Back In the Saddle Again

After a short break from the Pigman Tri, I started back at it yesterday. I managed to get in a nice easy 30 minute run yesterday which felt pretty good. On my lunch break today I got in a 1700 swim. A nice hour long bike is also on tap for this afternoon once I get home from work. I am still in a taper mode because I have the Liberty Half-Ironman Triathlon this weekend which might just kill me. I think my success this weekend is going to be the result of being mentally prepared because the “hay is in the barn” so to speak and anything I do right now physically can only hurt me on race day. That being said, I read this article in the new issue of Runner’s World about this Japanese fellow that recently completed something close to his 500th marathon. He draws his inspiration from the Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei. I am not going in to detail about these folks but I have provided a link that explains what these monks do. In a sense they take a different approach to running that allows them to do some pretty amazing things. In the end, I need to train myself to think differently during some of these events because it should not be about enduring pain for as long as you can. It should be about enjoying the moment and feeling alive because not everyone can do what we do.