Ironman Journey - The WHY!

WHY - the most important question you should ask yourself while going through the grind! You need to dig yourself really deep to get the answer, and sometimes the answer would be very vague, but don’t give up, keep digging.
You might be thinking why it’s so important go get the answer for WHY!, but I can assure you it’s important, coz when you will be going through the long and hard trainining sessions, when you encounter a flat tyre, or when you might be feeling the cramp on your legs while running, that ANSWER will help you to STICK!
For me, my why started from getting inspired by my boss, but when I digged real deep, I realized that it’s about stretching your limits, challenging yourself and putting yourself in places where you would haven’t imagined, be it learning to swim, fixing a flat on the highway, swimming in the backwaters of a dam or running in the afternoon. I was constantly putting my system under stress and that what builds and prepares you to achieve success.

What’s your WHY!

Ironman Journey - The Execution

The easiest and the hardest thing in our Ironman journey was executing the plan. It’s a simple Execute -> Learn -> Execute loop.

Why it’s easy?
It’s easy because you don’t need to spend time in thinking and planning. Just get up, look at the plan and don’t stop till you are done. One of the best thing we did was took a printout of the whole 32 week plan, and I always kept that plan with me. Whenever I wanted to check what’s the workout for tomorrow, I referred to it. I’ll recommend you to do the same. Also when you see that you are moving with the plan it gives confidence.

Why it’s hard?
It’s hard because you have to go through the pain of doing things which you might have never done and even thought. Irrespective of how much tired you are you still have to get up and do the workout of the day. Yes! it’s HARD, but it’s FULFILLING!

Sometimes you might miss a session or two and you will BAD but that’s OKAY!!! Stop beating yourself and focus on the day’s workout.

All I learned that you have to live in present, in the moment, focusing on improving yourself without being sad about past and anxious about future.

Enjoy the journey!