Pain - oh, ya, and lots of it baby! Double dose today with the incomparable Dr Sadri, working my shoulder/ankle/ab along with the typical alignment, followed immediately by the sadistically thorough Tiffany Ballew, who worked everything, including some major work on my adductors (OMG this is the definition of pain), as it seems this may actually be the source of the Galveston issue. Tiffany is a cyclist, so she understands an athlete's body. If you are looking for a good massage therapist, she's your girl (@Apogee18). She told me today, as I was cursing under my breath and jumping off the table, 'a healthy muscle shouldn't hurt no matter how hard I press on it'... :( I guess that means I don't have any healthy muscles right now. She also said 'Imagine what your power is going to be once you get all these issues sorted out' - is she ever right! That said, these two amazing professionals have got me ready to race!
and finally, Promise. I love the days leading up to an A race, when the Promise of all you have worked for is there, ready and waiting for you to grasp. As I sat at my desk today, visualizing my race and what I want to accomplish, I actually got my first set of pre-race butterflies. This is good! Sooner than I expected them, and it tells me that I am taking this race seriously.
So now I am going to go finish up my Packing, another pre-race P. But the real pre-race prep is all about another P - PMA. Visualization. Mental Mapping. Law of Attraction. Whatever you want to call it. And that is what I am all about now. We are off to see the Wizard tomorrow at noon.
Happy Training!
Kat
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