3/7/13 Day off! Midweek! What a treat!

I advised my coach that I had a friend coming in from Madison, Wisconsin and we had ticket to the "Book of Mormon" on Wednesday night so I couldn't do an evening workout.

Due to my exhaustion from Sunday and Monday's rides, I was also given the morning off!  Boom!

That being said, I'm actually looking forward to riding again tomorrow tonight!  I have my second triathlon of the year this Saturday... doing another hour long indoor triathlon.

10 minutes of laps in the pool
10 minute transition
30 minute stationary bike
5  minute transition
20 minutes on the treadmill.

Voila.  Then I'll be done for Saturday... but until then, I have a few more workouts!  

Tuesday, March 5 - 90 minutes of "running"

Was still so tired from both my Monday and Sunday (all out!) rides that getting on the treadmill 10 hours after finishing up 2.5 on the bike was brutal.

I "trotted" for 30 minutes and waivers between walking and jogging for an hour. Mostly walking.

I guess this race is not u like Tuesday morning: it's a mental game. I so wanted to get off the treadmill- alike the bike the night before- but I stayed on it. I didn't do my workout as written, but I put in the time.

We are now measuring my delta heart rate every morning since I was feeling run down to insure I'm not over training or more precisely under sleeping. It should be less than 20 and so far I'm okay.

Tomorrow night (3/6) I have the day off training to see "Book of Mormon" with MB & an d friend driving in from Madison!

Motivational quotes

"Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory".
-William Barclay



"Endurance is patience concentrated".
-Thomas Carlyle


"Athletics is a luxury"
-Roger Bannister

Bike trainer at home: 3/4/13

Currently riding in zone 1 at home watching "Biggest Loser" and eating dinner from a Tupperware. Yes, while on the bike. I was starving!! I'm bringing "race nutrition" to a whole new level! :-)

I'm on this bad boy for 2.5 hours tonight and cutting myself some slack!

3/3. Up too early for a 2 hour ride

I'm writing this from my bed on Sunday morning at 6:15am because I really don't want to get up for this ride. It's not that I don't want to ride, it's just really, really, really early!!

With the weather and cold, it's just virtually impossible to ride outside so I have to get it done when there are indoor rides.

My workout is below: slow climb for 10.5mi and then all over again. I kept up w the boys!! 1:06:16.
Inclines: 1%, 2.5, 3.5%, 4.5%, 5.0%, 5.5%, 6.0%
Average watts: 146-ish

I'll run some errands immediately afterwards and then I hope to take a nice midday nap!

Tomorrow I have a 2.5 hour ride on the books, so I'll be bringing my bike home w me to ride in my trainer in my living rom before (or perhaps after) work! TCS only offers up to 2 hour rides so I'd be cutting it short.

3,100yd swim. Saturday 3/2

I caught a ride with Michael before his orthopedic surgeon appointment to 9am swimming @NEIU.

Workout was the following:

Warm up:
400 swim
300 kick
200 pull

Main set:
(4) x 500 swim
30, 1:00, 2:00 rest intervals
Each 500 faster than the last: easy, moderate, moderate hard, hard

Cool down:
200 swim... I used fins!! Yippee!!

Friday 3/1

Super excited about not having to strap on my heart rate monitor today!!!

"Slept in" until 6:30am and I'm going to see my grandfather during my lunch hour since I'll be in Downers Grove.

It's going to be a great day!!!! :)