Well this isn't going to be much of a training diary this week. There wasn't much training even going on. Tuesday I took off, Wednesday I took off, Thursday I rode to work, walked, and did some yoga. Friday I rode to work and didn't do anything else. Saturday I swam a lap, rode for ~40 minutes, and did a 20 minute run. Sunday, despite the week I raced.
Race report
Bozeman Tritons Triathlon
So Saturday I questioned racing. I didn't feel especially well in the swim, I coughed a lot on the bike, and my legs would not turn over on the run. I hate being in this position. If I don't race I will regret it and if I do race A) my race may not go well and B) I don't want to get sicker. I don't really know what decided it for me, but I ended up racing.
Matt Seeley was just going to pitch a tent somewhere. Since we have room I invited him to sleep at our place. Kind of embarassing since our house is such a wreck. Mister keeps bringing mice in at night and letting them go. I hope a mouse didn't run over his face in the middle of the night. Anyway, it was nice to have someone else there to get up at 5am with and also have a legend and a really nice guy staying at our house.
Swim
The swim was a 3 loop swim with a little run on the beach. The night before they told us we could use the whole beach, so I planned on running all the way out to the end so I had a straight shot at the bouy rather than swim at a diagonal. (See I was listening at your clinic). I was so disappointed when I got out on the first lap to see that they had coned off an entry into the water and people were standing in the way. I thought about trying to pass them and run down the beach anyway, but didn't. Swim was fine. 3 laps was kind of annoying and I was definitely ready to get out. I felt okay other than having to try and swim and cough or clear my throat while swimming a few times. It is kind of gross to be feeling a little ill and then swimming in water that seems like it could contain some nasty stuff. I was okay with my time. Right on the lower end of what I would expect, so that was good.
Bike
Settled in pretty quick. Got the timer for feeding going and started heading uphill. Thought about what we talked about and tried to get out a little harder than I normally would have. I knew Jamie would be out of the water first, so when I passed her right around Bohart I knew I was golden for the big W unless something happened. She was sweet, she said unless you do something stupid you got it. Kept the pace up over Battle Ridge and all the way to the turn around. Did the same coming back. Got a little distracted a few times trying to take care of myself. Tried to really get down the electrolytes and had to get those tabs into the water bottle. (Maybe endurolytes are better) Better than bonking though right. Coming down Battle Ridge I went into a coughing attack and out of nowhere totally threw up all over myself. So disgusting and worrisome. Trying to take in food ect and it just goes right out. Kept going. Went easier on the downhill. The Tritons need some help with instructing their volunteers. Uggh. That was hard. Nobody at Olson Creek with water. Also, flying downhill at 35 miles an hour. Maybe need an aid station in a different place. Amy Qqlo was awesome. She drove down and gave me a bottle. Came into the bike finish, lost my shoe and bottle. Uggh. So much for a nice graceful transition.
Run
The beginning of this run hurt more than usual. My stomach was kind of weird on the bike and despite needing nutrition my gag reflexes were super high and it was hard to take it in. I had a sort of stomach cramp/side ache at the beginning. I almost stopped to walk a couple of times, but fought it and kept running. I figured it would go away eventually. Also, it was hot out there. Holy Crap. The heat was a beast. The first aid station ladies weren't paying any attention. I don't think unless I asked for cold rags they would have even seen me. They started to scramble and I went on. Next aid station. Filled my bottle with ice and water and got a cold rag. Then the hills. I didn't know how hard it would be to "run" these hills after biking the other hills. I just couldn't make all of them and had to take a few steps walking. Here is an example of my inner dialogue for the hills.
Oh, there is another aid station. Yell, "do you have cold rags"? They scramble. Fill my bottle with ice, water, get a rag and shove it down my shirt. Another hill. Feeling good, got a good grove on. What I have to go downhill? This was not what I saw on the map. Really? Maybe I will just go the other way. No, you can't do that. Okay, fine. Down the hill and loop around to go up another steep hill. Really, another uphill? Walk a few steps. I hate this triathlon. Next year they need 250 people in this race. I haven't seen anybody for 5 miles. Where is everybody. Feel like crap. Aid station. Get a handful of electrolytes with my water and ice. I really wish I could stop wasting my time stopping at these aid stations to get what I need.
