Hatch, match and dispatch

The past couple of weeks have seen the whole circle of life happening around me.  My friend had her first baby (albeit a few weeks early), another friend is getting married this afternoon, and at least 160+ people have lost their lives in the Christchurch earthquake. And I'm training, working and studying like fury. Hmph.

We all know how I feel about hatching and matching - hatching will never happen, and I'm not keen on matching either - well, at least not for several years.  I have too much to achieve as an individual first - Ironman races, world travel, building a house, etc. I like being un-matched - I can do what I want, when I want, wherever I want. I don't have time to find a match, let alone pair off. So, for now I'm happy walking the earth alone, like the hulk.

So, what has this got to do with training? PLENTY! Triathlon is a solo sport - perfect for someone like me who wants to do her own thing. Training is mostly done on my own too, because of my work hours and coaching program. I like solo training because just want to get on with stuff on my schedule, without having to try and coordinate with someone else. It's hard enough living with a Siamese cat (who thinks she's half baby, half dog), heck knows how I'd cope with an other half!

Today I've completed my run, and I'm going to swim in about an hour. At the moment I'm chillaxing at the gym having had a nap in the sleep pod and a nice run on the treadmill. I have 1.4km to bash out in the pool and it's rush hour at the gym - the lunchtimers have invaded and I can pretty much guarantee the pool is going to be chockers shortly. Like I said, I like training on my own, and that includes having my own lane in the pool. Sound kind of selfish? Well, yes and no. I don't want to share with people who don't know pool etiquette or can't swim to save themselves. It's annoying. Stay outta my way, peoples - I've got stuff to do!

So, today is a very long day - one of three in a row. I was up at 4am, at work at 6am, finished at 10am, did 20 mins on the spin bike at work, came to the gym, had a nap, had a run, now I'm blogging. Soon it's a swim, then some nutrition (aka lunch, which I believe normal people call meals at this time of the day), then off to pickup a Flexicar at 2pm so I can drive out to Eltham for my friend's wedding at 5pm. I have to stop for a wedding card because I've had no time to make one, and I might take some photos en route.

After the wedding I get to drive home to the opposite side of Melbourne. I have to have the car back by 7.30am tomorrow, and I start work at 8am with a PT client. I'm working until 4pm tomorrow, then get to do a 70 minute recovery walk. Sunday is a 9am start - followed by a long bike after work - so no sleeping in for me until Monday. I may have a nap when I get home tomorrow afternoon, before my walk. But we'll see how tired and cranky I am by then and make a decision based on how fast I'm flying on my broomstick and how many spells I've cast.

Monday I need to belt through some study, which I may start on Sunday or even tomorrow night, again dependent on how tired I am. I would really like to get as many of my assessments done as I can with a view to finishing the theory by the end of next week. I can then hopefully book in for the practical session ASAP - preferably the week after next. I'll try anything once!

Anyway, time to check out the pool situation - so have a great day folks.

Ciao.