What's next?

The short answer: I have no idea. 

I guess the next question could be is do I think I have to know whats next? Probably not. 

I am a week out from completing the MiTi Olympic Distance. I have no other races on the horizon. And starting in September I will be self coached again.  My coach needed to step away to focus on family and I am 100% in support. 

I dont think I would have realized how uncertain it would leave me feeling. The easy answer would be to get another Coach. And she even referred me to one. I just am not feeling like that's the right thing right now with me not even really knowing what I want to do. 

This probably means it is an opportunity to really step back and that out. I am approaching 3 years since I started moving my body again. For all 3 years there has always been a specific goal, always a race on the calendar, even if it was a year away. 

Maybe I will just quickly write down things that run through my head and that can help me start to figure this out.

1. I want to feel more confident in my body. What does that mean. It probably means I want to get stronger and I do want to change my body composition. Nothing dramatic. But just getting back to my current clothes feeling more comfortable. 

2. I want to have a solid base of fitness. For me, that probably means being always at a point where I could run a 10k no problem, even if its not fast. Realistically maybe a touch more than that. But something like maintaining long runs on the weekend between 1-2 hours just for the joy of being out there and moving.

3. On the bike, I need to find community. Riding by myself just isn't fun. 

4. I touched on getting stronger in number 1, but just feel like I need to highlight that on its own. I like feeling strong. And I also know that building strength will help me get faster in all things. 


I am worried with winter coming that if I don't have some kind of plan I will stop and not get going again. Winter is just hard. The dark, the cold. I know its still August right now, it just feels like it will slip away quickly. 


As I type this I really do wonder if maybe I should get a coach. I just feel like I should have more direction and goals. I feel like I am just in la la land right now, way finding. Jenn was incredible at helping me be in that space. Its hard to imagine someone else could do it. No more time to think about this. The work day is calling.

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