We are finally moving. This time it is for sure this weekend. I just received a photo from Erik of the Certificate of Occupancy. Wow!! Also, this blog is going to be bad (maybe just short). It is 6:10pm on Monday I just finished an experiment, am tired, mad at our loan guy, and just want to go home.
General comment- I feel like I am getting back into shape. Feel like this week had a couple more sessions? Or was that just me and my planning ability?
The week and how I managed it. I don't do well with checklists. Feel like it all gets crammed in during the last couple of days.
Thursday- I have decided that Thursday Masters swim has been messing me up. I think in general in the future it will be better to not swim with them on Thursdays. This week I did the 3000 swim at lunch and then rode the bike in the evening. Otherwise, I end up riding on Friday nights which has potential to end badly.
Friday- Ran the 6x2:00. Those were pretty hard. Stayed consistent. Went the exact same distance each time.
Saturday- ski adventure
Sunday- 1hr swim. Feeling good about my swim. 3100. Rode the trainer with the 1, 2,3,4 minute intervals in the evening.
Monday- Ran 1hr flat ( legs are tired)
Tuesday- Run hills at lunch at work and go to Masters.
Wednesday- Swim 3400 at lunch and ride at home in the evening.
Got some PT in there as well.
(Does that sound okay)
Schedule-
I need a couple of days off or a lighter load for the weekend. No ski adventure on Saturday. For moving
Work- Don't have anything huge. Fridays are going to get hectic again. Lab meeting from 3-5. That starts this week.
That's all I have for now. Will add more if I think of something.
1/26/2015
1/19/2015
Feeling the light
It is starting to be lighter in the evenings and in the mornings. It feels good.
Swims
Tuesday:
200 SKIPS (1000 total)
4x75 kick/drill/swim by 25
4x100 on 2:10
100easy
3x100 on 2:05
100easy
2x100 on 2:00
100easy
1x100 FAST
100 easy
300kick (person in back kicks around to the front on 50. We didn't do this very well. Good 300 cool down)
Thursday- Missed swim. Went over to house to oil table and ended up cleaning up and tending to tasks until 8:30. We had an appraiser there on Friday so this was probably time well spent. I was annoyed to miss it though. Had a very stressful day at work and was really looking forward to the monotony and regimen.
Sunday:
400swim
400IM (I got there a little late and missed all the IM)
200 kick(didn't kick either, needed the whole 600 swim to warm up, feeling sore)
8x50 from middle of pool practicing turns. Evens free, odds IM order
4x250 with the 200 free and the 50 IM order fast (Shotgun start. Start when last person hits wall. This really sucks for me because I suck at IM and never get a rest. Might as well been a 1000 continuous)
8x100 swim on the 1:45 leave on the 2:15
Note: I might be getting more interested in only swimming with Masters one day a week or so. Sunday sort of got me mad for various reasons. I would also maybe like to get back in the pool a couple more times a week. Feel like swimming is going good but afraid to lose anything. ( I am about to rant, so reading the next paragraph is optional) #1- The coach assumes everybody knows how to swim like they grew up on a swim team. I have a hard time with back stroke turns and was asking about how to do them. She said "just push off the wall." and then laughed. Had no helpful hints for a beginner. #2- those effing shotgun starts. With IM everybody waits on the wall for me and then goes. I get a 5 second breather. This week Audrey was even starting again before everybody got to the wall. I like specific intervals. Either swim on a certain time or rest on a certain time. #3- Don't be a coach if you either don't want to be one, or can't do it very well.
Notable items/comments/questions:
I think I picked up some stomach bug when we ate out on Friday night. Saturday I got up to ski with William and my stomach was very crampy and I was very tired. Had a hard time rallying while skiing and wanted to curl up and take a nap when I got home. Worked on the house and then laid on the couch under a blanket in the evening. Felt super shitty. Stomach hurt, a little fever, achy. Didn't sleep that night well but went to swimming on Sunday, did the run, worked on the house, and rode the rollers. Tired but stomach was feeling better. Finally slept better halfway into the night on Sunday. Feeling better on Monday but still stomach is a little crampy.
