So after quietly listening to me whine for a month Old John pops his head out of the weeds just long enough to tell me that it's all in my head! That may offend a lesser man but I have been abused by 3 older sisters all my life, and as such the peanut gallery stuff from a little brother, wise as he may be, is nothing more than water off the proverbial ducks back.
Besides, I happen to agree with him. It's all mental! While environmental conditions that effect the body are certainly a consideration, the fact remains that the body is not the decision maker. You may find it interesting that Doctor Jays last comment to me after my final hyperbaric visit was a reference to my personality, and had I considered that my problems were perhaps associated with the stress of travelling, and the anxiety I felt wasting away in his giant test tube?? While I'm still pretty sure that there is, or was something more afoot, I can still decide how to cope with whatever it is. It's all mental!
So for better or for worse I will put my best foot forward and get on with this. I feel like I've basically lost 6 weeks of training but it is certainly not too late to recover. That's if I'm strong enough mentally anyway.
I got a good start today with an effort in each discipline. It is just so cool to have the time required.
Also today the mail lady brought me a little present to get me off on the right foot...pun intended.
Are they not freaking beautiful?? They are my new race shoes. Bought em off e-bay after I couldn't buy them locally, and ended up saving 60 bucks, which more than made up for the wait.
(swim 1500 metres, ride 34 kms, run 7.3kms, weights)
"A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control."---Robert Bennett
"Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one."---Bobby Knight
Besides, I happen to agree with him. It's all mental! While environmental conditions that effect the body are certainly a consideration, the fact remains that the body is not the decision maker. You may find it interesting that Doctor Jays last comment to me after my final hyperbaric visit was a reference to my personality, and had I considered that my problems were perhaps associated with the stress of travelling, and the anxiety I felt wasting away in his giant test tube?? While I'm still pretty sure that there is, or was something more afoot, I can still decide how to cope with whatever it is. It's all mental!
So for better or for worse I will put my best foot forward and get on with this. I feel like I've basically lost 6 weeks of training but it is certainly not too late to recover. That's if I'm strong enough mentally anyway.
I got a good start today with an effort in each discipline. It is just so cool to have the time required.
Also today the mail lady brought me a little present to get me off on the right foot...pun intended.
Are they not freaking beautiful?? They are my new race shoes. Bought em off e-bay after I couldn't buy them locally, and ended up saving 60 bucks, which more than made up for the wait.
(swim 1500 metres, ride 34 kms, run 7.3kms, weights)
"A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control."---Robert Bennett
Love
Peter
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