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....
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