Chasing Paper Rainbows

Madison,MS 
Today
Partly Cloudy High 89FLow 71F
  • Temp: 73F
  • Hum: 87%
  • W: 8mph S
TUESDAY
Sunny
High 86F
Low 70F
WEDNESDAY
Sunny
High 85F
Low 64F
THURSDAY
Patchy light rain in area with thunder
High 86F
Low 69F
FRIDAY
Thundery outbreaks in nearby
High 86F
Low 69F

August 14

Bike
  • 1h 00m 42s
  • 16.54 miles
  • 16.35 Mi/hr

Trainer + Sweating Buckets Spinvervals workout.

Run
  • 40m 46s
  • 4.05 miles
  • 10m 04s /Mi

Run off bike. First 10' @z2; kick back to z1 for remainder.

Sport #1
  • Equestrian
  • 40m
Sport #2
  • Pain Free E-cises
  • 15m
That run off the bike is harder than it looks. I have to haul to get my HR up to z2 in those first 10 minutes. Then, I spend the rest of the run trying to go slow enough to get it back down to z1 without walking. I am still using HR zones set up a few years ago; I sent my step results to my coach, but have not received any new zones/max info from her yet. I am wondering if my z2 is actually more of a z3 for me... but then I would have to take a nap to get my HR back to my z1. I really don't like HR training all that much...

August 13

Swim
  • 33m 46s
  • 1600.00 yards
  • 02m 06s /100 yards

4x400

Sport
  • Pain Free E-cises
  • 15m

August 12

Bike
  • 1h 05m 01s
  • 13.89 miles
  • 12.81 Mi/hr

Little recovery ride on the mtb around the multi-use trails.

Good little ride this morning. I think my psyche likes the change of pace on the mtb, and I still get a workout in. Someday, I will ride actual dirt trails.

Decided to skip my planned swim. Had I not slept through the open water workout, I would have gone to that, but I enjoyed my nap. And I am giving my nose a break from the pool since I will likely be swimming tomorrow. The nasal issues are so bad, no matter what kind of pool, that I am considering a visit to the doc for some prescription nasal allergy meds. I might suffer for the next 2 weeks and wait until after I get back from Ireland...in the hopes that an extended break will "fix" me. At least a little bit.

  • Health data: Sleep: 3 Hours slept: 7 Overall Workout: 4

August 11

Swim
  • 14m 46s
  • 530.00 yards
  • 02m 47s /100 yards

I heard folks were saying the swim was long. Overall times (except for the one obscene 9:35) seem to bear that out. In the grand scheme, I was right in the middle, so it was "right" timewise.

Bike
  • 49m 38s
  • 16.00 miles
  • 19.34 Mi/hr

On a course like this (mostly flat), I really think I should be 20mph, at least. We did have a stiff headwind near the end coming across the rez, but still...

Run
  • 25m 07s
  • 3.10 miles
  • 08m 06s /Mi

Had I used my watch, I might have tried to speed up to break 25. As it was, I had no idea.

Results aren't available yet, but I do know my overall time was 1:31:38, and I was 2nd in my AG. I didn't start my watch, so I don't know what the breakout was. Pretty close to my estimates, I think, though.

  • Health data: Overall Workout: 4

August 10

Sport
  • Equestrian
  • 35m

August 9

Swim
  • 1h 12m 30s
  • 3500.00 yards
  • 02m 04s /100 yards

800 pull
7x100
3x200 paddles
5x100
400 pull
3x100
200 paddles

Bike
  • 1h 15m
  • 22.40 miles
  • 17.92 Mi/hr

Ez trainer ride

Yay for good swims. Less breast stroke this time (lots with pull buoy, though).

August 8

Run
  • 1h 04m 58s
  • 5.63 miles
  • 11m 32s /Mi

25' warmup
5x1' hill bounds (+2x15" sprints after hill #3)
Cooldown to end

Bike
  • 1h 15m
  • 24.40 miles
  • 19.52 Mi/hr

Trainer & Spinervals. Kept the effort level easy since I'm racing this weekend.

Strength
  • 30m

Should have hit the weights yesterday.

Run was simply awful. Not sure if it was just because I really hate that workout or more because I tend to feel heavy and tired on recovery weeks. Plus the heat and humidity. Anyway, I did it. Hated every step, but did it.

Trainer ride, though, was significantly better, and I felt good.

  • Health data: Overall Workout: 3

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