training to train...

thankfully, the triathlon is seven months plus a couple weeks away. because i'm not the best trainer...

i happen to be one of those people who can get in shape pretty quick. that can be a good and a bad thing. the good thing is that after a couple weeks of being at the gym, i manage to find my stride. the bad thing is that i tend to have to use those two weeks every couple months because i've found excuses to not work out for too long...

i've been great about getting to the gym the last couple weeks. (i fully admit that i'm not committed enough yet to actually do something outside in the winter.) the thing is, i've been great about getting on the bike. but i've only been in the pool once, and not at all on the treadmill. and that's my personality. full immersion in one activity at the complete expense of others...

except i'm doing a triathlon. which requires three different disciplines. which is two more than one...

my answer has to be a schedule. a day-by-day and week-by-week what-to-do. because without one, i'm going to be great on the bike or great in the water or great on my feet but not even good on more than one come august...

i just hope my training partners both in town and a mountain range away keep me focussed. because i don't want to have to regain my stride every couple months...