I have one tradition that must be adhered to each New Year's day. The first song I listen to on January 1st is "New Year's Day" by U2. Why? Well, they are Irish and so am I. It's a great song, and contains one of my favourite lines "I, I will begin again". That is exactly what all of us hope to do each New Year. I may not be the most traditional person around (I prefer non-conformist), but that is the one thing that I stick to. It's a video with interesting Bono hair, reminiscent of A Flock of Seagulls. Enjoy it here.
I've had my first paddle of 2011. I went down to the village to grab a latte and decided to wade up to my knees in the fresh waters of Altona Beach while drinking it (the latte that is, I don't think the sea water around here will taste that great). A better idea would be to take my bathers or my wettie and actually swim, but I only thought about this while standing with a large skinny latte in one hand and my handbag and shoes in the other. Tomorrow is another day and I might just go for a proper dip in the morning, once I've had my latte of course!
I made it to Big W and bought a shade tent this afternoon. It's one of those fake and somewhat sorry-arse looking dome-style tents with three sides and no front, which pops up in next to no time and gives you some protection from the hole in the ozone layer. I plan on trying it out tomorrow. I love the beach, but I hate lying around in the sun. I'd rather set up camp in the shade and get into the light when I need to, as opposed to looking like a California Raisin in ten years. The "tent" will come in handy at races, I'm sure. I'll chuck it in my race bag and park up after my races :-)
Tomorrow it's back to training, with next Saturday's gym session plus bike and run on the cards after breaky. With the pool only open from 10am to 1pm on Monday it means I have to get my swim session in early. Because I have to attend a full day work event next Saturday and with no swim coaching until 22nd Jan, I'll have to swap my swim session to Friday. I hate having to swap sessions, as it throws everything out of whack and to be honest, it's a little demotivating.
However, I have the Dextro Olympic Distance race to think about and as that's only 99 days away, I have to crack on and be serious, which means that anything that is not triathlon, training or PT course-related is going to be dropped for the next 14 weeks. I cannot afford distractions or diversions or things getting in the way of that race. I will do what I have to do, but beyond that, forget it.
The training plan for the next 14 weeks is:
Monday - swim, bike
Tuesday - strength, run
Wednesday - swim, bike
Thursday - strength, run
Friday - rest and pretend to be a normal person.
Saturday - swim, bike, washing!
Sunday - strength, run (race when scheduled)
I need to sit down and write my training schedule for the next 14 weeks. I really need to think about this, and make it as S.M.A.R.T. as possible (f you don't know what S.M.A.R.T is, you're obviously not a PT, triathlete or a goal setter! Google it, it's a good concept to know). I also think a big SWOT analysis is in order, and I need to create another motivation canvas. In fact, that motivation canvas would be a good thing to do tonight. Actually, I'll go start it now, and upload a photo when it's done.
Ciao!
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