Ski on Saturday- Besides being tired and stomach feeling weird we had a really good ski. Got in 30km and all the way up to Moser. It is a pretty tough uphill for half of it. Had a stupid little fall on the way down and my right shoulder got yanked. I think it is okay, but it is very sore. Can't do double arm backstroke and the muscles are very tender.
I think (not for sure) we might actually be moving in this weekend! So, can I have a few days off? Or better yet, an optional checklist. If we don't move in I will ski with William on Saturday. Sunday is the One Hour Swim at Masters. Is a one hour time trial something good for me right now? If you think so, and we aren't moving I will do it.
Ended up working Monday and am taking Tuesday off. It didn't work out with my experiments to be at the house and work on Tuesday. Am going home now to do the bike workout. Looks tough.
Schedule- Work is busy this week, but nothing out of control. I won't have any big mouse experiments for a couple of weeks. I already asked about the weekend above.
Swims
Tuesday:
200 SKIPS (1000 total)
4x75 kick/drill/swim by 25
4x100 on 2:10
100easy
3x100 on 2:05
100easy
2x100 on 2:00
100easy
1x100 FAST
100 easy
300kick (person in back kicks around to the front on 50. We didn't do this very well. Good 300 cool down)
Thursday- Missed swim. Went over to house to oil table and ended up cleaning up and tending to tasks until 8:30. We had an appraiser there on Friday so this was probably time well spent. I was annoyed to miss it though. Had a very stressful day at work and was really looking forward to the monotony and regimen.
Sunday:
400swim
400IM (I got there a little late and missed all the IM)
200 kick(didn't kick either, needed the whole 600 swim to warm up, feeling sore)
8x50 from middle of pool practicing turns. Evens free, odds IM order
4x250 with the 200 free and the 50 IM order fast (Shotgun start. Start when last person hits wall. This really sucks for me because I suck at IM and never get a rest. Might as well been a 1000 continuous)
8x100 swim on the 1:45 leave on the 2:15
Note: I might be getting more interested in only swimming with Masters one day a week or so. Sunday sort of got me mad for various reasons. I would also maybe like to get back in the pool a couple more times a week. Feel like swimming is going good but afraid to lose anything. ( I am about to rant, so reading the next paragraph is optional) #1- The coach assumes everybody knows how to swim like they grew up on a swim team. I have a hard time with back stroke turns and was asking about how to do them. She said "just push off the wall." and then laughed. Had no helpful hints for a beginner. #2- those effing shotgun starts. With IM everybody waits on the wall for me and then goes. I get a 5 second breather. This week Audrey was even starting again before everybody got to the wall. I like specific intervals. Either swim on a certain time or rest on a certain time. #3- Don't be a coach if you either don't want to be one, or can't do it very well.
Notable items/comments/questions:
I think I picked up some stomach bug when we ate out on Friday night. Saturday I got up to ski with William and my stomach was very crampy and I was very tired. Had a hard time rallying while skiing and wanted to curl up and take a nap when I got home. Worked on the house and then laid on the couch under a blanket in the evening. Felt super shitty. Stomach hurt, a little fever, achy. Didn't sleep that night well but went to swimming on Sunday, did the run, worked on the house, and rode the rollers. Tired but stomach was feeling better. Finally slept better halfway into the night on Sunday. Feeling better on Monday but still stomach is a little crampy.
Ski on Saturday- Besides being tired and stomach feeling weird we had a really good ski. Got in 30km and all the way up to Moser. It is a pretty tough uphill for half of it. Had a stupid little fall on the way down and my right shoulder got yanked. I think it is okay, but it is very sore. Can't do double arm backstroke and the muscles are very tender.
I think (not for sure) we might actually be moving in this weekend! So, can I have a few days off? Or better yet, an optional checklist. If we don't move in I will ski with William on Saturday. Sunday is the One Hour Swim at Masters. Is a one hour time trial something good for me right now? If you think so, and we aren't moving I will do it.
Ended up working Monday and am taking Tuesday off. It didn't work out with my experiments to be at the house and work on Tuesday. Am going home now to do the bike workout. Looks tough.