Okay now almost to the top of the last hill. Two cars go by and this gopher heads straight out of the bushes to smash his head into the back of the trucks tire. The poor little animal is writhing around on the ground. I yelled at the truck to come back and hit it again to put it out of its misery. I am mortified that this poor animal is suffering so. Being the scientist that kills animals all the time I go over to it, stomp my foot on the back of its neck and give its tail a giant yank. Crack. Cervical dislocation. Okay it is dead now. Keep running. What? What the hell did I just do? My bad mood is gone. That was crazy, where did that come from? Then finally around mile 7 I have the heat thing figured out, I have eaten much yet but I start taking on gels, I pick up my pace. Feel good all the way back into the finish. First woman in, got a win!
Definitely not a very fast race. Probably one of my slowest times. Sort of think about that and am unhappy, but I think the race went okay for the most part. After the race I wasn't completely devastated, but pretty tired (actually could barely leave the couch) last night and am really sore today. Also, considering I am probably still not 100% healthy things probably went pretty well.
Also, despite my misgivings about the race and how it was put on it was very moving to be out there with all those people. Jamie got 2nd, Jo took 30 minutes off his time from last year, when Ryan finished there was a big crowd of Masters and Tritons there cheering him on. I really value the Bozeman community of swimmers and triathletes and all the support they give each other. Also, that course is tough. I am feeling very fit and had a hard time with it. Hats off to some of those people who were out there for 8 hours. That took a lot of toughness, grit, integrity (you name it). This is a race that builds character.
Side notes:
It really bothers me that I have been feeling kind of nauseous on the bike. Not in training but racing Oliver and then this weekend. I would like to feel good. Maybe this weekend was the heat. Carrying my bottle and having cold water to drink or pour on myself anytime I wanted helped so much on the run though.
7/30/2012
7/22/2012
Kill me now...
I think this is the biggest week I have ever had. Thought I might keel over at some point, but I didn't. Not feeling especially strong (Monday afternoon) but felt strong at points throughout the weekend.
Notes: I get hot spots on my feet on the bike and run when it is so hot. Any ideas. I think I might go back to the Saucony Kinvaras. Even though they weren't the best for my legs my feet always felt good in them. I also found that wearing compression and soaking my feet with water on the bike helps. I don't want to soak my feet running though.
Have been backordered on nutrition for the past few weeks so have been using whatever I could find. Finally got Accelerade back and even though it cost me an arm and a leg and glad to be stocked up again. Something about that drink and I work really well together. In the past few weeks have tried GU endurance (or something like that) and CarboRocket. Neither one of them works as well.
Last year Erik and I did the same loop minus a few miles (Saturday's ride). I remember starting out slow and in general just staying slow. I remember Erik commenting on my slowness and me telling him we had a long way to go and I didn't want to push it. This year I am in a whole new mental ballgame. Definitely went out going harder. The same goes for the run. Two years ago I never would have pushed a 20 mile run. I would have just gotten through it. Feeling good about where I am right now.
Tuesday
Rode Lisa's bike around town. Had a tailwind for a long ways and had to fight it to get to swimming on time so actually had a pretty good ride.
Swim- Good swim. Included 10x150 with a short break. These were hard. People started falling off at #7. I fell apart at #8 but finished them off. Total swim for this day was 3400. This evening I about fell over making dinner. Soo tired. I thought it was from the swim workout. Part of if might have been, but I really think it was the start of my monthly burden.
Wednesday
Was so tired on this day. Didn't have anything to do at work anyway, so called in sick. Lounged around for a while and then did the ride. Cleaned the car and lounged around some more. Was nice to have a break, but sucked to feel so tired. Ride was good. Went up and over Kelly Canyon and then up, down, and back up Jackson Creek. Got in some good climbing. It was hot out and I was parched on the way home. Need lots of water on these days.
Thursday
Not feeling any better. Still very tired. Run was hard. I felt like it was hard to breathe. Got it done anyway. That's when I emailed you. Kind of in a panic. What is wrong with me. It makes more sense now. I just need to remember.
Swim- had a good swim. I decided Masters swim is like bike racing. You go and go until you get popped. That's what happened. We did a set of 8x200 with a 20 second break. I held on for 6 and then fell off. It made me realize that Michael is a sandbagger though. He always leads and can swim faster than he does. He needs to move up, but then what would I chase down. Total meters 3400.
