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March 23
March 22
- 08m 22s
- 528.00 yards
- 01m 34s /100 yards
Pretty good swim, first swim in the new wetsuit (which has to be returned due to defects), and a cross current to deal with. Pretty successful I'd say.
- 02m 21s
- 0.28 miles
- 08m 23s /Mi
Transition run from beach to our little transition area. Sand, grass, and OUCHY concrete.
T1 time (this is timed from getting to the TA to leaving it...not including the run) - 2:48
YIKES...slow T1!!!
- 29m 04s
- 9.67 miles
- 19.95 Mi/hr
Pretty good bike I'd say, considering the fact that there was an 18mph headwind for half of the 10 miles. The rest was tailwind and I got up to 25mph but it was hard doing this on a road bike (tried to do it on the Cervelo, but the pedals are FUSED to the Motobecane's crank and I couldn't get them off to switch them...so new pedals are in the works for the tri bike).
T2 time - 0:58
- 22m 37s
- 3.00 miles
- 07m 32s /Mi
I was actually doing pretty well for a while...as long as I didn't turn suddenly. My knee was okay if I just took the turns slowly, like a boat or airplane would...not like a runner...I couldn't change direction quickly or...CRAAACK.
The 1.5 miles out was with a tailwind so I kept up a good 6:50 pace, but at the turnaround the wind hit me like a ton of bricks and I slowed down to about 8:10 for a while before I felt like I could pick up again.
Finish time for entire "race" - 1:07:09. Not too bad for my first tri in a bunch of months.
1915 - Nice day today out at Fort DeSoto with Pete, Brian, and Terri. It was fun doing our little practice tri. We laughed, grunted, freaked out, tri'd, and had a good visit. Then it was off to the Old Northeast Tavern in St. Pete for some good eats. Now it's time to relax.
1000 - Ahhhh...a good night's sleep! I was out like a light the minute my head hit the pillow. I slept for 10 hours!! I really needed a sleep like this. I'll bet if I had slept like this on Friday night, last night's run might have gone a little better.
BIG THANKS to Sue for letting me use her house as the "command post" for the run. I wish I'd gotten more miles in, but having a place to run from, and a good quiet and SAFE place to DO the run was awesome.
I wish I had been proactive about this though, and asked my friends to do some miles with me. I guess that's one more thing I didn't do right.
It's funny though, I am kinda "relieved" that it didn't go as long as it should have...it pains me to think I'd have run something more than marathon distance and not get credit for it on my Maniacs "My Marathons" list. Hehe...
- Health data: Sleep: 5 Stress: 5 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Hours slept: 10 Overall Workout: 4
March 21
- 3h 12m 07s
- 22.19 miles
- 08m 39s /Mi
OK, so this was just over half of what I wanted to do tonight. So, I guess it's kind of a failed attempt.
There were many reasons it failed.
1. My body is TIRED. I worked 68 hours this week, I've worked out like a fiend, and I've been on my feet ALOT.
2. I had no one to run with. Sue and Brian did my first loop with me on their bikes, but after that I was on my own. So I had no escort.
3. I tripped and twisted my knee on a root that pushed the paved trail up. It was dark on the path and I couldn't see the way the roots were sticking up, so I tripped and my knee went CRAAAACK! I ran 6 more miles on it but it was a bad idea.
3. I'm pretty dehydrated. I haven't been drinking enough water.
There are probably a million more. But suffice it to say this wasn't meant to be tonight. Next week I'll do back to back 20 milers and then I'll be ready. My volume was pretty decent this week overall.
1330 - I finally had a good night's sleep last night!! I actually woke up this morning feeling refreshed and ready to go. This is good of course, since I have to run 40 to 50 miles tonight. I'm pretty excited about it, although I'm not sure how it's gonna go down...it's damn windy out there.
It's been a busy week so I haven't really had much of a chance to catch up on blog here. Next week is even busier!! But this is good since I'm gonna be off for almost a whole week with no pay.
The plan for tonight is to start running at 6pm and run for approximately 7 hours. If I can get to 40 miles that'd be great. If I get past 40 miles in 7 hours, I'll try to get to 50 in 8, but that's a stretch. We'll see what happens. There are a few things I need to get done this afternoon, and then take a nap. Then I'll eat a good pasta meal before I run.
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Stress: 5 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Hours slept: 8 Overall Workout: 3
March 20
- 20m
- 2.57 miles
- 07m 46s /Mi
On the Dunedin Causeway as usual. Holy hell the wind was INSANE today! I had to run leaning over cuz the crosswind was so bad! It was nice and sunny tho, very enjoyable.
- 40m
Biceps, Triceps, Shoulders
Will fill this in when I am not blogging from my phone.