Schedule- Work is busy this week, but nothing out of control. I won't have any big mouse experiments for a couple of weeks. I already asked about the weekend above.
1/08/2015
The greatness of purgatory
I am stuck in purgatory. This almost new house being done thing is going to kill me. Erik and I worked really, really hard over the weekend. He feels like he got work done, I feel like we got a lot accomplished. That with the weekends training is making for a very tired Monday.
Masters Tuesday
200 SKIP
4x75 kick/drill/swim by 25 IM order
5x100 50 build/50 DPS pull
3x100 on 2:10
3x100 on 2:00 ( they were trying the Luma lanes which didn't work and these intervals were too slow, so I took control)
3x100 on 1:40 leave on the 2:00
5x100IM
100 CD
3000?
Masters Tuesday
200 SKIP
4x75 kick/drill/swim by 25 IM order
5x100 50 build/50 DPS pull
3x100 on 2:10
3x100 on 2:00 ( they were trying the Luma lanes which didn't work and these intervals were too slow, so I took control)
3x100 on 1:40 leave on the 2:00
5x100IM
100 CD
3000?
Thursday Masters
300. 50 swim/50 drill
300. 50 swim/50 kick
300. 50 free/50 non free
300. 50 swim/50 drill
300. 50 swim/50 kick
300. 50 free/50 non free
4x 50kick,50 drill, 50 swim IM order
4x100 on 2:00
400pace
3x100 on 1:55
300pace
2x100 on 1:55 (those effers missed the interval, messed the last and best one up)
200 pace
400pace
3x100 on 1:55
300pace
2x100 on 1:55 (those effers missed the interval, messed the last and best one up)
200 pace
100cd
3400?
Masters Sunday- I skipped it. Had a huge list of stuff to get done for the house. I don't regret it. I am also very sore from the ski on Saturday and didn't think I would do well at swimming anyway.
Masters Sunday- I skipped it. Had a huge list of stuff to get done for the house. I don't regret it. I am also very sore from the ski on Saturday and didn't think I would do well at swimming anyway.
Side thought...
So, I have the November photo of the 2014 Men of Triathlon calendar on my bench at work. Long story how it got there, but it is the Ben Hoffman month. So, Justin came in the other day and was scowling at it. Asking why it is there. (Many men do not like the Men of Triathlon calendar, especially him) I said for inspiration or motivation or something of the sort. Then I said I was going to win the World Championship someday. He said "the chances of that are the chances of me winning the lottery." First, it got me thinking. I feel sorry for him that he can't understand why that would be inspiring. Second, I am inspired. That photo reminds me to think, dream, hope that I have greatness. I really do have greatness and can always keep getting greater. This year is going to be great. I have secret hopes of getting on the podium at St. George. (just so we are on the same page). I don't go into the race with that as the goal, but it would be pretty sweet to have a race that placed me there.
Open my soul thought....
I am going to be honest here because this is bugging me and I think it should not even be an issue or something I am even thinking about. If one gets pregnant and has a baby shouldn't everything else (especially training and racing when it is only a hobby) be not as important. So, here is what is bugging me. I feel like if I get pregnant and have a baby I am going to lose you. (okay said it, and I can't believe I just said that). You are like my therapist, my rock. I can't imagine life without you in it. Anyway, what happens? Being pregnant I obviously can't race. The first year or so will probably be tough. Have you gone through this before with other athletes? Can you stay on board with me through it all? Do we take a break? Can I have you back?
Okay, let er rip.
Schedule-
1- I get to go to San Jose in February for work!! February 9th-15th. I have a training on the 9th-13th and then my mom is going to fly over (they are in AZ) for the weekend. We are going to hang out in San Francisco or Marin County or something for a couple of days. I hope we are moved in by then. I looked into bringing my bike but the training is 9-5 and the sun sets at 6. Probably won't work. I want to try and find an outdoor pool to swim and there is definitely running and PT. My thought is to go to training, workout, eat dinner, and go to bed.
2- This week. Nothing huge. Lots of data analysis. Helping a grad student to not get scooped. Monday is a holiday that I will take to finalize things on the house.
