Well it's been awhile since I last chatted and its been very cold. In fact its been record minimum temps for us here in Perth. I'm still taking training pretty easy but only have a couple more weeks of "grace". In fact I've been pretty slack when it comes to swimming. The bag gets packed and organised the night before and then somehow, just somehow, my hand manages to move over and cancel the alarm and off i go...back to slumber land for another hour. As i said ..only a few more weeks to go and then no more excuses!!!

I have been giving the Bikram Yoga a pretty good go though. I find it really intense and extremely hard and yet i keep going back!! It is sooooo hot in that room.I am now on my 3rd week and have pretty well been doing a minimum of 4 sessions per week..so at 90min sessions..do the sums!! I am sleeping like a log which is great. Any of the poses related to the hips and groin give me the most problems so that means that's where my body needs the most help. Man there are some days i have had trouble walking.. but that's diminishing the more i go.
Even though the classes are identical i am finding that the different instructors all pass on tiny little snippets of info that are really helpful. It really is all about coming into the class and leaving whatever has been going on in your day on the other side of the door. That can be really hard but i am gradually learning to focus more on my breathing and clear my mind of "stuff". I'm sure this is something that would be really helpful OUTSIDE of the yoga room especially for me and my mind going a million miles an hour! I hope this can also be beneficial while out there doing the Ironman to help me stay focused and on task..we will see.

"That which does not kill me makes me stronger"
Freidrich Nietzsche

When i started writing today i was actually going to write about inspiration and motivation. Are they the same or different?? I'm still working on that and hope to write about it soon. Maybe you can help me out there with your own thoughts on the subject. Would love to hear what you think.
Cheers and have a great week!