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March 21, 2007
Tired Legs!!!
Well, this is mid point of week number 3 of my 1/2 Iron Man training - holy smokes, this is gonna be hard!!! I've been overdoing my planned training on the weekends, as I'm trying to get my bike mileage ramped up so I do not die on the Wildflower Century in about 30 days. So that means Monday is a rest day, which compresses the rest of the week. I'm doing 2 a day's for the first time in my adult life, with either a run or bike ride in the morning, and then a swim or bike ride in the evening (switching off between the runs and bikes, of course). Combine this with a pretty full work life, and trying to occasionally connect with the family, and it leaves not much time for sleep.
The good news is that my swimming seems to be coming along nicely - I've dropped my 1000 yard times down from 24' 20" to to a pretty consistant 22 minutes - and I'm pretty sure I can drop it even further as I continue to progress. Biking is going well, just put a new set of hi-tech lights on my tri bike - so I no longer have to train on my MTN bike in the early morning hours. I seem to continue to get stronger on the hills, as my HoneyRun times continue to improve.
Totals so far this year -
Bike 374 miles
Run 147 miles
Swim 18,500 yards.
If my schedule holds together, Friday will be the first time I try riding my bike to work - it's only about 16 miles up Neal Road, but a pretty good elevation difference - along with all the other logistical things like darkness, a change of clothes, packing a daytimer, cell phone, and all the other things I need to get thur the day.
If it works, for at least one day a week I can tell OPEC where to stick their three dollar a gallon diesel.....
Posted by Dennis at March 21, 2007 07:08 PM
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It makes me tired just reading your workout schedule!
Posted by: Terry Givens at March 24, 2007 05:21 AM
Hi Terry,
So far, the 1/2 IM training has been a lot easier that the marathon training I did last year - at least you get to work different muscle groups, and don't have those 3 or 4 hour runs, that just beat you up for a couple of days afterwards. Of course, talk to me at week 16, and see if I still feel that way....
Dennis
Posted by: Dennis at March 24, 2007 06:39 PM