Friday
Was super busy at work. 40 mouse takedown and I even had help. Wasn't sure if I would make the swim and tried not to stress about it. Got out of work though and got the swim in. I was tired but this workout made me feel really good. I could start out going slow or with a lot of rest and mentally and physically worked up to that 1:40 interval. I did it!! I wasn't so sure I could, but I did. Yes!!!! It amazes me how swimming 100's just doesn't even phase me right now.
Saturday
Long ass ride! It started out with a sweet tailwind. We were flying at 25-30 miles an hour. I was really trying to ride hard though. Not just let the wind push me. Sitting in the aero position for 30 miles at a time and riding steady was my goal for the day. (We had water stops ~ every 30 miles). Then we had a headwind and it seems like the plan kind of evaporated. Lawrence and I stayed together. It was nice because we could pace each other and use each other to get a little break from the wind. I have ridden to much to want to be out there all alone. Then there was all this road construction and Lawrence went down. I think some of this really ruined our average mph for the day. Once we got water and regrouped though, the ride was good again. I was feeling strong at mile 80 and really discovered what my strong was when at mile 120 on my odometer the mph said 25. Really hunkered down and rode hard for this ride. Got the 20 minute run in. The only place to go in Ringling Montana was up a steep hill. My legs were not super happy, but it was okay. Maybe it wasn't a good thing. I was so tired that night. Didn't sleep well because of the heat. Woke up feeling pretty shitty on Sunday. Throat sore. I think from asthma/hot air/ breathing.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/116304539- My computer said 120 miles. The map is a little short.
Sunday
Slept late because of not sleeping the night before. Got up and Erik made me a huge breakfast of crepes and bacon. Watched the final stage of the Tour de France. This was one of my favorite tours. I really liked Cavendish this year. Crazy to have the best sprinter and the yellow jersey on the same team.
Went over the the pond and honestly wasn't sure how I would feel today. I decided I had to give everything a try and see how it went. I could always bail early, but I had to at least try.
The swim wasn't bad at all. I started out slow and worked harder through the 5 intervals. I think #4 was probably the best. You tricked me into 1 hour of hard swimming. Think I need to wear my ghetto farmer john wetsuit for the race though. The water is getting warm.
Went home and made something to eat. Loaded the car with water bottles and goo and drove around planting food and water ~ every 4-5 miles. Took about and hour and a lot of mental patience.
Finally started the run. Took it pretty easy as directed for the first 10 miles or so and then ramped up the pace. Honestly, when I mapped the run and it calculated my speed I was kind of disappointed. I felt like my feet were moving faster than that. Maybe if you calculate the first half as slower and the 2nd half as faster that isn't so bad. If I really could hold the pace I ran for those last 10 miles in Ironman I would feel pretty good about my run. Wish had a split time. Regardless of my concern over time I felt pretty good the whole run. Better than I thought I would. I was hot and probably didn't get enough water but no other problems.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/155639427
Monday
Didn't sleep well. Hot, probably dehydrated, and I had a hard time eating last night so probably in a serious caloric hole. So, I called in sick again to work (just for the morning). Oh, well. I have sick leave and I might as well use it to make sure I don't get sick right?
Actually feel kind of sick. My throat hurts and I am very tired. Trying to take it really easy. Not even walk around much.
Am going to go meet the girls for a ride. Lisa says she is exhausted too and so if anybody goes hard we are going to bail.
Notes: I get hot spots on my feet on the bike and run when it is so hot. Any ideas. I think I might go back to the Saucony Kinvaras. Even though they weren't the best for my legs my feet always felt good in them. I also found that wearing compression and soaking my feet with water on the bike helps. I don't want to soak my feet running though.
Have been backordered on nutrition for the past few weeks so have been using whatever I could find. Finally got Accelerade back and even though it cost me an arm and a leg and glad to be stocked up again. Something about that drink and I work really well together. In the past few weeks have tried GU endurance (or something like that) and CarboRocket. Neither one of them works as well.
Last year Erik and I did the same loop minus a few miles (Saturday's ride). I remember starting out slow and in general just staying slow. I remember Erik commenting on my slowness and me telling him we had a long way to go and I didn't want to push it. This year I am in a whole new mental ballgame. Definitely went out going harder. The same goes for the run. Two years ago I never would have pushed a 20 mile run. I would have just gotten through it. Feeling good about where I am right now.
