I'm Tri'ing

3/21/16 - 3/27/16 Swim - 1 Bike - 2 Run - 1 Strength Training - 0 Weight to lose - 20 lbs Mileage (weekly / 2016)   Swim - 33 yds / 46,350 yds miles      Bike - 75 miles / 528.4 miles   Run - 8.11 miles / 110.96 miles Thought I had a better week than what I did but after reviewing what I did this week I realize it was NOT a good week. I missed a few days due to my darn foot bothering me.  Went to the podiatrist and my options are orthotics or surgery - neither of which makes me happy.  I tried orthotics before and never stuck with wearing them.  They didn't fit in my shoes and they were uncomfortable but I'll give it another shot and see what happens but I won't be able to commit to completely breaking them in until after the race. Hotel rooms are booked, my mom has her flight, one of my BFF;s has her flight and the other is in the process of booking her flight and the hubby is ordering shirts......I'm lucky to have my friends a...

3/14/16 - 3/20/16 Swim - 3 Bike - 3 Run - 2 Strength Training - 1 Weight to lose - 23.5 lbs Mileage (weekly / 2016)   Swim - 7200 yds / 43,050 yds miles      Bike - 61.2 miles / 453.4 miles   Run - 11.64 miles / 102.85 miles For the most part the week went well however my long bike and run did not go as I wanted it to go.  I had gotten up early to get my bike and run in before my on-call shift started but from the beginning of the ride I just felt exhausted, my legs felt like lead blocks and I just couldn't get going.  At the 2 hour mark I got off the bike and did some stretching hoping that would help but it just wasn't working.  I decided to cut the bike short and bail in the run.   I'm very disappointed and frustrated, at 8 weeks this is not what I was looking for, I was hoping to have a solid ride followed by a decent run but it wasn't there.  This kind of puts a damper on the rest of the week, which went well....

3/7/16 - 3/13/16 Swim - 2 Bike - 2 Run - 2 Strength Training - 0 Weight to lose - 21.5 lbs Mileage (weekly / 2016)   Swim - 3400 yds / 35,850 yds miles      Bike - 39.7 miles / 392.2 miles   Run - 8.86 miles / 91.2 miles Not a bad week, not a great week.  Didn't get my log run into today because of some scheduling issues. Lots of questions from people lately asking if I'm ready - am I ready????????? I think I'm ready - yes I have 9 weeks of training left but in my log sessions I'm feeling pretty good, not tired or sore the next day......but not sure if this really makes me ready????? Now of course I start thinking about all those questions and it terrifies me because I haven't swam 2.4 miles and I haven't rode 112 miles and I haven't run 26.2 miles but I know I can swim 1.2 miles, ride 56 miles and run 13.1 miles and I know that my training is going pretty well.  I continue to focus on what Coach Krista says you don't have to do the e...

2/29/16 - 3/6/16 Swim - 3 Bike - 2 Run - 2 Strength Training - 0 Weight to lose - 21.5 lbs Mileage (weekly / 2016)   Swim - 6100 yds / 31,550 yds miles      Bike - 55.3 miles / 352.5 miles   Run - 11.61 miles / 82.35 miles Solid week - didn't hit all my training but got all the big sessions and all my swimming in so I'm super excited about that. Yesterday I did my 3 hr bike ride and 1 hr 20 min ride which is my longest training session in one day and this morning I feel pretty good.  Have a couple of blisters on my feet and a bit of chafing on my legs but otherwise feel great. Hard to believe that I'm 10 weeks away.  Still not feeling ready but I guess that is part of the process, building your body for the endurance but not having to do the full distances in training. My brain does not work that way so that is the hard part about relying on the process.   I still haven't been able to get my bike outside for a ride, I...

2/22/16 - 2/28/16 Swim - 1 Bike - 2 Run - 1 Strength Training - 0 Weight to lose - 23.5 lbs Mileage (weekly / 2016)   Swim - 3000 yds / 25,450 yds miles      Bike - 57.5 miles / 313.2 miles   Run -0 miles / 70.74 miles Definitely a crappy week.  Rob thinks I was dealing with jet lag - I don't know but I couldn't get motivated, super tired and ended the week with a massive headache that I took about 12 hours to sleep off. But as I have been trying to do, live in the future not in the past.  I can't go back in time, I can't fix what I didn't do, all I can do is look to the future and keep moving. Last weekend was the last alcohol consumption until after the race and getting back on track with eating so I can lose some weight and get back in that wetsuit!!

2/8/16 - 2/21/16 Swim - 3 Bike - 1 Run - 4 Strength Training - 0 Weight to lose - 23.5 lbs Mileage (weekly / 2016)   Swim - 3800 yds / 22,450 yds miles      Bike - 27.7 miles / 239.7 miles   Run -23.53 miles / 70.74 miles I've grouped weeks 11 and 12 together, because I was on vacation week 12 and didn't get a chance to post an update for week 11 so figured it would be easier to combine. While I'm not happy with my training in week 12 there is nothing I can do about it now.  I did my best with what I had but going forward if I decide to do another full IM, then I need to keep vacation training in mind. We were in Hawaii and one would think that you would have great training.  We stayed with family so had to borrow the car and I didn't feel comfortable asking to borrow the car.   The beach that we stayed at was nice but the depth of the water was barely up to your hips and it had lots of rocks and coral.  I attempt...

2/1/16 - 2/7/16 Swim - 2 Bike - 1 Run - 2 Strength Training - 0 Weight to lose - 23.5 lbs Mileage (weekly / 2016)   Swim - 3600 yds / 18,650 yds miles      Bike - 22 miles / 212 miles   Run -9.75 miles / 47.21 miles This was a recovery week for me and I probably took a bit too much time off but I was glad to get a bit of rest.  The training that I did do was solid and I'm pleased with my effort. Our Hawaii trip is coming up soon and I've decided I'm not going to pay the ridiculous amount of money to go to the gym just to bike 2 days in a week.  So I'm going to focus on my swimming and running and we will be doing hiking that involves some hills so that should be some good leg workout that will have to be a substitute for the biking.  I will still have my long bike ride to finish when we get back.  So this week I need to make sure I'm on point with my bike. 14 weeks of training left.........still scares the crap out of me! ...