Day 549 -- Shaving
I made a pact with myself that I wouldn't shave my legs until after I had completed this week's training.
Stupid, right?
How is it that I fully realized how stupid this was, yet couldn't bring myself to actually shave my legs until after I finished my final swim today? I guess I was thinking of it as a sort of reward for myself, but really I think it ended up being more of a punishment for Colby than anything else.
As the week progressed, I started to feel more gross as I watched my leg hair grow. In a twisted way, it gave me extra incentive for finishing the workouts. You know, this week marked the absolute highest volume of training in my entire program, so it was a brutal, exhausting week physically and mentally getting everything in. What would I have done if I hadn't finished my Century (Plus) bike ride on Friday, or completed my 21.2 mile run today, or decided the hour open water swim was just a little too much after a long run this afternoon? Would my leg hair have grown forever? Fortunately, we'll never have to know the answer to that question.
My legs were looking pretty cavewoman-ish up until about 6:30 this afternoon. It felt great to have shiny, smooth legs, sure; but what felt even better was knowing that my longest week of training was in the books.
Thank God for shaving!
Dear God, thank you for helping me through a tough week and for the "reward" I got today. Thank you for the feeling I have knowing I did every workout. In your name I pray, Amen.
Stupid, right?
How is it that I fully realized how stupid this was, yet couldn't bring myself to actually shave my legs until after I finished my final swim today? I guess I was thinking of it as a sort of reward for myself, but really I think it ended up being more of a punishment for Colby than anything else.
As the week progressed, I started to feel more gross as I watched my leg hair grow. In a twisted way, it gave me extra incentive for finishing the workouts. You know, this week marked the absolute highest volume of training in my entire program, so it was a brutal, exhausting week physically and mentally getting everything in. What would I have done if I hadn't finished my Century (Plus) bike ride on Friday, or completed my 21.2 mile run today, or decided the hour open water swim was just a little too much after a long run this afternoon? Would my leg hair have grown forever? Fortunately, we'll never have to know the answer to that question.
My legs were looking pretty cavewoman-ish up until about 6:30 this afternoon. It felt great to have shiny, smooth legs, sure; but what felt even better was knowing that my longest week of training was in the books.
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| No, this is not a "before" shot, but it's kind of how I was perceiving my legs in my mind before today...it's not every day that a picture of a complete stranger's legs can make it onto my blog, you know. |
Dear God, thank you for helping me through a tough week and for the "reward" I got today. Thank you for the feeling I have knowing I did every workout. In your name I pray, Amen.
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