
I need to update my pics of people. This is Noah heading off to school for his pictures.
Seriously I could just eat him up! And yes, they were fighting. SHE is always the one to start it. Who knew a 1 year old could beat the crap out of a 4 year old. You should see some of his war wounds from Molly biting him! Watch out boys!

This is what I do when there are no triathlons to train for. Pull out the slip and slide. Yep, here in the
midwest this is how we do it.

You better believe I was running so fast Bill couldn't even take my picture.
LOL! But really with all of the marathon miles on my legs I feel like I have one speed, turtle.
While I was in the shower Monday after yoga with Adrienne (note to self, Yoga is
WAYYY harder than I ever thought) I came to a conclusion. Sport is cyclical. For the last
hmm, 30 years of my life I have been involved in competitive sports in some form or another. I think I have never gone a 12 month period without a swim meet, running race, triathlon, or rowing race since I could walk. No joke. But as far back as I can remember I have always gone through periods of my life where I just wanted to BE active not racing. It seems like these are all cycles. I can imagine a big circle that I go around. It is broken down into: training hard for triathlons, post season break, training hard, post season break, then realizing it has been two seasons with only a month or so break of No structure in those 24 months or so. I
implode. I need to sleep in, I need to not have a fire just fun. I need to be with my kids not be tired with my kids. I need to be just Jenny not, OH
that's Jenny the triathlete. I am at that point. I stopped racing triathlons early August and have thrown myself into marathon training. In my mind that is running 6 days a week and NOT touching a bike or getting wet in a pool. Unfortunately I have come to realize this really is no different than triathlon training. I am running hard, still waking up early, and still tired with the kids. I need a break! In 10 days after this crazy 26.2 miles of running I am taking a break. I mean workout when I want if I want. I feel fatness coming on and it is OKAY with me. I want the cycle to come again. You see that is the way it works. After this cycle is over I will come back to training hard and be even hungrier to race and get back into shape. You need to get out of shape to get into shape:)
I never understood how
sooo many athletes can just go from year to year doing the same thing all the time with such intensity. And I don't mean a 2 week or 1 month break. Take a break! Don't talk about triathlon or think of it. There needs to be a cycle and balance. In the last 5 years my OFF times like this usually included having a baby. NOT this time, no worries here. Just a break for the body and mind. I need that fire to burn bright again when the gun goes off.
If I don't take a break I really believe the flame gets smaller and smaller each season.