- Health data: Sleep: 3 Stress: 5 Soreness: 2 Fatigue: 3 Hours slept: 7 Overall Workout: 3
March 19
- 23m 48s
- 3.00 miles
- 07m 55s /Mi
At the Causeway again. I really wasn't feelin' it today, so I only did 3 miles. Instead of doing 5 today and taking tomorrow off, I decided to do 3 today and I'll do 3 tomorrow, so my volume will actually be higher for the week.
Saturday night is the big 40-50 miler so I need to prepare for that. Sunday we're doing a practice sprint tri at Fort DeSoto so I hope my legs still work!!
- 1h 00m
Been a while since I actually workout out with Vic, so it was a really great workout tonight since we feed off each other so much.
Chest/Back
Superset 1, 4 rounds:
Superset 2, 4 rounds:
Superset 3, 4 rounds:
Quads set, 2 rounds:
The lunges at the end killed everyone but me, and they used to absolutely destroy me. So I'm confident that my leg strength is really returning. Can't wait to see how I do in some sprint tri's this season!
2205 - Oh well I guess I lied again! I was just so stoopidbusy today I didn't have time to get any logging done. I have to be at work at 0600 tomorrow so I'm staying at my friend John's place tonight, and I'm about to hit the sack, so yet another night of no catch-up from Q. Sorry my friends.
I'm extremely tired though, I need a day of rest!! But alas, that won't happen for a couple weeks, when I'm done running a hundred effing miles.
I was supposed to bike 30 minutes today but I hate the trainer and I didn't bring my bike with me...otherwise I'd have done that...the Pinellas trail is sooooo close to where I work. I'll be doing short rides during the week right from the gym.
0810 - I promise to get some blogging done today! Doin' this from my phone for now. Another 5 miles on the sked today, as well as a trainer ride, and weights. I'm gonna run at lunch...at the beach!
- Health data: Sleep: 3 Stress: 5 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 5 Hours slept: 6.5 Overall Workout: 4
March 18
- 38m 57s
- 5.07 miles
- 07m 40s /Mi
On the Dunedin Causeway. It was nice out there today, another great run.
- 27m 55s
- 1700.00 yards
- 01m 38s /100 yards
With Pete at LA Fitness.
WU:
400 easy - 647
MS:
2 x 100 (25 left, 25 right, 25 fist, 25 catchup) - 150, 145
6 x 50 (25 tarzan, 25 DPS) - 45, 47, 49, 49, 51, 51
6 x 100 on the 2 minute - 123, 127, 127, 128, 132, 132
CD:
200 easy - 353
It really helps to have someone who's about your speed when you're doing a long swim. Great motivation. At the end of the 100's Pete was leading me by a length. Made me work!!
- 50m
With John and Brian at Anytime Fitness. This was a fun workout.
Triset 1, 4 rounds:
Triset 2, 4 rounds:
Triset 3, 2 rounds:
This was a very sweaty workout, I definitely enjoyed it. There were a few moves I'd wanted to do but I forgot about them. So many different exercises in my head!
OK I know...I was supposed to blog and catch up today. It turned out to be a busier day than I thought. Lots of workouts too so I just didn't have time.
Work is going great though, I am still really happy!
- Health data: Sleep: 3 Stress: 5 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 3 Hours slept: 7 Overall Workout: 5
March 17
- 38m 34s
- 5.02 miles
- 07m 40s /Mi
On the Dunedin Causeway at lunchtime. It was cool and cloudy today, so no one was out there, but oh well. It was a good run.
- 20m
Lots of abs stuff with clients today. No weights workout. It was leg day anyway, and I can't do legs heavy right now. Not til after the 100.
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Stress: 5 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Hours slept: 7
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From the club, a mile out Alderman, and back. Simple, a few hills, and a breeze. My knee was not happy.
Today my weight training was a bit different. It will be this way all week. While the others did four rounds of three exercises, I did each exercise in the triset for as long as it took them to do each round. Weights were light, reps were high. Except for the warmup incline bench sets.
Set 1, 4 rounds:
Triset 1, 1 round, 60 (+/-) reps each:
Triset 2, 1 round, 60 (+/-) reps each:
Triset 3, 1 round, 60 (+/-) reps each:
It rained today so I didn't get to do my run right after the workout, or go to the beach. Boo.
Today was my first "bad day" at work. Not necessarily a whole day of badness, but ya know how one little thing can just put a bad spin on an otherwise good day? Well that's what happened. Some people are just rude and arrogant...it's unfortunate that people find happiness in being mean.
And of course, there's the fact that stupid XTERRA won't take my DAMAGED wetsuit back when it was DAMAGED upon opening it!!! DO NOT BUY AN XTERRA WETSUIT!!! They are unwilling to work with you when THEY damage the suit. I can see if YOU damage it, but I did not...it was damaged upon opening the suit. XTERRA SUCKS. Yes, the suit works great but their customer service sucks ass. Plain and simple.