Why is it that I feel like there are less hours in every day. I am constantly feeling like I have so much to do. For example, Lisa and Marta want to get together for a wine night. I can't even find a night to do it on. At this point too with St. George coming up (more below) I don't want to feel like I wasted time drinking. The point is, I do feel stretched for time and sometimes sleep.
Schedule-
Wedding is this Saturday, not next weekend. I just assumed it was next since Sunday is Easter and haven't double checked in invite. So, this weekend is already hectic. Wedding starts at 4 and then we are having people over to our house on Easter at 4 for dinner. I realize that St. George is coming up and I need to make the right decision here but need your help. Do we get a hotel in Big Sky on Saturday night or drive back to Bozeman? I want to enjoy the wedding but staying would mean a pretty worthless day on Sunday (I think, even if I tried it would be hard to get going and get in some good training). So, I probably answered my own question.
Bobcat bike race- Feeling much more inclined to participate since there is no wedding. It would be a good excuse to get out and get in a good ride that day.
Tuesday- Chiro appointment- Want to go. I think my knee needs some adjustment.The whole time thing, again.
Work- Nothing that I know of for the next week that is huge. Finishing up a bunch of stuff this week before moving on.
Thursday April 9- Wine night with Marta and Lisa. If swimming, can you write the workout.
Speedwagon- I already pretty much summed this up for you. Apparently the winds did a lot of damage. It was the slowest winning time in the history of the race. I did not ride back to the house. Matt and one other guy were the only ones. I figured, I had already been out there for a lot longer than expected and I could not ride in that headwind up that big hill. If that hill wasn't there then maybe. I honestly felt pretty good at the end of the race and felt pretty good for most of it. Maybe I have done it enough to know where I am and how much is left etc. Maybe could have used up a little more energy. Felt like I put in a hard effort though and had a good time. Such a good event with great people.
Other- Run on Sunday felt better than expected. I may have failed a little on the effort, partly because I didn't read it and partly because I am not sure I could have gone 90 minutes much faster. I didn't go super slow though and kept the effort up through the end. Did PT after to keep myself feeling good.
Swim- Maybe not as awesome as last week but pretty tough with all the pulling. A perfectly written workout. Anymore of those 200's and I wouldn't have been happy. Really tried hard to build to FAST on the last 50.
3/30/2015
3/23/2015
Swimming- State Meet Style
Highlights
Saturday ride: Felt good this day. Sometimes I have days where I don't really feel like riding but this day I was stoked to get out on some Polson dirt and the feeling just kept going. Didn't quite make the "dentist" loop. It was really remote out there and I got a little spooked. Riding I was fine but I got a flat and when I stopped to change it I got a bit more paranoid. Did most of the Speedwagon course. Rode for 3+ hours. Was pretty tired.
1000 swim- Decided to build the swim rather than just die within the first 200. Talked with an experienced teammate and he said that he learned to go at pace for the first 500, build the next 250, and race the last 250. I tried that. It worked pretty well. My time was 15:10. I was NOT in the hurt locker at all for the first 500 so I think at the Grizzly, if I go with that plan, I will go a little harder for the first 500. I actually thought that 1000 hurt less than any other. So, I probably have more in me. I was happy to experiment and see how it went.
Ask Dylan about his 1000 swim. He has a funny story to tell.
Tuesday swim- I texted yoi. I was so floored. I decided to swim those 100s and descend them in groups of 4. The first four were easily on 1:30. The next 4 were easily on 1: 25. I was so stoked and surprised. I have been aiming for that all year. The last were on 1:23 or 22. I guess swimming demoralizing times I'm warm water in a 50m pool actually works.
I found a nd a new bike: Seems like a really good deal, if it fits.
https://bozeman.craigslist.org/bik/4944699554.html
Health:
Feeling really good, as far a my various aches and pains. Have actually rescheduled my Chiro appointments because I haven't been having the time and also not super motivated since I am feeling good. I try to follow your schedule for PT but if that doesn't work out, try to get the stretching and general exercises done periodically and then get in a couple good sessions a week.
