IM FL Training- how is everyone doing??

Things are going pretty good w/ me too. Granted I just had a planned vacation, but I'm trying to jump right back in (lucky me that it's a "recovery" week). Even w/ the first month of training I started to lose weight, and really shape up... and get super tired. I can't even imagine what it's going to be like when the training hours are DOUBLE! Ahhh, it kind of freaks me out every time I think about it, but then I try to tell myself... one week at a time, one day at a time. Yes you have to plan ahead so that the workouts actually get DONE, but sometimes you have to take things one step at a time so you don't get overwhelmed!

I've really got to get more EFFICIENT. With everything. My life. My training. My work. (Probably that means not spending as much time on BT to be totally honest.) If I only do work at work, I should not have to work long hours... if I have a client dinner or something, I can come into the office later that morning (and therefore train long that morning). If I don't futs around at home, and focus on getting specific chores done at specific times on specific days, nothing will get overwhemingly slobby (and therefore invoke the wrath of the hubby, etc.). And if I get efficient about my training and life (blaring thing here would be the 30 minutes I wasted this morning getting up at 6 AM but then not getting out of bed until 6:30), I should be able to fit all the training, and all the sleep necessary to be well prepared for IMFL. *sigh* If only I could follow my own advice!

I did watch the ultrasport.tv movie about the IM.... wow. Freaked me out, and totally got me psyched at the same time. Wow. We have a lot of work ahead of us.... but it will be SOOO worth it on November 4th!

Alright, about that doing work at work thing... gotta sign off kids!

Just got finished my longest training week ever - 17 hours.  Ouch.  Had a great bike yesterday - 70 miles with the hubba hubby.  Seem to be doing better with bike endurance and pace.  All the hill work seems to finally be paying off. 

The long runs are killing me.  Knees and ankles are screaming today.  Looking forward to rest and recovery week next week!

Wow, you are scaring me! 17 hours all ready?! I am following the BT beginner IM program and am doing a 12 hour week starting tomorrow. Yikes, I feel so behind! (I think I hit one week of 18 hours about 4 weeks out from IMFL, but only one week of that insanity... though there's 17 the week before and 16 before that I think....)

Anyhoo, congrats on getting through it, and wow--you're going to kick some big booty come November!!!!

Wow, you are 15 weeks away from IMFL and you are already hitting that many hours a week? Are you following a particular training plan?

I'm using the hours outlined for IM training in the Triathlete's Training Bible.  According to that book, I'm actually using the minimum weekly hours suggested for IM training.  The 17 hour weeks have been rough, but I am coming from a background of being sedentary about 2 1/2 years ago and I feel like I need a lot of base building.  I don't feel burnt out yet or overly fatigued, so I try to stick with the plan as close as possible to the hours they have outlined. 

The remainder of my training weeks have the following hours (doing Base 2 twice and then Base 3 twice):

12.5, 15, 17, 8.5 (2nd Base 2)
13.5, 16, 18, 8.5 (Base 3) 
13.5, 16, 18, 8.5 (Base 3)
13 (Peak 1)
10 (Peak 2)

Hey, I finished IMLP on Sunday so today I am quite sore, nothing serious just deep muscle soreness(getting up from my desk is a new experience in pain). So for the next couple days it is just swimming, then biking and will start to run again this weekend.

Going to concentrate on the bike for the next month, then bring the run in big time the last 2 months. Some how I have become a good swimmer so will try to just maintain what I had for IMLP.

So all and all doing good, not sure what October will bring with shorter days and colder temps here in the north.

Hope all is weel with the rest of the IMFL ers.

We're down to double digits, people!  No longer is IMFL 100+ days away.   Only 97 left.  Tick tock tick tock.  Can't wait for the big day, but still feel like there is plenty of work to do. 

I'm hoping training in this oppressive heat is toughening my pudding butt up a bit.  Fingers crossed for nice weather on race day.

If you go to the Ironman Florida home page (http://www.ironmanflorida.com/#) there is a "Race Countdown" clock - scroll down to the bottom on the right.  It gives you the days until IMFL (as well as hours, minutes, and seconds - as if we need that kind of pressure!).

Wow- it seems like IM FL is close to being just around the corner!!  It's exciting to me at the moment- I am sure I'll get nervous when the time gets closer.  I've been having following everyones' training progress.  It makes me feel like I'm not training alone! 

I have my 2nd century ride this Sunday followed by a 30 min. run, so that should be a good confidence builder for me.  I plan to practice my IM nutrition and hydration.  Hopefully I'll have it down by the time November is here.

I still have 2 weeks of base building left until I actually start the builidng phase- yikes!  The thought of LONG bricks right now really scare me.  I am trying to get a lot of sleep considering the workouts I'm doing now seem to really tire me out.  I'm usually dead by the end of the week!

I hope everyone elses' training is going well.  The most important thing is to keep it fun!

Waaaaaaaaaaahh.... I hurt my widdle knee.  

Seriously - have done everything I've ever read or heard about in terms of what NOT to do when running to get injured and it caught up with me.  I've got that IBT syndrome thingy.  Ouch.

Hopefully a week of icing it and no running will do the trick.  Happened yesterday and it was so painful I could barely walk but today I'm walking a lot better.   

Sigh....

joannh13 - 2006-08-15 8:48 AM

amiine - 2006-08-14 8:55 PM

joannh13 - 2006-08-14 8:41 PM

As I said before, maybe you are training too many hours too early?

Seriously, none of the athletes I trained/helped for IMLP trained more than 18 one maybe two weeks total and not until 5-6 weeks prior the race. You still have time to adjust. Work on getting recovered and maybe rethink your weekly volume…

Actually it's a result of trying to increase speed and distance at the same time.  I know better but did it anyway.  Lesson learned.

Thanks for your two cents.  Nothing makes an injured person feel better than having someone tell them "I told you so".