Highlights from the week:
Friday- Ran on the treadmill. Just felt like sweating it out rather than being cold outside (it was cold out too). First- have you ever seen those human powered treadmills? Started out on one because the others were full. They are hard. It is hard to control speed. Kind of fun though. Second- keep getting bloody noses. Got one while running. Think it is the dry air. Feeling good though. Chiro and PT is definitely doing something good. Did a good PT session after.
Saturday ski- Absolutely beautiful and fast conditions. The sun came out for a couple of hours which happened to be the couple of hours that we were skiing. We made it to the lookout. About 7.5 miles up. Fast going up and even faster going down. So much fun.
LeAnn (my awesome Helena tri buddy) was in town on Thursday. We met up to chat because she is the new Spring Meadow race director. I think we need a collegiate qualifier race in Montana. It sounds like they are going to look into it. Yeah! She went to Masters and then we ate fried chicken for dinner. Am most likely going to go to St. George with her.
Sunday ride- Got on bike pretty late. 7pm. Later than normal especially for the weekend. Was sort of wondering if odd hours of training is bad for me? Workout was really, really good. I hate high cadence. Especially on the trainer. It is really hard. I don't have a high cadence. However, it seems like it sets me up for harder intervals well. I felt like riding and felt like pushing those 20x1 minute intervals. (I did the ride on the trainer. Not enough time to disassemble the set-up)
Questions:
When going easy for swimming, biking, and running, how easy? Here are some examples- I can swim really, really slow. Bad enough that people pass me at Masters or I will get lapped in warm up. However, I can also put in the effort to swim really hard and I am often swimming slow to recover. Also, I can run a 10 minute mile pace on the treadmill and it doesn't feel that easy. On the trainer I can spin very easy and sometimes slowly (no high cadence there) Should my easier be getting faster? Should my easy pace in swimming be faster? Running? Why is it that I can run a race faster than I ever do in training? (running).
Open my soul thought....
I am going to be honest here because this is bugging me and I think it should not even be an issue or something I am even thinking about. If one gets pregnant and has a baby shouldn't everything else (especially training and racing when it is only a hobby) be not as important. So, here is what is bugging me. I feel like if I get pregnant and have a baby I am going to lose you. (okay said it, and I can't believe I just said that). You are like my therapist, my rock. I can't imagine life without you in it. Anyway, what happens? Being pregnant I obviously can't race. The first year or so will probably be tough. Have you gone through this before with other athletes? Can you stay on board with me through it all? Do we take a break? Can I have you back?
Okay, let er rip.
Schedule-
1- I get to go to San Jose in February for work!! February 9th-15th. I have a training on the 9th-13th and then my mom is going to fly over (they are in AZ) for the weekend. We are going to hang out in San Francisco or Marin County or something for a couple of days. I hope we are moved in by then. I looked into bringing my bike but the training is 9-5 and the sun sets at 6. Probably won't work. I want to try and find an outdoor pool to swim and there is definitely running and PT. My thought is to go to training, workout, eat dinner, and go to bed.
2- This week. Nothing huge. Lots of data analysis. Helping a grad student to not get scooped. Monday is a holiday that I will take to finalize things on the house.
Highlights from the week:
Friday- Ran on the treadmill. Just felt like sweating it out rather than being cold outside (it was cold out too). First- have you ever seen those human powered treadmills? Started out on one because the others were full. They are hard. It is hard to control speed. Kind of fun though. Second- keep getting bloody noses. Got one while running. Think it is the dry air. Feeling good though. Chiro and PT is definitely doing something good. Did a good PT session after.
Saturday ski- Absolutely beautiful and fast conditions. The sun came out for a couple of hours which happened to be the couple of hours that we were skiing. We made it to the lookout. About 7.5 miles up. Fast going up and even faster going down. So much fun.
LeAnn (my awesome Helena tri buddy) was in town on Thursday. We met up to chat because she is the new Spring Meadow race director. I think we need a collegiate qualifier race in Montana. It sounds like they are going to look into it. Yeah! She went to Masters and then we ate fried chicken for dinner. Am most likely going to go to St. George with her.