Tuesday
Rode Lisa's bike around town. Had a tailwind for a long ways and had to fight it to get to swimming on time so actually had a pretty good ride.
Swim- Good swim. Included 10x150 with a short break. These were hard. People started falling off at #7. I fell apart at #8 but finished them off. Total swim for this day was 3400. This evening I about fell over making dinner. Soo tired. I thought it was from the swim workout. Part of if might have been, but I really think it was the start of my monthly burden.
Wednesday
Was so tired on this day. Didn't have anything to do at work anyway, so called in sick. Lounged around for a while and then did the ride. Cleaned the car and lounged around some more. Was nice to have a break, but sucked to feel so tired. Ride was good. Went up and over Kelly Canyon and then up, down, and back up Jackson Creek. Got in some good climbing. It was hot out and I was parched on the way home. Need lots of water on these days.
Thursday
Not feeling any better. Still very tired. Run was hard. I felt like it was hard to breathe. Got it done anyway. That's when I emailed you. Kind of in a panic. What is wrong with me. It makes more sense now. I just need to remember.
Swim- had a good swim. I decided Masters swim is like bike racing. You go and go until you get popped. That's what happened. We did a set of 8x200 with a 20 second break. I held on for 6 and then fell off. It made me realize that Michael is a sandbagger though. He always leads and can swim faster than he does. He needs to move up, but then what would I chase down. Total meters 3400.
Friday
Was super busy at work. 40 mouse takedown and I even had help. Wasn't sure if I would make the swim and tried not to stress about it. Got out of work though and got the swim in. I was tired but this workout made me feel really good. I could start out going slow or with a lot of rest and mentally and physically worked up to that 1:40 interval. I did it!! I wasn't so sure I could, but I did. Yes!!!! It amazes me how swimming 100's just doesn't even phase me right now.
Saturday
Long ass ride! It started out with a sweet tailwind. We were flying at 25-30 miles an hour. I was really trying to ride hard though. Not just let the wind push me. Sitting in the aero position for 30 miles at a time and riding steady was my goal for the day. (We had water stops ~ every 30 miles). Then we had a headwind and it seems like the plan kind of evaporated. Lawrence and I stayed together. It was nice because we could pace each other and use each other to get a little break from the wind. I have ridden to much to want to be out there all alone. Then there was all this road construction and Lawrence went down. I think some of this really ruined our average mph for the day. Once we got water and regrouped though, the ride was good again. I was feeling strong at mile 80 and really discovered what my strong was when at mile 120 on my odometer the mph said 25. Really hunkered down and rode hard for this ride. Got the 20 minute run in. The only place to go in Ringling Montana was up a steep hill. My legs were not super happy, but it was okay. Maybe it wasn't a good thing. I was so tired that night. Didn't sleep well because of the heat. Woke up feeling pretty shitty on Sunday. Throat sore. I think from asthma/hot air/ breathing.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/116304539- My computer said 120 miles. The map is a little short.
Much needed water stop in checkerboard
A) We fell in love with this water spout B) Lawrence went down in the rock garden
Two Dot Highway. Big wide paved road leading to nowhere. Creepy.
Sunday
Slept late because of not sleeping the night before. Got up and Erik made me a huge breakfast of crepes and bacon. Watched the final stage of the Tour de France. This was one of my favorite tours. I really liked Cavendish this year. Crazy to have the best sprinter and the yellow jersey on the same team.
Went over the the pond and honestly wasn't sure how I would feel today. I decided I had to give everything a try and see how it went. I could always bail early, but I had to at least try.
The swim wasn't bad at all. I started out slow and worked harder through the 5 intervals. I think #4 was probably the best. You tricked me into 1 hour of hard swimming. Think I need to wear my ghetto farmer john wetsuit for the race though. The water is getting warm.
Went home and made something to eat. Loaded the car with water bottles and goo and drove around planting food and water ~ every 4-5 miles. Took about and hour and a lot of mental patience.
