When I look back at my training logs, it's interesting to reflect on different milestones (and pitfalls, admittedly). I was thinking about what I'm most proud of. Surprisingly it isn't speed or mileage. It's consistency.
Life has been increasingly busy over the past couple of years. I guess that's what happens when you gain more responsibility (in a fiscally constrained, high ops tempo environment).
I enjoy reading running and triathlon blogs. I'm beyond fascinated by how people magically seem to juggle their work schedules (esp teachers!), their family time, and high-intensity/high-volume training. I just don't know how they do it. They and their families must make a lot of sacrifices to make it all happen... or they only need 3 hours of sleep per night.
My husband and I are both gone quite a bit due to our Air Force jobs (training, deployments, special assignments), and we work a lot of hours trying to take care of our people, ourselves, and the mission. Right now huge training weeks just aren't in the cards. And we're ok with that.
A few years ago I was on par with some athletes who decided to take it to the next level: train for the Olympic Marathon Trials, triathlon pro cards, qualifying for Kona.
Am I disappointed I didn't take that path? Yes, I am. Training is fun, and that just seems like a really cool, ambitious life goal.
But I'm extremely happy with the choices I made. And sometimes that's all I need to suck less tomorrow.
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