The Best Laid Plans!

This week didn't end up going exactly as planned which is always a problem for me...I like to follow the plan. I am scheduled to a fault... but Saturday's make shift half- iron in the wind left me with an injury. Of course, I just thought I was tired and sore and that I would feel much better after an easy 5 mile run on Monday...yeah, right. I don't know why I am so terrible at listening to my body especially when it is SCREAMING at me! After mile one on Monday I hurt a little but not too bad so I kept going...at mile 2.5 I was in trouble which of course meant I had 2.5 miles to suffer through just to get back home and suffer I did. Everything hurt by the time I got home. I stretched a little and grabbed the ice. The only problem is I couldn't figure out which body part to ice first. I really just wished I could have climbed in the freezer. My next step was to call the Doctor and attempt to describe where I was hurting. Diagnosis...no running for a week, minimal biking until Saturday, but
I could swim as much as I would like...just an aside...I am not sure I ever really "like" to swim but since I couldn't do anything else swimming became much more desirable. I have to say, I am feeling better. I am no longer limping and I have two great swims at the lake under my belt so all is well. Saturday we have a 111 mile ride scheduled so I am hoping the week long rest was all I needed. Even though it was very difficult to scrap this week's workout plan, I have decided to focus on my bigger plan which is to cross that finish line and hear the announcer say, "Becky Suchy" you are an Ironman. And then, only then, I can start laying out my plans for some other crazy, ridiculous goal.