51 days and finding faults

It's no secret; the last month has been incredibly busy at home, work, and in the training plan.  I have managed to get in two 50+ mile bike rides and a few long runs (9 miles plus) interspersed with some swimming.

My schedule has been somewhat difficult to work with for some of the longer training and a short spell of not feeling well. A few weeks ago I ran 9.5 miles on Wednesday, took Thursday off, did Spin class on Friday, and then ran another 10.5 on Saturday.  By Sunday I was exhausted and on Monday I had some labs ordered to see if I was low on iron.

I had a dip in my iron serum so iron supplements are now in the schedule although I am going to try to eat more natural sources to see if that will help.

As I get closer to the big day I find there are tiny fractures in my confidence appearing.  I think this is normal but after a bad swim (see the other blog post) and a tiring ride today I am finding doubt in places it wasn't.

I still believe I can complete the distance and just need to give myself a bit of a break; but after taking some time off from training to rest and travel for work, I know that ever work out from here on out is critical.

I have found a new fun activity - Ice baths!  They seem to be the trick to faster recovery and although cold as hell (strange, I thought hell was hot), they feel soooo awesome.   I also got this sweet new riding jersey that made my ride today that much better.