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You can read all the Sprint Triathlon Training posts here.
ROUGH COUPLE WEEKS.
The Setbacks
So, I had COVID last week. I ran Sunday and was sucking wind, and came home and took a COVID test and there it was.
I am working on some mindset stuff here and trying to take this gracefully. I have a ton of time before this event. I have a ton of time! It’s beginner sprint triathlon training, not heart surgery! If this was May, I would have reason to be upset. This is a small setback.
(Part of me is more frustrated that I decided to blog this and now I’m having this setback! I feel embarrassed somehow, which is so silly.)
But it’s okay. So, during week 2, I ran once, then was laid up with COVID.
This past week, I ran twice, but the pain in my hip was much more pronounced after a week on the couch. I felt that I was breathing okay and holding up okay in general, but my hip was not going to permit me to run the full week’s slate of workouts.
I ran Monday, rested two days with lots of stretching, ran Thursday, rested two days with lots of stretching. I know this is the healthy, appropriate thing to do with love for my body. I still feel frustrated, but I’m at least proud that I didn’t let that frustration spur me to push myself too hard.
Looking forward and staying positive
I can be an all-or-nothing person, which is not super healthy or good for me. I’m working on that, and this challenge is an opportunity to keep working on my mindset.
I have a lot of time to train.
This is not optimal, but it’s okay.
I know that I can finish this event, and everything else is just extra benefit.
This week, (week 4 of my beginner sprint triathlon training, but week 3 of scheduled workouts) I ran on Sunday, and I pushed the speedwork to Tuesday to give myself an extra day to rest. It’ll probably mean four runs this week not five, and I am going to give myself and my body some grace about that. It’s okay! It’s all okay.
Another post in this series to follow! You can find the last one here.
Beginner Sprint Triathlon Training
