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!
