This week has been an extremely hard and depressing week for me. I had to make the decision to give up my goal of competing in the 2014 Ironman in Kentucky. About 3 weeks ago I started to not feel well so I went to my primary and then I was sent to a specialist. Without going into major details apparently it has something to do with my hysterectomy and body is not completely healed. Due to the surgery and complications I had during the surgery my body is not handling the extreme exercising. Too make a long story short if I continue on this path I would probably have to be wearing an "adult diaper" during the race. However, when my doctor told me this I still considered doing the race...talk about a "crazy" person. Over the last 6 weeks I have trained to full capacity and have done every workout except for two days because of getting so sick because of the issues. After each workout I was bone tired, and all of my docs have said it is because my body has been trying to tell me you are not healed. Your insides are forming infections and you aren't listening. My OB did tell me at my last appointment that I needed to be careful, but once I get an idea in my head I don't listen. I had already signed up for the race and that was the only focus I had, until the Urologist said the words "adult diaper" and possibly surgery my mind changed quickly. On Monday of this week Steve spent the evening reminding me of all the reasons I needed to take care of myself and remember my health is my number one priority. I don't know why I thought I could spend 9 weeks on practical bed rest and then pop up and base train for 3 weeks and then go right into Ironman training. Actually, I do know why I thought that..I have always been able to bounce right back, but this age of 40 is sucking the life out of me. I keep forgetting I am not in my 20's or 30's. So what do I do now???? Well, I have emailed Ironman and have asked if they will transfer my entry fee to 2015. The doctors all have said there are many things I need to do to get my body ready and back to normal, and if I can abide by their rules 2015 Kentucky Ironman is a very realistic goal. These things are not hard but a little time consuming. Gill Brooks has already been sooooooooooooooo helpful in finding me classes through Edwards Hospital. I think one is called "Total Control" Learn how to strengthen your pelvic pyramid. Thank you Gill for making me feel so OLD in my days of depression!LOL! My parents are hailing Steve as a "HERO" because he sat me down and talked sense into me. He told my parents he put his "foot down" and didn't even give me a chance to think about still participating. He made the decision for me! HAIL TO THE CHIEF...STEVE O'NEILL!!!! My parents told Steve I am so blessed to have married him! LOL...I know I am, but I don't need my parents to glorify that!LOL!
Right now I am a bit lost! How does someone go from extreme exercising for the last 6 weeks to what????
I took the last three days off to figure out a plan. I have made some phone calls to a couple people and they have given me some great ideas. I am going to build my body back up to full strength but at a gradual pace. So when January comes I will already have a great base. Then kick off my Ironman season training. To be honest I'm am so glad I have gotten a taste of what the training is like. I do know that if I was strong and healthy the training would not be a problem. It wasn't so bad. Although my running sucked I was still able to fully get through each one, I may have peed my pants the whole way through the run, but I was still running the full mileage. My swim and bike have been strong and my TP pace for the swim has decreased majorly. Sad week for me, but also a big eye opener! My journey for Ironman Kentucky 2014 is over and 2015 is my new goal!