Finally started the run. Took it pretty easy as directed for the first 10 miles or so and then ramped up the pace. Honestly, when I mapped the run and it calculated my speed I was kind of disappointed. I felt like my feet were moving faster than that. Maybe if you calculate the first half as slower and the 2nd half as faster that isn't so bad. If I really could hold the pace I ran for those last 10 miles in Ironman I would feel pretty good about my run. Wish had a split time. Regardless of my concern over time I felt pretty good the whole run. Better than I thought I would. I was hot and probably didn't get enough water but no other problems.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/155639427
Monday
Didn't sleep well. Hot, probably dehydrated, and I had a hard time eating last night so probably in a serious caloric hole. So, I called in sick again to work (just for the morning). Oh, well. I have sick leave and I might as well use it to make sure I don't get sick right?
Actually feel kind of sick. My throat hurts and I am very tired. Trying to take it really easy. Not even walk around much.
Am going to go meet the girls for a ride. Lisa says she is exhausted too and so if anybody goes hard we are going to bail.
7/17/2012
45 days until race day (or something like that)
This week was good for training. Those ride and run interval workouts were hard. The weekend wasn't a wash but definitely not my most focused weekend. I learned some good lessons though. I was going to go up to Whitefish for girls weekend the first weekend of August, but I don't think I can now. I cannot fit having fun in with wanting to be really prepared for IM Canada. There really aren't enough hours in the day. Mentally I will not be in the right place and I won't get enough sleep. I can have fun the first weekend of September and I can still have fun but stay home.
Maybe I need to swim a lot this winter?
Wednesday
Long ride. This ride was good. The weather was really crappy with storms blowing in that evening. I left work right at 5 and got riding so that it wasn't too late getting home. Found a really good spot to do these intervals but the wind was at my back and felt like I was cheating. Ended up doing 4 of them on Sourdough. Good road. A general uphill with a few rollers thrown in. 6x8minutes takes a while. I was definitely feeling it on the last two.
Thursday
7x1000. Went to the track. With the 1000 and the recovery I ended up starting at the same place each time. Kept a 7 minute mile interval right on each time. Because of all the numbers and the sort of monotony of the workout I really was thinking about how I felt. The first couple I felt good until the last 200 or so when I was getting more tired. Then the good just went to not. It is strange though how my legs just kept going and I could stay on the time interval.
Swim- Micheal uggh! He likes to correct my stroke and it drives me crazy. After all the work with Lawrence I know this isn't going to happen overnight and Micheal talkes like it will. I think I just have to smile and nod. We got in ~3400 in the workout. The workout was a lot of stroke. We did a lot of fly just for the warm up. I was so sore the next day and couldn't figure out why for a while. That fly did me in. I substituted some of the stroke for free. Micheal loves breast and Julie doesn't like to free for very long so the lane does lots of IM.
Had a good talk with Jinx and the Mule barbecue this evening about stuff. One thing we talked about was recovery. I feel like my fitness is getting better because I can tell I recover faster. Not only between say intervals, but between a hard Sunday and a Monday.
Friday
Swim- got in and got er done. I really like these swim workouts better than the Masters ones. I just don't have the drive to swim a 1k pace. I was a little slow. Drove up to Missoula with Shit Show 1 and 2 (Erik and Cory Hardy. Didn't leave until ~6:30. Got in pretty late and didn't get a ton of sleep.
Saturday
Got up late with SS1 and 2. The way those boys roll drives me absolutely bonkers. Barely got registered and ready to race in time. Long story but Cory didn't have his shoes and raced in flip flops. He must be a talented downhill rider to pull that one off.
After they raced headed over to the pool. Got the swim in. Forgot sunscreen and was anxious the whole time about burning my face and neck. Think I was okay though. I really like that pool. Swimming outside is soo nice.
Ate some snacks and then headed over the the Rattlesnake for some running. This is where I am talking about not being mentally there. This run was hard. I didn't really have a specific route to follow, so I just went up and back. My legs and breathing felt fine, but I just didn't feel like running. Ran for 2 hours and called it quits. Wasn't until the last 20 minutes that I got in my groove again. I wish I had planned more of an adventure run, but I don't know how all those trails link up and hadn't done my homework.
Sunday
Met up with John, Lisa and the Bozeman crew. I think there were 8 of us. We had a really good ride. There is no way in Bozeman that it could rain on you and you would still be warm. When it rains here it gets cold. It was fun to ride in the rain. John let me ride his carbon Niner. Can I have one please? Actually I might buy Lisa's old bike. A 29er. I am taking it for a spin today to see how it fits. I felt really good. We did a trail that is named "unprotected sex". Going down took forever and I thought this is going to be a long uphill. It wasn't bad. John had only one chain ring on the front so at a certain steepness I had to stand up. My stomach muscles are still sore. Lots more climbing and descending. I think we rode for ~4hours. I didn't feel completely devastated after riding but felt like an old lady getting up on Monday morning.
