Alice's Training Blog
June 2
June 1
300 w/u
10x 100 on the 1:50
(This is a step up - I have been doing them on the 1:55.)
100 c/d
Great workout! I was still able to get 10-15s rest, so I was completing them in 1:35 to 1:40 each. Also the water was a few degrees cooler (yay!). Felt good. Lifeguard Joel even commented that I looked a lot stronger and my stroke looked better.
I was breathing hard and really working, but it is a speed/force workout, so I'm supposed to be doing that. In the coming weeks I'll be transitioning to longer reps (200s and 300s instead of 100s) which will help me approximate that pace during a long swim. Currently there is a big difference between how I swim a 100 and how I swim a 1600.
May 31
Rode Alum Creek with David. Previous longest ride this year was 30 miles, so this was a stretch, plus it was only my second ride on the Felt. Thank goodness for carbon - what a smooth ride!
I have a lot to work on mentally. I was getting really upset that I couldn't keep up and at one point had a breakdown and was crying with snot flying everywhere, but proud to say still pedaling! Part of the problem was a headwind for the first 15 miles that seemed to be there no matter which was we were headed. Very demoralizing, thinking I was traveling at 15mph on my beautiful new carbon-everything ride. Ugh! Things got better and I was proud to complete the mileage. Also, I have been training mostly on the river path, which is very flat, so this was a challenge. My butt started hurting at mile 45. But I did it! I need a lot more miles to "become one" with this bike, but ultimately it is a lot more comfortable than the roadie, and I can't wait until I can maximize its potential (for me). Still, this ride was a hard reminder that the bike seems to be my weakest sport right now, and that's not good, since it's the biggest piece. But not bad doing the distance for a HIM in May, when my HIM is scheduled for Sept.
2500 calories.
Yes, max HR of 180. I was working!
May 30
May 29
First time using Garmin.
Set up interval workout
Lap 1 1:55min 7:41 pace
Lap 2 2:17min 9:10 pace
Lap 3 1:58min 7:55 pace
Lap 4 2:23min 9:36 pace
Lap 5 1:58min 7:55 pace
Lap 6 2:22min 9:29 pace
Lap 7 2:02min 8:09 pace
Lap 8 2:23min 9:35 pace
Lap 9 2:02min 8:12 pace
Lap 10 2:26min 9:45 pace
Lap 11 1:58min 7:55 pace
Lap 12 2:25min 9:43 pace
Cooldown:
.83 miles 9:08 pace
1600 yards straight. Some distraction sharing a lane with 2 others, and the lane next to me had some sloppy swimmers. Good practice, I guess.

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warm up 4:45 min
6x400meter intervals with 400meter easy in between:
Lap 1 1:46 min; 8.5mph
Lap 2 2:04 min; 7.3mph
Lap 3 1:48 min; 8.3mph
Lap 4 2:14 min; 6.7mph
Lap 5 1:52 min; 8.0mph
Lap 6 2:47 min; 5.4mph (red light)
Lap 7 1:49 min; 8.2mph
Lap 8 2:39 min; 5.6mph (red light)
Lap 9 1:58 min; 7.6mph
lap 10 2:19 min; 6.4mph
Lap 11 1:52 min; 8.0mph
cooldown .44 miles
18 minutes in Zone 4, 12 minutes in Zone 5! Nice!
Total ascent 430 feet.
It hurt. It sucked. And it was REALLY hot out there.