So far…

I’m roughly a week or so into my 70.3 triathlon training, and it’s amazing what I’ve already discovered. Here a few of those things in list form because I’m too tired to write a real blog post.

1. Training was easy the first day and I felt some stellar confidence. Then, day two happened and all confidence disappeared.
2. I know how people afford to do triathlons now. They have no time (or energy) to go anywhere to spend money.
3. I’m tired.
4. I swam farther than a mile without drowning, and I now understand why people brag. I was so proud of myself and the only person in the pool was the lifeguard. He didn’t care. (At least about the mile. I think he was probably happy I didn’t drown.)
5. I thought I would miss my beloved nachos covered in buffalo sauce. I was right; I do. I miss them very, very much. I also miss having the time to make them and eat them in front of Netflix.
6. Sleep now trumps drinking wine on my list of favorite things to do after work.
7. I’m tired.
8. The person who first decided to wear leggings as pants was probably training for a tri and didn’t have the energy to put on real pants and if she had found the energy, she was probably too sore to do so. (8a.) I will now be Amazon ordering baggy sweaters that cover my bum because, #leggingsAREpants.
9. Insomnia is not a problem, but waking up in the morning is a problem. So. Tired.
10. I have no idea how people with families do this. (10a.) So much for dating as a new year’s resolution. There is no time. And there is definitely no energy. Poor planning on my part, for sure.
11. Mental exhaustion is a real thing, and I think that affects me more than physical exhaustion.
12. Rest day is my new favorite day of the week.
13. I like my coach, but I especially like that he answers all of my questions no matter how dumb they are… and there have been a few of those.
14. Making training a priority is hard, and I’ve had to say no to a few fun things to fit in workouts. I imagine this will only increase as May gets closer.
15. This is way harder than I thought. Way. Harder.
16. I’m still tired.
17. But I’m also really happy and having fun. (Even without the nachos and wine… OK, fine. I didn’t cut out the wine entirely. But I still haven’t had nachos. #lifegoals)
18. These things do NOT taste like buffalo nachos, no matter how hard I wish it: