get some touring in the states done. I'll have team mandated races but for the most part, I'll still be doing my own thing. I'm also hoping to get to the Lake Placid area at some to do some training.