4-14 through 4-26

Wednesday of First week
Got up in the morning and rode the rollers. Jaimee was in town with her new little baby Rose so I wanted to see her. Went to Masters swim for about and hour and got out. Had dinner with Jaimee and Cassie and Colombos. Feeling especially tired.

Thursday
Had a meeting at 7 so the ride got cut a little short. Was more like 145. Did the intervals thought. Did the run with the intervals and felt good. Still feeling especially tired this week.

Friday
Work was huge and didn't get done until after 5. The pool was only open until 6 and then I made plans to see Jaimee but Rose was going to sleep at 630. So after so much agonizing skipped out on the pool. Still really tired and felt like it was a stressful week trying to see Jaimee, go the the meeting on Thursday night etc. Ready for the weekend and for the next week.

Sat.
Got up and went out to Lewis and Clark Caverns for the race. Signed up for the B race which was one lap then went out on an hour pre-race ride. Worked really hard in the race. Stayed with the pack up the hill and chased Anna down once. Maybe not very smart because I wasn't saving anything. Got dropped right before the downhill. Kind of glad I did. Rode easier back and there was a crash. Don't want to get caught in one of those. Then got out the TT bike and did another lap. The wind had picked up a lot and this lap was one to develop some mental toughness and finding of my happy place. Felt tired, but really good to finish the ride. 5+ hours and around 85 miles!!!


Sunday
Got the run in. Felt kind of tired near the end. Maybe needed more than one get for that time. Did a lot of it on pavement.
Swim- don't really remember. Must have been pretty uneventful. Think I need to work harder in the pool. Get over some fear of hurting and going far. Need to push myself more. Not afraid to go there on the bike. Why is it so hard in the pool.

Monday
Masters swim. Did lots of long distances. Felt really good. My bad week last week is turning around. Carrie gave me a new swimsuit so now I have something to wear for the Grizzly since my awesome Muleterro suit didn't get in on time.
Got a DVD from Amy with the Biggest Loser lady trainer. Wanted to do some of her core but could't get the DVD working. Maybe next time. Just did my own thing and some stretching for a while.

Tuesday
Run- Did the strides up and down a street by work. My shins and ankles were really sore for the next few days after these.
Ride- Went to Computrainer and did the workout with them. It was these 30 sec. intervals at varying levels above threshold with a long recovery between. Seemed very ineffective to me. Didn't give it my all on the intervals just kep the pedals going around and then on the recovery did some high cadence. Did my workout the 2nd hour after they all left. It was motivating to be riding with people for some of the ride. Got in a good workout and am still feeling great this week.

Wed.
Masters swim. Practiced flip turns and am keeping up with Dan and Tony. My new feeling of speed didn't show at the Grizzly. Wish my swim times were faster. Maybe my form is better so I am using less energy and can put that into the bike and run.

Thurs.
Run 30 min
Ride 130. Pretty uneventful. Nothing too hard.

Friday
Went to pool in the am. MSU had a student holiday and pool was closed. Ran for 20 minutes and used the weights with hardly any weight to target my arms and back. The best I could do without a swim.

Sat.
Race!!! Nervous before but Anna and Lisa showed up at the last minute to take my mind off of it. Last one out of the pool. I told you I have no shame. The bike was fun. Kept passing people all the way to the last corner. Lots of fast runners behind me. Needed as much time as possible. The run was good. Finished 7th. Happy with my time and place. Exceeded my goal of at least 10. Want to do even better next year.

Sun,
Tired from the weekend. Got up early Sat. to support Mary who was in the first heat. Went on a 3 hour ride with Erik. Wasn't very organized and didn't do so well with nutrition. Ate a Luna bar and drank acclerade. Stomach okay. Was pretty bonked and tired when we got home and totally missed the run. Should have double checked my plan before starting out. Went up some hills on the bike but probably should have done more.

Monday
Tired. Going to Master swim.