I'm beginning to learn that training for a triathlon takes a lot of time and dedication. Maybe even more time and dedication than I'm willing to give. Well at least more dedication, and if I consider the fact I'm not willing to give up on my golf game just yet, than time is also a factor.
Maybe if I were younger it wouldn't be such a factor, but at 58 (soon to be 59), it's just not as easy. At least that's my excuse. The problem being, after exercising, I'm usually worn out, and require a nap.
Now when I was only cycling, I was able to overcome the feeling of fatigue, because I could always find time to rest, and still be able to golf whenever I wanted. Plus I didn't have to ride everyday to stay in shape, providing time for my body to recover.
But now that I've added swimming and running to my exercise routine, sometimes even doing 2 or 3 of the events in the same day, there just doesn't seem to be enough time left over, after resting, to play golf. Not only that, but I no longer have that extra day or two to allow my body to recover.
And worst of all, I'm not cycling as much. So far this month I've only been on the bike 5 times, riding a total of 188 miles. That's a good 35% fewer miles than I would normally have ridden, plus today was the first day I've ridden any significant hills in over 3 weeks.
Yesterday, I even chose not to do my favorite bike ride, swimming and running instead, and all day long I felt as though I missed out on something.
So here I sit in a quandary, trying to decide what to do. I promised some friends I would do the Long Beach Triathlon, and I've been hyping up my intentions to just about everyone, so how would it look for me to decide not to compete.
But why should I even care? Life's just too short to even be worrying about all this.
I know I'd rather concentrate on my cycling, and with the money I would save by not competing in the Triathlon, I could just about pay for that new driver (actually it's used, but would be new to me) I've been eying.
Plus, if I still want to compete in the Long Beach Triathlon, I know two other people, one a swimmer and the other a runner, who I can get to compete with me as a team. That would be a lot more enjoyable anywaze.
Stay tuned!
Maybe if I were younger it wouldn't be such a factor, but at 58 (soon to be 59), it's just not as easy. At least that's my excuse. The problem being, after exercising, I'm usually worn out, and require a nap.
Now when I was only cycling, I was able to overcome the feeling of fatigue, because I could always find time to rest, and still be able to golf whenever I wanted. Plus I didn't have to ride everyday to stay in shape, providing time for my body to recover.
But now that I've added swimming and running to my exercise routine, sometimes even doing 2 or 3 of the events in the same day, there just doesn't seem to be enough time left over, after resting, to play golf. Not only that, but I no longer have that extra day or two to allow my body to recover.
And worst of all, I'm not cycling as much. So far this month I've only been on the bike 5 times, riding a total of 188 miles. That's a good 35% fewer miles than I would normally have ridden, plus today was the first day I've ridden any significant hills in over 3 weeks.
Yesterday, I even chose not to do my favorite bike ride, swimming and running instead, and all day long I felt as though I missed out on something.
So here I sit in a quandary, trying to decide what to do. I promised some friends I would do the Long Beach Triathlon, and I've been hyping up my intentions to just about everyone, so how would it look for me to decide not to compete.
But why should I even care? Life's just too short to even be worrying about all this.
I know I'd rather concentrate on my cycling, and with the money I would save by not competing in the Triathlon, I could just about pay for that new driver (actually it's used, but would be new to me) I've been eying.
Plus, if I still want to compete in the Long Beach Triathlon, I know two other people, one a swimmer and the other a runner, who I can get to compete with me as a team. That would be a lot more enjoyable anywaze.
Stay tuned!
Comments
Watching golf is like napping, or maybe I should say it's very easy to nap while watching golf.
Playing golf is a whole other story.
As far as being physical, aerobically it is not, but there are so many physical factors which make it, by far, one of the most difficult, if not the most difficult sports to master. Or maybe I should say to be good at.
I have walked in the past, but then I even play worse.
Gentlemen
Only
Ladies
Forbidden??????????
And rumor has it, the letters g-o-l-f stand for "gentlemen only ladies forbidden", but no one has ever indicated that as a certainty.