The winter training paid off.
FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2008
Training and competing for the 2008 Ironman World Championships has possibly been the most challenging thing I’ve done in my life. It has been an enjoyable journey – in fact it’s character building stuff! We have also noticed a positive effect on our family. As a family we all seem to have become more active, our kids are (just about) seeing the benefits of cycling to school, my husband has lost weight and is far more active than last year. Many of our friends have also embarked on small things that have a big impact on their fitness and health – eating a bit more fruit and veg, losing a kilo or two, setting some fitness goals.
Personally I’m now looking forward to a well deserved 3 weeks of rest and then getting into the rhythm of ‘normal’ amounts of healthy exercise. For me this will mean biking to work 2-3 times a week, running with the running club 1-2 times a week and doing a few laps of the pool when I take the kids for a splash on the weekends. I’ll still be making sure I make some healthy eating choices too and although I may have to cut back on the kettle chips, I’ll still eat well and look forward to the return of a few curves!
The Ironman has also been the most challenging thing I have asked my family to support me through, and I’m very conscious of the fact that I have to invest a bit of time back into the farm, tending to our vegetable garden and feeding a few pigs! I also need to devote lavish and copious amounts of energy to the‘neglected husband TLC!’ department and know it’s now my turn to be a supporter, as my husband embarks on some events over the next few months. Although I’ve not got the nod for another Ironman just yet, I have been allowed to enter round Lake Taupo bike ride and run in Round the Bridges race.
Many thanks for reading my blog and supporting me through my Ironman journey.
Training and competing for the 2008 Ironman World Championships has possibly been the most challenging thing I’ve done in my life. It has been an enjoyable journey – in fact it’s character building stuff! We have also noticed a positive effect on our family. As a family we all seem to have become more active, our kids are (just about) seeing the benefits of cycling to school, my husband has lost weight and is far more active than last year. Many of our friends have also embarked on small things that have a big impact on their fitness and health – eating a bit more fruit and veg, losing a kilo or two, setting some fitness goals.
Personally I’m now looking forward to a well deserved 3 weeks of rest and then getting into the rhythm of ‘normal’ amounts of healthy exercise. For me this will mean biking to work 2-3 times a week, running with the running club 1-2 times a week and doing a few laps of the pool when I take the kids for a splash on the weekends. I’ll still be making sure I make some healthy eating choices too and although I may have to cut back on the kettle chips, I’ll still eat well and look forward to the return of a few curves!
The Ironman has also been the most challenging thing I have asked my family to support me through, and I’m very conscious of the fact that I have to invest a bit of time back into the farm, tending to our vegetable garden and feeding a few pigs! I also need to devote lavish and copious amounts of energy to the‘neglected husband TLC!’ department and know it’s now my turn to be a supporter, as my husband embarks on some events over the next few months. Although I’ve not got the nod for another Ironman just yet, I have been allowed to enter round Lake Taupo bike ride and run in Round the Bridges race.
Many thanks for reading my blog and supporting me through my Ironman journey.