Saturday morning (2/28) I started to come down with a cold. I wasn't sure so went about Saturday as planned. Had a great swim and a great run. Felt a little worse on Sunday. Only rode for an hour. Started the trainer workout but didn't feel good and didn't want to get worse. As you know, it is Monday and I am still getting worse. Going to doctor. Got a prescription for antibiotics and a strong suggestion to not fill it for a couple of days. I hate this. I know if I don't fill it, I will be miserable until then, but get worried about taking antibiotics. In the long run, I figure I will take them anyway. Might as well start getting better sooner.
Spring break- We are NOT going away for spring break. Erik is swamped at work and can't get away, and I would feel like a very bad wife leaving him. This is a good time for me to get in some hours, especially on the bike, correct? I was hoping, thinking, I would take some time off work and do some training over that week anyway. A nice day- skip out on work and ride. A long swim and a long run- only work for a few hours. I have enough vacation time to take a little bit and now that we are getting settled with the house I would really like to get my butt kicked (with training damnit, not stupid house shit). After all St. George and the Grizzly are coming up. Do you think I can get similar benefits by staying home?
MSU pool closed until the 23rd. Effers. Don't they realize the I need to get ready for the Grizzly. So, here is to a new goal. Swim 1:30 100s in a 50 meter pool. Which reminds me- my flip turns are slow. I must speed them up. Can you help? I was thinking of trying to get a session with Dylan.
Erik and I are also going to try to get out and do something for a weekend. I told him to get his mt bike ready. Billings has some good riding or Pipestone or the Caverns. Then maybe go stay at Chico or some other hot spring. Erik really needs a break and I think our marriage might need some time together too. I think we want to do that next weekend. (This now depends on how sick I am) I wonder what Polson riding is like? Maybe head up there)
Questions
1- I probably should have asked this a long, long time ago. When you write two workouts a day and write one first and the other second is that the order you want me to do them in? I usually look at the day and figure out how to do both irrelevant of order. That is, of course, unless you say run immediately after swim. Just want to make sure I haven't been making years of mistakes and/or that I need to start changing things.
2- State Swim Meet- I need to register. What events? I like to do the 1000 because it helps me gauge the Grizzly. How about the 1650? Would it be good for St. George? Other events, you probably don't really care about. I like 50 fly, 100 free, and 100 IM. I am planning on bringing my bike and would like to ride up there if the weather is good and if other people want to ride. Definitely cross bike.
3- Since Spring Break is out, what about a good old road running race? Run to the Pub is March 14th. 10k or 1/2 marathon?
Comment- I just read somewhere (Lauren Fleshman's twitter) that "if athletes are coached with acceptance and friendship they learn to find love in the sport." So true, don't you think? I think so.
Significant training days-
3x1 mile intervals. I used my favorite loop. The one I told you about before. It is exactly 2 miles around. Perfect, because you can start anywhere and end on the opposite side. Also, I am hoping I can use this route to judge my fitness and see if I am getting stronger. The run was good. As a reference mile 1- 7:45, mile 2- 7:05, and mile 3- 6:45. I was happy with that. And, the most important thing. The next day my hamstring/back was fine. The higher intensity did not hurt me!!!
Sunday ride- (1,2,3,4 minute intervals at 1/2 IM pace) This looked easy and started out easy, but ended up being hard. I think I raised the temperature of the bike shop by 5 degrees. Dripping. I don't drip on the rollers either. Felt good.
Hill repeats- I had to do this on the treadmill. It was so cold out. A very biting east wind. This took a bit to get set up. I set the incline to 6, I tried not to think about my pace, just my effort. Found a speed that was a lot of effort. This was how the 6 repeats went. (My internal dialogue) Feeling good, that was only 30 seconds, okay, now I am not feeling so good and I still have a long time to go, okay keep your form, you are feeling okay, (breathing is getting much more labored), check time 1:30, I don't know if I can do this, now you only have one minute to go, you can do this, look at the 2009 picture of Chrissy Wellington and Andy Potts,this would be easy for them, count out the last 30 seconds. Done. Now I have 5 more of those, oh no, maybe I should lower the pace a little. It's okay, I feel better already. ( I wish I was a better writer, that sounded so much better in my head before writing it down).
After the last one though when I was cooling down I was overwhelmed with the deepest sense of appreciation for a good run. I read an article in an old Runner's World today about the benefits of running. This was one of them. Each and every run you are just filled with the sense of joy. Others were funny but so true. Showers, eating, and a few others just aren't as pleasurable unless you run. I need to send that article to my parents. Oh, and the best part about that run. My hamstring was not hindering me!!!
Bad decision-
-Drank beer on Friday(3/20) instead of going home to ride the bike.
-Got to the pool too late and missed 400 of the workout with all the band stuff (I was still sore the next day).
-Swam with the tri club kids- My workout wasn't really that bad after I ended up modifying the workout and moving over to have my own lane. Get this- They swim in 2-3 lanes. They all do the workout, but they don't do it together. I don't even understand how that works. I feel like a huge benefit of swimming with a group is that you can push each other. Also, no time intervals. Just rest intervals with no prescribed effort. Weird. I fear those kids aren't going to improve their swimming. I think the coach's philosophy is that you improve with technique. He forgets about fitness.
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