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Its A Numbers Game!

We are now week 20 of 2006!
I'm about 4lb lighter than in Jan (having been 7-8lb down at one time)
I've run 154m (331 logged last year)
Have an average of about 7m pw!! (best is 24m twice)
Not run at all 6 weeks!
Total run time 34hrs
Total swim time 19hrs
Two races.
Both halves.
Both PBs.

Not bad!
Need to get back to running mind! Maintain the swimming and get more consistency in there!

Comments

Evil Pixie said…
snap!!
Will be thinking about this over the weekend
need a plan!
Plans are good!
2:57 PM, May 19, 2006
Cath Delaney said…
Pixie, this has been a long time in coming. When you take account of the things you have achieved rather than the things you haven't - you see that in fact, you've done bloody well. In addition to that you hold down a full-time job AND you look after a family too. I have enough time looking after just me, let alone anything else.

Plans are good yes... but please allow yourself (and your life) a degree of flexibility and don't get upset when things change and you don't achieve the things you want. The biggest thing I did which has set me forwards this year is stopping racing. The release from the pressure has been really unbelievable. Try not to set your expectations of yourself TOO high. I'm not saying don't expect great things... not at all. Just don't be too hard on yourself. You're an athlete in training, a mother and a professional. You have enough to deal with without beating yourself up for stuff!

(((hugs)))
2:20 PM, May 20, 2006
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