If you’re reading this, then you are likely learning right now; at this very moment, that I’ve just launched a website – consciouspilgrim.com – and although Episode Zero AND Episode One of the docuseries are impending, there was a last minute revision that needs to be done before those get uploaded.
In the meantime, here’s a training update:
LAST WEEK, which was WEEK 1 (Oct 11-16) of the official training program that we’ve built (that’ll be available for your perusal very soon) was a a battle fought uphill and in the mud. A training week fraught with tumult and woe; as it were, when time was simply not on our side for the first half of the week, and ultimately we ended up having to make up for lost time in the second half of the week.
The swim didn’t end up happening at all, and the only consolation was the fact that we’d been building up to it for a few weeks anyway because – as it happens, my swimming is certified ‘piss-poor.’ The run was a brisk and effective 6.5 km early morning jaunt and certainly brought the week back into focus. I managed to get 2 heavy weightlifting sessions in lieu of the bike component, and we’re just going to have to live with that.
Emotionally and mentally, to say that it was taxing for us would be a wild understatement. The changing of the weather and the early setting of the sun is not a factor, but just adds insult to injury – in this time of year when your natural inclination is to hide from the cold and eat comforting food, we’re pushing hard in the opposite direction.
THIS WEEK is a completely different feel. We made a huge breakthrough with our swimming progress early this week thanks to some incredibly detailed instructions from a very informative YouTube Channel. It was very much back-to-basics but I can honestly say that I’ve never been as comfortable in the water as I was this past Monday and I’m genuinely excited to get a second session in this week, which will be tomorrow.
I got a great weightlifting session in yesterday, along with some solid footage for an upcoming video, and today’s run was a surprising 11.29km in 58minutes, making for an average time of 5 minutes & 13 seconds per km, which is easily my longest distance and my best time per km at any length. That all leaves me with an early morning spin on Saturday which I look forward to before recovery/feed day on Sunday.
If anything, reflecting on the contrast between last week and this week just illustrates; under the microscope, that every problem is temporary and that fresh perspective should always be welcomed. We strive to be more diligent and less reactionary in our day to day lives through meditation and writing, and as I take a step back to analyze these past 10 days I feel like I am being shown the importance of that in no uncertain terms.
The Conscious Pilgrim 