Monday
Tired this am. Felt like an old lady getting out of bed. Went on the little run at lunch. Legs felt like pegs to begin with, but after warming up had a nice run.
The weather was crappy (kind of rainy, cloudy, and cool) didn't motivate to get to the river. Went to Bogert and swam for 30 minutes. Just easy. Bogert is going away next year, so I might as well swim in it a few times to say good-bye. That pool has been loved to death. I think it is time for it to go away.
Maybe I need to swim a lot this winter?
Wednesday
Long ride. This ride was good. The weather was really crappy with storms blowing in that evening. I left work right at 5 and got riding so that it wasn't too late getting home. Found a really good spot to do these intervals but the wind was at my back and felt like I was cheating. Ended up doing 4 of them on Sourdough. Good road. A general uphill with a few rollers thrown in. 6x8minutes takes a while. I was definitely feeling it on the last two.
Thursday
7x1000. Went to the track. With the 1000 and the recovery I ended up starting at the same place each time. Kept a 7 minute mile interval right on each time. Because of all the numbers and the sort of monotony of the workout I really was thinking about how I felt. The first couple I felt good until the last 200 or so when I was getting more tired. Then the good just went to not. It is strange though how my legs just kept going and I could stay on the time interval.
Swim- Micheal uggh! He likes to correct my stroke and it drives me crazy. After all the work with Lawrence I know this isn't going to happen overnight and Micheal talkes like it will. I think I just have to smile and nod. We got in ~3400 in the workout. The workout was a lot of stroke. We did a lot of fly just for the warm up. I was so sore the next day and couldn't figure out why for a while. That fly did me in. I substituted some of the stroke for free. Micheal loves breast and Julie doesn't like to free for very long so the lane does lots of IM.
Had a good talk with Jinx and the Mule barbecue this evening about stuff. One thing we talked about was recovery. I feel like my fitness is getting better because I can tell I recover faster. Not only between say intervals, but between a hard Sunday and a Monday.
Friday
Swim- got in and got er done. I really like these swim workouts better than the Masters ones. I just don't have the drive to swim a 1k pace. I was a little slow. Drove up to Missoula with Shit Show 1 and 2 (Erik and Cory Hardy. Didn't leave until ~6:30. Got in pretty late and didn't get a ton of sleep.
Saturday
Got up late with SS1 and 2. The way those boys roll drives me absolutely bonkers. Barely got registered and ready to race in time. Long story but Cory didn't have his shoes and raced in flip flops. He must be a talented downhill rider to pull that one off.
After they raced headed over to the pool. Got the swim in. Forgot sunscreen and was anxious the whole time about burning my face and neck. Think I was okay though. I really like that pool. Swimming outside is soo nice.
Ate some snacks and then headed over the the Rattlesnake for some running. This is where I am talking about not being mentally there. This run was hard. I didn't really have a specific route to follow, so I just went up and back. My legs and breathing felt fine, but I just didn't feel like running. Ran for 2 hours and called it quits. Wasn't until the last 20 minutes that I got in my groove again. I wish I had planned more of an adventure run, but I don't know how all those trails link up and hadn't done my homework.
Sunday
Met up with John, Lisa and the Bozeman crew. I think there were 8 of us. We had a really good ride. There is no way in Bozeman that it could rain on you and you would still be warm. When it rains here it gets cold. It was fun to ride in the rain. John let me ride his carbon Niner. Can I have one please? Actually I might buy Lisa's old bike. A 29er. I am taking it for a spin today to see how it fits. I felt really good. We did a trail that is named "unprotected sex". Going down took forever and I thought this is going to be a long uphill. It wasn't bad. John had only one chain ring on the front so at a certain steepness I had to stand up. My stomach muscles are still sore. Lots more climbing and descending. I think we rode for ~4hours. I didn't feel completely devastated after riding but felt like an old lady getting up on Monday morning.
Monday
Tired this am. Felt like an old lady getting out of bed. Went on the little run at lunch. Legs felt like pegs to begin with, but after warming up had a nice run.
