Rest days are necessary, but today I really missed those endorphins, my current drug of choice. I’m glad I gave up alcohol and nicotine decades ago and glad I cut way back on caffeine and products with polysyllabic artificial ingredients. It feels good to go off sugar for fairly long periods of time. But I don’t see how I can ever give up endorphins. Maybe I won’t have to, since there are exercises for all medical conditions in case I develop something unfortunate.
Next rest day, though, I’m going to plan something more fun than watching an hour of TV finales. I don’t have to be completely sedentary on a rest day, just careful not to train hard. Maybe some walking or kayaking would be easy enough for a rest day but active enough to stir up some happy molecules. A little more planning would be a good thing.
If I’m not active enough, I get into trouble, and I might very well have done that today. On the Team USA site, I found a link to the Aquathlon World Championships and learned that this race takes place on September 8, also in Budapest. To obtain further information, I sent an email and found out that I might indeed qualify for this race because I’m the only American woman in the 70-74 age group who did at least three aquathlons last year. This type of multisport race combines swimming and running. At Worlds, the distances are a 2.5K run, a 1K swim, and a 2.5K run. Although I’ve never done that exact combination before, I’m considering whether to apply for a position on Team USA. I’ll post some pro and con ideas tomorrow.
Training log: Day of rest.
Motivation log: I’m trying to decide whether or not the Aquathlon World Championships would be good motivation and preparation for the Sprint Triathlon World Championships.
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