A lot of things have happened in the last few weeks/days. The weather has changed to COLD, the days are getting shorter and the rain is starting to fall again! I'm not sure what happened with Mother Nature, but she has gotten mighty upset.
I've had to take a little side-track off training to help 'heal a heel', and my mind! If you have more time on your hands, thinking about injuries, more injuries come - mentally and physically. The year is looking to be a "learning' year for me. Racing is on the side-lines until I'm fully recovered from this past year's injuries and health issues. I'm staying postive and taking each day as it presents itself.
I'm keeping up with some training and working on the little things: mental game, nutrition, recovery and coaching others. I've found great joy in this so far and hope to continue helping those coming into the sport achieve their goals. It's been an exciting year in that, as i've learned a lot by being part of Team TBB and working with the Doc himself, I can bestow a little of the Team TBB secrets to others! :) ... it really does come down to hard work, consistent training and staying healthy.
For me, the biggest lesson I've learned this year is that there is a lot of pieces to a whole. To be your best in the sport, each slice of pie has to be eaten! ...and yummy enough to enjoy daily. My pie chart this past year has been construed into more of a 1/8 inch 'mental worry' piece that I continue to eat and leave the rest of the pie to spoil. I'm sick of eating it now and have realized, with the rest of the pieces spoiled, I need to start anew.
So here is the new pieces in my pie:
I've had to take a little side-track off training to help 'heal a heel', and my mind! If you have more time on your hands, thinking about injuries, more injuries come - mentally and physically. The year is looking to be a "learning' year for me. Racing is on the side-lines until I'm fully recovered from this past year's injuries and health issues. I'm staying postive and taking each day as it presents itself.
I'm keeping up with some training and working on the little things: mental game, nutrition, recovery and coaching others. I've found great joy in this so far and hope to continue helping those coming into the sport achieve their goals. It's been an exciting year in that, as i've learned a lot by being part of Team TBB and working with the Doc himself, I can bestow a little of the Team TBB secrets to others! :) ... it really does come down to hard work, consistent training and staying healthy.
For me, the biggest lesson I've learned this year is that there is a lot of pieces to a whole. To be your best in the sport, each slice of pie has to be eaten! ...and yummy enough to enjoy daily. My pie chart this past year has been construed into more of a 1/8 inch 'mental worry' piece that I continue to eat and leave the rest of the pie to spoil. I'm sick of eating it now and have realized, with the rest of the pieces spoiled, I need to start anew.
So here is the new pieces in my pie:
- Training
- Recovery
- Head Space
- Nutrition
- Housekeeping (in the literal sense and overall pie)
- My coaching and giving back to the community/supporters/sponsors
In upcoming blogs I'll delve further into each of these areas.
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