The weather was crappy (kind of rainy, cloudy, and cool) didn't motivate to get to the river. Went to Bogert and swam for 30 minutes. Just easy. Bogert is going away next year, so I might as well swim in it a few times to say good-bye. That pool has been loved to death. I think it is time for it to go away.
Look at the only clean one (Erik)
Bender- your helmet is not that cool.
Mister finishing breakfast
Something about these long rides makes me want a Coke
7/02/2012
6-27-12 thru 7-9-12
My swimming volume seems low right now? True?
Thoughts and notes.
This year seems harder as far as saying no to people. This last week we had something going on every night. It was nothing I could say no too. A birthday party and an anniversary dinner were two of the things. Last year I don't remember as much going on or having to accomodate so much. I wonder if it is the summer. Everybody wants to have barbeques. Shakespear in the Park. I feel bad because my parents are on vacation for 2 weeks. They got a friend and a relative to come stay at their house to water and take care of the dogs because they know I am too busy. I am grateful that they recognize that, but it still makes me feel guilty. I wonder if doing a race in the fall or even CDA was good because there was less to commit to.
This week (4th of July) I am not committing to anything. Or as much.
I need to get swim intervals written down so I don't waste time on the math each time. For a 1:15 IM pace I need to do 1:45/100 in a 25 yard pool, 3:30/200, 4:15/250, and 12:45/750. Is that right or close enough. I can't calculate seconds into minutes.
( Either these are not right, or I can't keep the pace. 12:45 for a 750 was actually 13:30.
Wednesday
Run- Intervals on the track. I did 4 of these on the track and found a trail and marked the 800. I did 4 more going up and down the trail. Felt sooo much better than last week. Also, this was a pretty intense run workout. My legs were getting a little mushy by the last couple. Tried to slow down a little. Was doing the track ones on a little under 7 minutes. The trail ones were a little longer.
OWS. Jumped in the pond and did 3 laps without stopping. Took ~45 minutes.
Thursday
Swim in pool. Got in and got er done. Like being able to get in a little odd stroke. Doing to butterfly makes a for challenging workout.
Ride- Rode with Erik after work. Bought a new front wheel 90mm. Got a good deal on Ebay. Put that wheel on and rode. Want to get some practice with it. It makes the bike more stable when there is a direct headwind or no wind, but going downhill with any sort of cross wind is a little scary. Want to ride it up Bridger Canyon and down BattleRidge. I think for the BTT I will be able to make up some time on those scary descents, but only if I feel good on that wheel. The ride was uneventful. Good time on the TT bike.
Friday
Went up to Bohart and ran the course with a can of spray paint and some tape. Marked the course and ran to the next intersection and marked the course. The loop was 5 miles and pretty hilly. Lots of stop and go.
Have this weird pain in my back. Feel like I have some sort of pinched nerve. It is attached to my left leg. On Thursday and Friday nights it doesn't really hurt but is uncomfortable to stand upright.
Saturday
Big ride. The Chico trip didn't work out. Have my parents dogs and couldn't get a reservation. So Art suggested a loop. Up Bridger Canyon over Battle Ridge into Wilsall and on to Livingston. Back up over Bozeman Pass and over Jackson Creek and back down Bridger Canyon to Bozeman. Not counting the ride to meet everybody at the coffee shop I rode 103 miles. We stopped at Bohart to pick Erik up and took a break at Wilsall. We also stopped at the drive in at Livingston and got lunch. Tater tots, chicken sandwich, and Coke mmmmm. Lawrence killed it going from Wilsall to Livingston. I think our average ride speed was 22mph. The ride over Bozeman pass and Jackson Creek I felt really good. I was actually really happy with how good I felt. All in all just counting ride time and average speed we finished in 5:45 and our averge was just below 18mph. Not sure how this all adds up if I hadn't stopped, but felt like the numbers are pretty good. Especially for not having much of an agenda during the riding.
Sunday
Stuck with the plan as if we had gone to Chico. I was feeling pretty cooked though. Rode for two hours around the valley and picked Erik up and rode another 45 minutes. I think I only got in 50 miles not 65 but I was over it by then. Also, had a pretty close call with a big truck and trailer coming into town from Bridger Canyon. Spooked me quite a bit and had a big emotional breakdown on the park. Even chased the trailer down and was planning on dumping a bottle in his lap but he was out of the truck and I had to have a civil conversation with him. I think he was suprised I chased him down. Me too. That ride had a 5-10k time trial in it. I guess those are the tears I will look back on.
