The race is in two weeks so after the weekend I will start to taper. I have a 12 mile run today and I will bike 100 miles tomorrow followed by a short run. After that my workouts will be shortened so I can get appropriate rest for the race. The last couple of weeks I haven’t recovered enough to get stronger. I am in constant recovery mode while I am working out. So the next two weeks my body can rest up for the big day.
The loveliest little distraction has been our newborn Sadie (three months old last Monday). When we signed up for the Ironman in August of 2008 we didn’t have a bun in the oven. Like a friend and new father told me: "things are always going great until you are in a head-on collision with a Mack truck". That scared me a little bit with a baby coming, but we have been pretty lucky with Sadie. She cries, but she is not high maintenance when comparing her to some of the horror stories from new parents out there. with Juggling work, training, and raising our first child has been interesting, but it has been possible.
Thankfully, my wife has been supportive of the ironman and has done more than her share often. I definitely look forward to spending more quality time with Sadie after this is over. Work has been OK primarily because I make my own schedule. There are plenty of nights where I am up with Sadie in the middle of the night, but I usually sleep in more to get the rest I need to stay motivated at work, in training, and at home.
Thanks to Tricia for the photo.
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