Sunday ride- Got on bike pretty late. 7pm. Later than normal especially for the weekend. Was sort of wondering if odd hours of training is bad for me? Workout was really, really good. I hate high cadence. Especially on the trainer. It is really hard. I don't have a high cadence. However, it seems like it sets me up for harder intervals well. I felt like riding and felt like pushing those 20x1 minute intervals. (I did the ride on the trainer. Not enough time to disassemble the set-up)
Questions:
When going easy for swimming, biking, and running, how easy? Here are some examples- I can swim really, really slow. Bad enough that people pass me at Masters or I will get lapped in warm up. However, I can also put in the effort to swim really hard and I am often swimming slow to recover. Also, I can run a 10 minute mile pace on the treadmill and it doesn't feel that easy. On the trainer I can spin very easy and sometimes slowly (no high cadence there) Should my easier be getting faster? Should my easy pace in swimming be faster? Running? Why is it that I can run a race faster than I ever do in training? (running).
1/05/2015
cold and antsy
This blog is very last minute. So, we will see how it goes. Now it is very last minute and it is going to suck.
Comments/questions/significant things
1- I feel like a fat cow after feeling cooped up all weekend. Friends can be bad influences. Was planning on getting so much done Friday and then the cold prevented me from running. Went to the house and was working. Then Erik and Justin were hungry and wanted to drink beer. Went with them. So much for a lot done.
1- One of my favorite things- To be outside in the winter when I am warm. I skied on Monday night after it went from being 6 degrees out to 35 degrees. Went up Bozeman Creek for 1:15 and came down. Whole ski took about 1:45. My headlamp started to run out with 5 miles to go. It was a little creepy but fun.
2- I need to ask you a question about camp. The pool rental is turning into a rich mans training camp. Not for the working man. I need insurance, however, was thinking that depending on the cost it might be good to get insurance anyway. Then the camp can be a little more available to other people that I don't necessarily know and trust.
3- New Year's Eve ride- Bailed on Justin and Erik and didn't get sushi with random people and watch Justin drink too much. Stayed home. Had a good ride and followed with a delicious dinner that I made just for myself. I am glad the new year came about with a whisper. Good things to come this year!! Ride was difficult. The last 7 minute interval was a sufferfest.
4- Signed up for the Grizzly. So did at least 10 MSU Tri Club kids. I am very excited about that. I think it is an indication that the club is growing and getting stronger. Last year I think only one or two students did the race.
Okay, sorry. That is all I have. Need to get to running my cells. Let's hope this isn't a fad for the new year.
Comments/questions/significant things
1- I feel like a fat cow after feeling cooped up all weekend. Friends can be bad influences. Was planning on getting so much done Friday and then the cold prevented me from running. Went to the house and was working. Then Erik and Justin were hungry and wanted to drink beer. Went with them. So much for a lot done.
1- One of my favorite things- To be outside in the winter when I am warm. I skied on Monday night after it went from being 6 degrees out to 35 degrees. Went up Bozeman Creek for 1:15 and came down. Whole ski took about 1:45. My headlamp started to run out with 5 miles to go. It was a little creepy but fun.
2- I need to ask you a question about camp. The pool rental is turning into a rich mans training camp. Not for the working man. I need insurance, however, was thinking that depending on the cost it might be good to get insurance anyway. Then the camp can be a little more available to other people that I don't necessarily know and trust.
3- New Year's Eve ride- Bailed on Justin and Erik and didn't get sushi with random people and watch Justin drink too much. Stayed home. Had a good ride and followed with a delicious dinner that I made just for myself. I am glad the new year came about with a whisper. Good things to come this year!! Ride was difficult. The last 7 minute interval was a sufferfest.
4- Signed up for the Grizzly. So did at least 10 MSU Tri Club kids. I am very excited about that. I think it is an indication that the club is growing and getting stronger. Last year I think only one or two students did the race.
Okay, sorry. That is all I have. Need to get to running my cells. Let's hope this isn't a fad for the new year.
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