My breathing seems to be getting better. In Polson, I felt like I actually had my normal breathing back. The elevation is a little lower, so that may have helped.
Schedule:
Going to Polson this weekend to race the Speedwagon!! I am really glad to have ridden there last weekend, feel like it put me in a mental place. Here is my plan.
1- Have liquid calories in bottle in cages on my bike. That way I can eat fast and often. Also, have a few extra gels in my pockets.
2- Try to not get so caught up in the first attack that I completely blow myself up. I am not going to keep up with the fast guys, so try and target the people that I can race with and focus on staying with them. Most importantly, stay within myself. If I blow up it takes too long to recover.
3- The ultimate goal of the day is to have a hard ride to prep for St. George. This is the best race out there to get ready for that race.
4- Secondary benefits- fun people, good course, etc.
We are going to leave Friday after work and come home Sunday. I am finding out right now when on Sunday.
5- Don't overdress. I find that I am very uncomfortable being too warm at this time of year.
St. George W30-34 you are going down.
http://www.ironman.com/~/media/bb87921ab28b45209cfe0b499577a716/2%2027%20st%20george%2070%203%20swim%20waves%203.pdf
Saturday ride: Felt good this day. Sometimes I have days where I don't really feel like riding but this day I was stoked to get out on some Polson dirt and the feeling just kept going. Didn't quite make the "dentist" loop. It was really remote out there and I got a little spooked. Riding I was fine but I got a flat and when I stopped to change it I got a bit more paranoid. Did most of the Speedwagon course. Rode for 3+ hours. Was pretty tired.
1000 swim- Decided to build the swim rather than just die within the first 200. Talked with an experienced teammate and he said that he learned to go at pace for the first 500, build the next 250, and race the last 250. I tried that. It worked pretty well. My time was 15:10. I was NOT in the hurt locker at all for the first 500 so I think at the Grizzly, if I go with that plan, I will go a little harder for the first 500. I actually thought that 1000 hurt less than any other. So, I probably have more in me. I was happy to experiment and see how it went.
Ask Dylan about his 1000 swim. He has a funny story to tell.
Tuesday swim- I texted yoi. I was so floored. I decided to swim those 100s and descend them in groups of 4. The first four were easily on 1:30. The next 4 were easily on 1: 25. I was so stoked and surprised. I have been aiming for that all year. The last were on 1:23 or 22. I guess swimming demoralizing times I'm warm water in a 50m pool actually works.
I found a nd a new bike: Seems like a really good deal, if it fits.
https://bozeman.craigslist.org/bik/4944699554.html
Health:
Feeling really good, as far a my various aches and pains. Have actually rescheduled my Chiro appointments because I haven't been having the time and also not super motivated since I am feeling good. I try to follow your schedule for PT but if that doesn't work out, try to get the stretching and general exercises done periodically and then get in a couple good sessions a week.
My breathing seems to be getting better. In Polson, I felt like I actually had my normal breathing back. The elevation is a little lower, so that may have helped.
Schedule:
Going to Polson this weekend to race the Speedwagon!! I am really glad to have ridden there last weekend, feel like it put me in a mental place. Here is my plan.
1- Have liquid calories in bottle in cages on my bike. That way I can eat fast and often. Also, have a few extra gels in my pockets.
2- Try to not get so caught up in the first attack that I completely blow myself up. I am not going to keep up with the fast guys, so try and target the people that I can race with and focus on staying with them. Most importantly, stay within myself. If I blow up it takes too long to recover.
3- The ultimate goal of the day is to have a hard ride to prep for St. George. This is the best race out there to get ready for that race.
4- Secondary benefits- fun people, good course, etc.
We are going to leave Friday after work and come home Sunday. I am finding out right now when on Sunday.
5- Don't overdress. I find that I am very uncomfortable being too warm at this time of year.
