I remember being younger and getting “upset” at my mom because she didn’t remember all the things I had going on in my life.
“Moooooooom, ugh, I have practice tonight.”
“Moooooooom, I told you 20 times her name it Jessica, not Julia.”
“Moooooooom, I told you last week that my finals are this week.”
What a foolish child I was.
Sadly, I now know the feeling on not even remembering what happened last week, let along trying to remember the nuances of three children’s schedules. I better start poppin’ that ginkgo baloba. So while it wasn’t that long ago, I’ll do my best at recapping the week that was.
Awe – a wet hair braid is the closest I came to doing my hair last week.
Mon., 5/28: Run/Core
A nice little six mile tempo run, where I once again struggled to be in the right heart rate zones followed by some Nike Training Club core work. Try it on for size:
15′ Warm Up @ HR Zone 1-2
2 x 15′ @ HR Zone 3 (5′ Easy Jog/Walk RI)
Remainder of the 50′ Run @ HR Zone 2
Tues., 5/29: Swim
2,000 meters in the outdoor pool and I have a confession to make. I can’t bring myself to swim in the indoor pool anymore. Seriously, I now loathe the indoor pool and find myself completely reworking my schedule just so I can make it to the outdoor pool. Are you an outdoor fanboy?
WARM UP:
2 x 50 FORM (10″RI)
4 x (25 DRILL, 25 EASY) 15″RI
2 x (50K, 25 EASY, 25 BUILD) 15″RI
MAIN SET:
3 x 500 @ Half IM Race Effort (30″RI)
Try to swim each 500 within 15″ of each other. Start out easy so you can finish strong & on pace.
Wed., 5/30: Rest
I can honestly not even remember what I did this day other than work. Lovely.
Thurs., 5/31: Cycle
An hour on the trainer accompanied by more Kardashians. My legs may get stronger with each indoor ride, but a little piece of my brain dies each time. I can’t quit you, Kim!
Fri., 6/1: Run a.m./Swim p.m.
Want to know what’s harder than getting into zone five? Trying to stay in zone two! I am still working on this “slow the freak down” thing…oh, and I spotted this gem on my route.
Friday was also my first anxiety-free open water swim!
Sat., 6/2: Double Brick!
This was a big day in the training cycle as many of my coach’s fellow athletes were doing triple bricks (kill me now). Thankfully I won’t have to deal with that until September or October, and was happy to have a double brick on tap. Here’s how it went down:
2 hour ride
50 minute run
2 hour ride
30 minute run
Overall, it equated to 63 miles of riding and 9.5 miles of running. While there were the normal “whoa, my legs feel weird, it’s hot, I’m getting tired” thoughts, overall I felt great! I can credit it to good company and this mid-ride delight (I know they’re full of crap, but I don’t care):
I swear, I feel like all I do is eat while cycling:
Later that day, Chicken Face and I were headed to a barbeque and I put on a (GASP!) dress. After slipping into my Target frock, I learned a very important lesson about cycling and sunscreen:
Sun., 6/3: Rest
Sleep in until 10? Please and thank you! We also managed to be the world’s biggest cheapskates and give Lola a haircut on our own. I think it was $50 well saved.
I closed out week 26 with:
8 hours and 53 minutes of training:
3,7712 yards swimming
76.9 miles cycling
21.4 miles running
15 minutes strength training
How was your training week? Happy Running!
OHMIGOSH Lola is so cute with her home-made haircut! hehehe
Awesome week but YIKES to that sunburn! ack. I never remember sunscreen on the bike becuase it doesn’t feel hot… or something.
YAY for a solid double brick and anxiety free OWS!
great job on the training!
love the dog’s haircut. it looks sharp!
and those are some sweet tanlines. haha
I LOVE her haircut! My little guy will hardly let me come near him with scissors to cut knots out! Do you use scissors or some kind of electric razor?
I just found your blog – love it. I’m training for my first ironman too – Vineman full in just under two months. And, I had never done a tri when I signed up.
I also feel like I am ALWAYS eating on the bike. Seriously ridiculous.
I have awful tan lines from cycling too, and they just seem to be getting worse, even with sunscreen.
Nice work on the training!
Yikes – yes lesson learned on the sunscreen!! I started carrying a tiny bottle with me in my jersey and I reapply during bathroom breaks. I also try to wear arm warmers for as long as I can stand to avoid my arms getting fried. My short and ankle tan lines though are HORRIBLE – so embarrassing.
I watch my HR on the bike but never the run…I probably should but I just never tried. Maybe next time…
outdoor pool fanboy (girl?) right here!
Did you just cut Lola’s hair with scissors? Well done! Lola is super cute.
way to go on the double brick and ows! i feel like all i do on the bike is eat…and yet i still don’t feel like i’m getting enough calories. and i’ve come to the realization that tri training has turned me into a zebra…i have so many weird and crazy tan lines!
Outdoor pool is definitely the way to go. Airborne Chlorine levels are like 300% higher indoors because they can’t vent it fast enough.
Odd tan lines are a triathlete badge of honor! The only thing that would have been better would be if you had worn compression socks to tour cookout! Lol
Nice job, nice job.
Sounds like a solid week! I’ve never actually done a double brick before, and espeicially not a tripple brick, that sounds crazy!
1. Rockstar training week- super impressed with your Double Brick (and the tan (ahem burn) line to prove it.
2. $50 saved is $50 more towards the Garmin 910XT
3. Have a good week!
Love the outdoor pool! I decided to forego my gym membership about a year ago because I discovered that I was more than happy to pay extra to swim outside year-round.
Can’t tell you how touched I am or should I say I told you so. Either way I’ll take your introduction as an apology for the “mooooom I’ve told you twenty times” song and dance you gave me for years. One more thing “USE SUNSCREEN”!
Gezzzz I’m still nagging you. Lol