It's only day 3

It's only day 3 of my Ironman training and I have already reached a brick workout. Luckily it was a short one, but it's still a brick and it's hard. What made this more difficult were two things: #1. I had already mentally prepared myself to reschedule this workout for tomorrow since I have a late golf lesson scheduled. I actually went home and by accident took a 30 minute nap. I woke up completely in a panic that I was late for my lesson even after telling myself that I cannot fall asleep. #2. The weather. As I was finishing my golf lesson, around 6:30, it started to rain. It was nothing major, but just enough to wet the roads. At that point, I was ready to go to the gym for a weight training session. I had my bag packed with my workout clothes. I was ready to go.

I only had one problem. I looked at the weather forecast for tomorrow and it is calling for showers and thunderstorms all day. How am I supposed to get my workout in tomorrow with that forecast? After deliberating and looking at the radar, I decided tonight had to be the night. I figured I had a just over an hour before he rain would hit. I should be able to make it. With this being said, I changed my clothes and went out for my 45 minute ride. As I am heading out, I notice the ominous clouds behind me. If it started storming, I will have to ride back into it to get home. I thought "I'd better get going!" I pushed pretty hard to get things rolling on the hilly terrain. I reached the halfway point (around 22 minutes) and turned around. I must have really turned it on on the way back because I made it back in just over 40 minutes. The skies still looked threatening, but I figured I only had a 15 minute run so I should be fine. I grabbed my visor and threw on my running shoes and headed out for the second part of my brick. My legs were a little tight heading out and my pace was slow but that was okay. The plan didn't specify what kind of pace. Given it was the first week, it was probably slow, but I just went. As I made the turn around, I was averaging around a 8 minute mile which was faster than it felt, then on the way back I turned it on. My overall run was 1.94 miles in 14:41. That equals a 7:36 pace. I was hauling ass to bring it home and it was a good thing I did. The moment I reached the circle at the cul de sac, it began to rain. After taking a shower, I peaked outside and it all let loose. It was raining cats and dogs. I think somebody was watching out for me tonight. -Thanks for your help.