St. George W30-34 you are going down.
http://www.ironman.com/~/media/bb87921ab28b45209cfe0b499577a716/2%2027%20st%20george%2070%203%20swim%20waves%203.pdf
3/16/2015
Spring Break and lots of Montana riding
I picked an amazing week to take some time off and get in some good training. It was so nice here I didn't have to spend the time driving south. It was nice until yesterday afternoon that is. Went to work and it was 60 degrees, left work and was probably 25 with a fierce cold wind.
Just looked up St. George swim waves. I am wave 19 out of 22. Suck. That was how Mont Tremblant was and I hated it. Felt really far behind even though that wasn't necessarily true. I am going to need some help with how to go about this and think about it during the next month +.
Been thinking about our conversation about mental toughness. Especially on my ride on Saturday. I think the capacity for mental toughness can increased. I don't think it comes through say, doing to same miserable workout over and over, for me it comes with handling the unexpected or tough conditions. Then, when faced with adversity in a race it is something to fall back on. " I can do this, I already did this much longer on that one training ride."
So, if I remember this correctly, I think I got in three 3+hours rides and one 2.5 hour ride in the course of seven days. Lots of good riding. Wed intervals were in the wind. Tried to mix it up so that some were in the wind. It's nice but not super productive to do all the intervals with a tailwind.
Saturday was good, good and windy. Rode 3 hours over lots of big hills by myself and then met up with a friend for another hour. It was crazy windy and I don't think I would have persevered that other hour without him. He even made me work quite a bit. Ran 30 minutes off the bike and felt tired but no gut or stomach problems. Stuck to my maltodextrin and lime diet for the whole ride and apparently it worked. Didn't even crave other food even though I had it and even stuck a credit card in my pocket for emergencies. The ride was difficult because of the wind and I am definitely not in biking shape but felt better than even a week earlier.
Tuesday run- I love my little loop. I had to modify this workout a little. Took out some of the rest. Managed to give the dog a little exercise and pick up some lunch during this workout. Probably not optimal but I was crunched for time. (Taking care of my moms dog for the next two weeks, she is getting old and can run but is also obstinate and will stop if she gets too tired or suspects you are tricking her into an adventure that is too long) I thought she would maybe run a mile with me, but that was pushing my luck. (I think she is also competetive and likes to be in front, once you pass her she gives up) Anyway, the loop is great. Gives a good sense of reality. One direction us slightly uphill, the other windy, etc. Ran a 6:50, 7:10, and 6:57. I pushed the first too much. Tried to build into the second two instead of starting out way too hard. Felt like I was at a good 10k pace for parts.
Swimming- Masters is tapering for State so workouts have been kind of short. Also, swim times at the Swim Center are 5:30-7:30am, 12-1, and 6:30-9. Masters swims from 6:30-8:30 so I feel like I am in a little of a dilemma when I have my own workout to do. Thoughts or suggestions. I won't make the am swim. The 1hr lunch swim is kind of short, and the pm swim I either swim with masters and do my own workout which is rude, or swim in the other lanes, which the coach indicated she doesn't think is very nice either.
Weekend- Drive up Friday, maybe leave at 2? I hope later. Swim Saturday and Sunday. I want to bring my bike. What do you think? Run?
Schedule- Nothing huge at work next week. Pool at MSU closed until the 23rd.
will try to add some more, running out of time....
Just looked up St. George swim waves. I am wave 19 out of 22. Suck. That was how Mont Tremblant was and I hated it. Felt really far behind even though that wasn't necessarily true. I am going to need some help with how to go about this and think about it during the next month +.
Been thinking about our conversation about mental toughness. Especially on my ride on Saturday. I think the capacity for mental toughness can increased. I don't think it comes through say, doing to same miserable workout over and over, for me it comes with handling the unexpected or tough conditions. Then, when faced with adversity in a race it is something to fall back on. " I can do this, I already did this much longer on that one training ride."
