It's right before bed for me now and I realize I haven't watched TV in weeks (I watch very little anyway). Sometimes I wonder how we can do what we want to do sometimes. Thinking about this came over me after a totally full yesterday. A totally full today just made it more relevant. It's not about driving yourself into the ground. It's about foreseeing what I need to do, what I want to do, and what am I going to do specifically to make all of that come together.
Sunday - got up early, met with three teammates, knocked out 62 miles on the bike with a good deal of climbing, some great sprints and anaerobic intervals mixed in. Got home, showered, made quesadillas for the kids. Then drove to Santa Cruz beach boardwalk, rode all the rides, played games and enjoyed the beach. We got totally soaked on the water ride (wife sat this one out). Got home after dark. Everyone pretty much went right to bed.
Monday (today) - got up early did some work before everyone else was up. Took my son to school the kept some appointments I had in the city. Got home at 230. Hung out with my wife for 20 minutes and then went out for a 50 mile recovery ride. Came home and checked on the kids homework. We did dinner and clean up. Then we did talk time with the kids. My wife is studying now (even though she has multiple degrees, she is always enrolled in at least one college class). It's bedtime for me, I've timed it to get 8 hours of sleep.
This is normal for us, just our way, the way we live. But for the most part, these are planned parts of the day. A calendar is in the kitchen and it has a rolling 4 weeks of activities laid out (and a year calendar is behind it).
My coach has a saying. He will say it over and over and over again. I can count on him saying it whenever I talk to him about training, "fatigue is the enemy". When I am fatigued, it will really test me to get all this done. A fine art that hinges on sleep. If I sleep, I recover and rise each day wanting to climb mountains. If I don't, I'm like a lot of people I run into during my daily travels. The good thing at my age is I can see the precursors to fatigue and take steps to minimize it.
Sunday - got up early, met with three teammates, knocked out 62 miles on the bike with a good deal of climbing, some great sprints and anaerobic intervals mixed in. Got home, showered, made quesadillas for the kids. Then drove to Santa Cruz beach boardwalk, rode all the rides, played games and enjoyed the beach. We got totally soaked on the water ride (wife sat this one out). Got home after dark. Everyone pretty much went right to bed.
Monday (today) - got up early did some work before everyone else was up. Took my son to school the kept some appointments I had in the city. Got home at 230. Hung out with my wife for 20 minutes and then went out for a 50 mile recovery ride. Came home and checked on the kids homework. We did dinner and clean up. Then we did talk time with the kids. My wife is studying now (even though she has multiple degrees, she is always enrolled in at least one college class). It's bedtime for me, I've timed it to get 8 hours of sleep.
This is normal for us, just our way, the way we live. But for the most part, these are planned parts of the day. A calendar is in the kitchen and it has a rolling 4 weeks of activities laid out (and a year calendar is behind it).
My coach has a saying. He will say it over and over and over again. I can count on him saying it whenever I talk to him about training, "fatigue is the enemy". When I am fatigued, it will really test me to get all this done. A fine art that hinges on sleep. If I sleep, I recover and rise each day wanting to climb mountains. If I don't, I'm like a lot of people I run into during my daily travels. The good thing at my age is I can see the precursors to fatigue and take steps to minimize it.
