PETER SHANKMAN
| POSTED ON February 23rd, 2010 | 5 COMMENTS | + ADD YOUR COMMENT |
Cross posted at trainpetertrain.com (which is also trainfatasstrain.com), and shankman.com
The dates are official.
The nutritionist started today, 2/23/10. I have to keep a food log for a week before she’ll even talk to me again. Kill me.
The training, through TriSmarter.com, starts on 3/31/10 in earnest – i.e., all the running, biking, swimming I’m doing now doesn’t count for shit. I mean, sure it does in the concept that any exercise I do is good for me… But compared to what I’m afraid they’re going to have me doing… Wow. It’s gonna be… Well, I’m training for a full Ironman. I’ve never done that before. So I don’t know what it’s gonna be. But I’m scared to death. But also incredibly excited. It’s going to be amazing. And I’m ready.
I need this.
I find myself in a similar sort of mental zone I was in pre-the 2006 NYC Marathon – the last time I truly, truly trained for months for something. I was miserable, frustrated with almost everything – I felt useless – impotent (in the metaphysical sense, thank you) – I felt like I was spinning my wheels. Anyone who has known me at all in my life knows that I hate two things enough to kill: cruelty to animals, and feeling like I’m spinning my wheels.
My answer in 2006 was to train with the NY Harriers. They got me ready, and they got it done – I crossed that finish line in 3:58, and I was reborn.
I need to be reborn again. And I think TriSmarter can help me. I just hope they know what they’re getting into. Because it ain’t gonna be easy.
Thanks for coming along for the ride. If nothing else, it’ll be damn interesting.
PS: Worthwhile remix from the last “Rocky” movie below. Got me through a lot.
Cross posted at trainpetertrain.com (which is also trainfatasstrain.com), and shankman.com
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Wow! Good luck dude! It’s going to be grueling but worth it, for sure. |
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Full Ironman. Impressive. You reminded me of a great story about the NYC marathon. I had a friend who ran it for the first time. He started cramping as he went over the 59th St. bridge. But as he descended onto 1st Avenue at Mile 16 he was overcome by the crowds. For the next two miles up 1st he barely noticed his leg. It was like he was floating on air and buoyed by the crowds who cheered him on. Once he got into the 100′s and up near Harlem the crowds thinned to zero. The cramping in his leg returned and he was forced to walk. At one point he could tell someone was yelling at him, but he couldn’t make out where it was coming from. The man yelled, ‘Yo – what you doin’ . . . this ain’t no Walk-a-thon, it’s a marathon’. A few second of silence before the next barrage. ‘Damn, yo . . . gets some gatorades in you or something, this ain’t no Walk-a-thon’. Kudos to you Peter . . . this ain’t even no marathon, it’s a ironman triathlon. Best, |
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You can do it! After reading this post and your last rants I think you’re starting to sound like you again – I’m glad you’re doing this. |
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