So, if I remember this correctly, I think I got in three 3+hours rides and one 2.5 hour ride in the course of seven days. Lots of good riding. Wed intervals were in the wind. Tried to mix it up so that some were in the wind. It's nice but not super productive to do all the intervals with a tailwind.
Saturday was good, good and windy. Rode 3 hours over lots of big hills by myself and then met up with a friend for another hour. It was crazy windy and I don't think I would have persevered that other hour without him. He even made me work quite a bit. Ran 30 minutes off the bike and felt tired but no gut or stomach problems. Stuck to my maltodextrin and lime diet for the whole ride and apparently it worked. Didn't even crave other food even though I had it and even stuck a credit card in my pocket for emergencies. The ride was difficult because of the wind and I am definitely not in biking shape but felt better than even a week earlier.
Tuesday run- I love my little loop. I had to modify this workout a little. Took out some of the rest. Managed to give the dog a little exercise and pick up some lunch during this workout. Probably not optimal but I was crunched for time. (Taking care of my moms dog for the next two weeks, she is getting old and can run but is also obstinate and will stop if she gets too tired or suspects you are tricking her into an adventure that is too long) I thought she would maybe run a mile with me, but that was pushing my luck. (I think she is also competetive and likes to be in front, once you pass her she gives up) Anyway, the loop is great. Gives a good sense of reality. One direction us slightly uphill, the other windy, etc. Ran a 6:50, 7:10, and 6:57. I pushed the first too much. Tried to build into the second two instead of starting out way too hard. Felt like I was at a good 10k pace for parts.
Swimming- Masters is tapering for State so workouts have been kind of short. Also, swim times at the Swim Center are 5:30-7:30am, 12-1, and 6:30-9. Masters swims from 6:30-8:30 so I feel like I am in a little of a dilemma when I have my own workout to do. Thoughts or suggestions. I won't make the am swim. The 1hr lunch swim is kind of short, and the pm swim I either swim with masters and do my own workout which is rude, or swim in the other lanes, which the coach indicated she doesn't think is very nice either.
Weekend- Drive up Friday, maybe leave at 2? I hope later. Swim Saturday and Sunday. I want to bring my bike. What do you think? Run?
Schedule- Nothing huge at work next week. Pool at MSU closed until the 23rd.
will try to add some more, running out of time....
3/10/2015
And one week goes really fast.
The week:
Friday- Lunch swim at the 50 m pool. Feel grateful that I can swim at MSU when it is open and developed some patience and stabilizing skills because lunch swim is in a 50m, 7 lane pool with no lane lines. :) Rode my bike to work, rode to the pool, and took the long way home. It felt so nice to not get on the rollers or the trainer.
Saturday- Good swim. Hard swim. The one minute 50's were tough. Also had a decent run. I went on a trail and it was much snowier than I had anticipated. I saw a moose. It is challenging to run downhill on snow. I think that trail will be last day of camp run. It is kind of steep but not super steep and has amazing views.
Sunday- Time change made this a bit more challenging however Erik and I rallied. How can one pass up a group ride with a group that stops at the donut shop on the way out of town. This ride was a little long. We left at 10 and got home at 5. There was some stopping and bike walking because we chose to take a road that was too muddy and ended up turning around. We also ate lunch in Manhattan. I was worked though. Felt very out of shape and had the thought more than once that if the Speedwagon does happen, I am way too out of shape.
Spent the evening at Fairmont. It was fun. Spent some good quality time together. I won't get into the stories of that trip.
Monday- Guess what? I was so tired. In addition to that long ride, I don't feel completely healthy. My asthma is acting up. I think it is the spring air. Lot's of coughing and sometimes hard to get in a good breath. Also, those antibiotics, I swear are giving me chapped lips that won't go away. Chapped lips combined with a dripping nose does not feel good. Anyway, I rallied, and had a good ride. Climbed some good big hills. Went home and ate something and watched the cat hang out in the field across from our house (then almost get hit by a car) and then went to swimming. This is where it all caught up with me. My body did not want to go FAST. I did all the 200s except for the FAST 200s. Those I did slow. Did this at Masters and took advantage of the new coach on deck and got some pointers on my stroke. At least the the workout wasn't a total bust. I think I was only a couple hundred short of the total yardage.
