It's that point in the year where most of us haven't raced in 4-5 months. We have been training in cold weather or on trainers staring at the floor or wall. December and January had tons of good training then February hits. Training is good but you are getting sick of training and not racing. You have lower patience, are easily irritated, and all you want to do is scream. Never fear, for most of us March brings the first race. So just a few more weeks of logging hour after hour day after day and we can all let loose and go hunt for some podiums!!
My preseason has been a little busy. I like to race road races during the winter which I think may be a blessing and a curse. It's nice because I get to keep the competive side from getting too dull. It's bad because I force myself to be in the mental race zone nearly year round. This year I have an "A" race 13.1 in March then it's full on tri season. It's been a bit tough to get back into my routines all while increasing run volume to go for a PR. I really want to get to that 1:25 mark.
I also changed my diet about 6 weeks ago. I changed to a gluten free and partially dairy free diet. The gluten because I was curious and the dairy because I have an alergy and always feel better when I avoid it. It took about 3 weeks to get all my old cravings out. Now I feel like I'm used to it and I like it. I've lost about 6-7 pounds and I feel great.
So that's three pointless paragraphs and I leave you with one question. Are you ready to get this season started or what!?!?!?
ps. I added a schedule and results tab because I was feeling fancy.
