Thursday
Apr212011
Getting Started
Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 10:44AM Today's post is an article written by Brandon Dunson, a ZenTri-coached triathlete in the Dallas area. Thanks, Brandon!
Bridging the gap from talking to walking.
If you are looking for a reason to put a workout off for a day or two, which turns into a week or two, you don’t have to look very hard. Anyone can see that it is hot outside this time of year, not to mention I need new running shoes and some more comfortable shorts. The treadmills at the gym are pretty old, they are always occupied and don’t even have TVs! I would ride my bike but the tires are flat and I’m scared to ride in traffic. If there was a pool in my neighborhood, I would definitely swim more because I don’t have time to drive across town to swim. It gets dark so early and I can’t run in the dark. My ipod battery is dead. I just don’t have time.
I have exhausted every one of these excuses as a way to inhibit myself from becoming what I want to be. Why do I do that to myself? No one forces me to train five days a week - I want to do that. I love the way I feel after a swim, so why do I try so hard to keep myself from feeling better? I don’t have an answer to those questions, but I have found a few things that help me achieve my goals. I’m sure there will be another struggle just around the corner, but there is always a way to climb that hill and learn a little more about preparing for the next one.
As a beginner in the world of running and an infant in the world of triathlon, I remember a time not so long ago that I spent more of my week reading about other people running and training than I did on my own. There were lots of articles describing how elite athletes changed up the monotony of long workouts and how to improve your Ironman swim split by five minutes. When I wasn’t reading about other people’s active lifestyle I was sharing this information with others; not passing them off as my own experiences mind you, just casually talking endurance sports with people who probably wished I would stop talking and start running...away from them.
I have exhausted every one of these excuses as a way to inhibit myself from becoming what I want to be. Why do I do that to myself? No one forces me to train five days a week - I want to do that. I love the way I feel after a swim, so why do I try so hard to keep myself from feeling better? I don’t have an answer to those questions, but I have found a few things that help me achieve my goals. I’m sure there will be another struggle just around the corner, but there is always a way to climb that hill and learn a little more about preparing for the next one.
As a beginner in the world of running and an infant in the world of triathlon, I remember a time not so long ago that I spent more of my week reading about other people running and training than I did on my own. There were lots of articles describing how elite athletes changed up the monotony of long workouts and how to improve your Ironman swim split by five minutes. When I wasn’t reading about other people’s active lifestyle I was sharing this information with others; not passing them off as my own experiences mind you, just casually talking endurance sports with people who probably wished I would stop talking and start running...away from them.