Monday- Did the big swim. I think my intervals are posted above. Need to recalculate them.
Looked at the swim workout a few times and totally missed the run. Crap. Sorry. Maybe I made up for it on Wednesday
Tuesday
Did the swim at lunch. Nothing much worth noting.
Rode after work. Not much worth noting either. I think I was pretty tired for some reason here. It was nice to have a day off work the next day though.
Wednesday 4th of July
Got up in the morning and went to the pond. Swam straight for 50 minutes. Started getting a little tired near the end.
Met up with a new running partner. I planned a run up Hyalite that included a lot of up and downhill. Not all up and then down. It looked like it was around 16 miles. Michelle is really strong and we didn't slack at all. We started at a pretty good pace and except for a few times where I couldn't handle the uphill we ran. It must of been longer than 16 miles because the total run time was pushing 4 hours if not a little over. We were completely worked at the end. She was calling it running dumb. Almost ran past the car even. Overall, I was happy with the whole thing. Nothing like a holiday to get out and get a good run in, especially up in the woods.
Went to a barbeque later for the 4th. Stayed up way too late, didn't eat enough, or drink enough water.
Thursday
Was sooo tired. I coudn't think at work. Every little task seemed like a mountain. Skipped ride. Walked dogs instead and went to bed early.
Friday
Getting ready for the Tour de Wyoming. Got over to the pool and got the swim and then the run in at lunch. Headed out of town after work and after taking the cat to the vet. Didn't get to campsite until after 11. Didn't sleep well. It was hot and race started at 7:30, so had to get up at 5:30.
Saturday
Was really excited to race. Woke up before alarm ready to go. Camped at race, so preparation wasn't stressful. Just rode down the hill with all of our gear.
Race
Jumped into the water and ran for quite a ways before diving in. That was a good tip from you because when I looked up nobody was in front of me. What!? Okay. I just kept swimming. I learned something very valuable. I cannot sight. I had to since nobody was catching me. I even stopped and turned to look at the turnaround. Nobody. What?! Came back in. Then at the end somebody was catching me. I thought. Crap, not now, and started sprinting for shore. Then I realized it was Lawrence. He and I came out of the water together. Top guy and girl. Fun.
Rode up the hill and the ride was one big hill. We got lost the night before finding the campground and realized it was a hill. Good thing to be prepared for. Rode down the hill very fast. Felt good. I was able to not blow myself up.
Run. Still leading the race. Suffered for a while until my legs felt fine again. That was the coolest running course I have ever done. Talk about an off road run. There wasn't even a trail. Just a bunch of flags. I was smiling at one point I was having so much fun and then realized I should probably be running faster. It was kind of hard to go all out when I was in the lead and the next girl not even in sight. Sorry.
Won the race. Got a little medal. It was fun, low key and lots of nice people. Not my fastest performance ever, but I felt strong and didn't have any issues. Other than sighting. Lawrence got 3rd.
Sunday
We found an 85 mile loop (maybe more, my computer wasn't working). 25 miles was hilly. 30 miles was next to a river, and the rest (33) was just a sufferfest. That was the hardest ride all year. Wow, the hills and the wind, then the heat and the antelope, then the fundamentalist mormon who told us about some pass to Cody and then the nice Cody breeze. It was a 25 mile uphill to Cody followed by a Cody headwind. Relentless day. Lawrence and I did the 30 mile interval on the hills and onto the river section. It was good. He dropped me. Then riding back the last 15 miles, I was just over it. I ended up dropping Lawrence and riding on my own. Very steady. Despite the heat and the wind I was actually feeling very strong at the end.
Ran post ride while those guys were still coming in. Got some fireworks tossed out a car window at me and then they came back for me. Uggh. Don't like Cody much. But it always feels good to survive a sufferfest.
Good Wyoming adventure weekend. Glad I went.
Monday
Swam at the pool at lunch. It was a coworkers birthday so we floated the river all afternoon. Nice! Despite yesterdays ride I feel really good today. Maybe tomorrow the hunger and tiredness will kick in?
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