Today I have more material for a blog on how to paint an apartment than on how to prepare for a marathon — forget the Ironman.

I had the day off. No training.
Instead, I spent the whole day painting walls in my new apartment.

And that’s one of the big issues with any training plan: you have to put it first.
If you don’t, you get days like today.

Yes, I got work done. Yes, the walls look great.
But I didn’t run. I didn’t swim. I didn’t bike.

Shame on me.