Tuesday- Went to PT to get a group of exercises and stretches to keep me maintained. Good stuff and not too much. Lots of core, hip, glute, and hamstring stabilizing/strength stuff. Most of it I was already doing. Also a few shoulder things.
Run- Great run. Had an episode at work that required some heavy thinking, so the run was great. Didn't push the strides really hard. Just kept a good cadence and good form. Did my hamstring exercise halfway though and it felt much better.
Comments/questions
This week blew by. I feel like I haven't had much time to think about anything but just getting it done. I can tell you about our mystery knockout mouse though, or running CS and T on the Fortessa.
I am good with my choice to not go on Spring Break. It is beautiful here. I was running in a t-shirt today.
Speedwagon- March 28th.
Schedule- We are in Bozeman this weekend. Nothing planned. Nothing huge at work next week either. I have some smaller experiments that I am doing and those just take a couple of hours. Not long or stressful.
Friday- Lunch swim at the 50 m pool. Feel grateful that I can swim at MSU when it is open and developed some patience and stabilizing skills because lunch swim is in a 50m, 7 lane pool with no lane lines. :) Rode my bike to work, rode to the pool, and took the long way home. It felt so nice to not get on the rollers or the trainer.
Saturday- Good swim. Hard swim. The one minute 50's were tough. Also had a decent run. I went on a trail and it was much snowier than I had anticipated. I saw a moose. It is challenging to run downhill on snow. I think that trail will be last day of camp run. It is kind of steep but not super steep and has amazing views.
Sunday- Time change made this a bit more challenging however Erik and I rallied. How can one pass up a group ride with a group that stops at the donut shop on the way out of town. This ride was a little long. We left at 10 and got home at 5. There was some stopping and bike walking because we chose to take a road that was too muddy and ended up turning around. We also ate lunch in Manhattan. I was worked though. Felt very out of shape and had the thought more than once that if the Speedwagon does happen, I am way too out of shape.
Spent the evening at Fairmont. It was fun. Spent some good quality time together. I won't get into the stories of that trip.
Monday- Guess what? I was so tired. In addition to that long ride, I don't feel completely healthy. My asthma is acting up. I think it is the spring air. Lot's of coughing and sometimes hard to get in a good breath. Also, those antibiotics, I swear are giving me chapped lips that won't go away. Chapped lips combined with a dripping nose does not feel good. Anyway, I rallied, and had a good ride. Climbed some good big hills. Went home and ate something and watched the cat hang out in the field across from our house (then almost get hit by a car) and then went to swimming. This is where it all caught up with me. My body did not want to go FAST. I did all the 200s except for the FAST 200s. Those I did slow. Did this at Masters and took advantage of the new coach on deck and got some pointers on my stroke. At least the the workout wasn't a total bust. I think I was only a couple hundred short of the total yardage.
Tuesday- Went to PT to get a group of exercises and stretches to keep me maintained. Good stuff and not too much. Lots of core, hip, glute, and hamstring stabilizing/strength stuff. Most of it I was already doing. Also a few shoulder things.
Run- Great run. Had an episode at work that required some heavy thinking, so the run was great. Didn't push the strides really hard. Just kept a good cadence and good form. Did my hamstring exercise halfway though and it felt much better.
Comments/questions
This week blew by. I feel like I haven't had much time to think about anything but just getting it done. I can tell you about our mystery knockout mouse though, or running CS and T on the Fortessa.
I am good with my choice to not go on Spring Break. It is beautiful here. I was running in a t-shirt today.
Speedwagon- March 28th.
Schedule- We are in Bozeman this weekend. Nothing planned. Nothing huge at work next week either. I have some smaller experiments that I am doing and those just take a couple of hours. Not long or stressful.
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