Patience Little Grasshopper...

Yesterday and today I woke up early and did 5am workouts due to my evening schedule.  I am not the most pleasant person at that time of the day, and I may be thinking the whole time how much I'd rather be sleeping in my comfy bed, but I get in the gym and get things done.  Yesterday I did a short brick workout:
 15 min bike with mod intensity and 15 min run with a pace of at least 8:30-->Repeat again.
Today was my "light" workout and I mainly focused on core strengthening.  When I say core, I focus on my bum, hip flexors, lumbar area, and abdominals.  I try to make Fridays a little lighter because Saturdays are my long cardio workouts.

My main highlight of this week happened earlier this afternoon.  I met with a triathlon coach to start training with to help me prepare more for triathlons.  He seemed pretty cool and after all was said and done, we decided to hold off on me doing the half iron distance triathlon in November.  I won't lie, I was really disappointed when that decision was made, but I know it's for the better.  Instead, we're going to focus on improving my swim technique and speed, (swimming is my weakest of all three) incorporate some open water swim training, and get my time and endurance better on the bike and running so that when I do participate in my first half iron, I'm gonna kick some major tail.  And who knows, I may even get picked to be sponsored by then and I would actually be getting paid to do these races!!  Until then, I'm going to start a six day training program and also get signed up for more sprint and olympic triathlons so that when it comes time for the half iron, I will be more than ready.  When I am going to do a half iron is still questionable.  The trainer said I may do two or three triathlons and just kill them and we decide I am ready for the half iron in November, but we're going to hold off on committing to that. They say good things come to those who wait...I say good things come to those who work their butts off training.  I have to remind myself of the title our blog here...Rome wasn't built in a day and this situation is a perfect example of that.  Champions aren't made over night.  They're made over days, weeks, months of giving everything you got no matter how tough things are and no matter how much pain you may be experiencing.  When they're knocked down, they get back up..stronger and a better person for not giving up and staying dedicated. Dedication=patience.