Besides my husband, I have (or had) several other important relationships in my life: my dogs, my training partners, my bosses and my coach. Shortly before Christmas, I parted ways with my coach and now I find myself without a tour guide on this journey to Ironman.
I have to say, when it happened, it felt similar to a break-up. First came the tears (Why! What did I do wrong?!?), then came the panic (What do I do tomorrow? Next Week? How am I going to get to Ironman?), then anger. See, just like a break-up and yes, there might have been some Ben & Jerry's mixed in to aid in this break-up (hello Athena division).
It's been almost 2 weeks now; the hurt is fading and the tears are finished. The panic is turning into renewed focus and motivation to make it to Ironman - as now I REALLY have something to prove. Can't say the same for the anger - LOL.
I'm now debating whether to hire a new coach or not. Of course my husband volunteered to coach me (he has absolutely no qualifications to do so, but he scores points for volunteering). Right now my gut is saying hold off. A good friend of mine recommened a book, "IronFit" (thank you DC!) and I'm finding great nuggets of information in there to help build a plan for the upcoming weeks.
I had a good week of coach-less training this week; continuing to work on my base and improve my running. I deliberately did not swim this week, but will return to the pool on Tuesday. I'm working on building my goals for 2012 and more importantly, my plan for the next 6 - 10 weeks as I know I have a 5k in February and a possible sprint triathlon in mid March. Once I devise the plan, I'll share with you all.
How about you guys? Who uses a coach and if you don't, how do you plan your training?
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