Well, for those of you who can’t wait to take time off I am not normally that person. I took my “mandatory” week off after the marathon and actually enjoyed it. By Friday I was ready to swim, especially since I have only swam a handful of times since IMFL. Did I mention I am racing in a week:) Anyway, the swim went well only to have my run the next day feel horrible. My knee acted up at mile 1 so I walked back to the car pouting hoping for the best. I took another week off hoping my knee would get better, but it didn’t. Luckily, Steadman Hawkins came to the rescue yet again and I was able to start my IM Austria training this week as scheduled. I have had a crazy week at work and outside obligations that have limited my sleep greatly, but I have to say I love IM training. I was out at 5:30 this morning doing my run and was thinking to myself it doesn’t get better than this. It’s amazing the past couple of nights I’ve only gotten 5 to 6 hours sleep, but I feel better than I did the 2 weeks I took off and had more sleep. I have off days like everyone, but with all that dread of having the long hours of IM training it was instantly replaced with euphoria and the realization that I do this because I love it. So, with that said, if you are ever dreading a workout/workouts know that once you get out there you are most likely going to feel so much better. So, thank you Forrest for getting the IM training started!
