It's been awhile since I wrote. I have been training very well the last couple weeks. This week was especially good. 4 Bikes, 3 Swims, 4 runs and 2 lifting sessions. It would have 4 swims, but lightening derailed that attempt.
Today Meg and I did the Emporia Spring Migration Triathlon. It was a beautiful day. We made a little mistake and put our swim times, much too slow, but other than that it was great. I swam about 6:30 for the 400m and then had a great bike ride. Not sure what the split was, but I got off the bike a little over 40 minutes in. I was really working on the bike, so the first mile of my run was pretty tough. Final time of 56 minutes. Good enough for 2nd overall! Meg was 10th overall and first female with a time of 1:06!!!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
1 swim, 2 swim, 3 swim....
3 consecutive days of swimming!! Finally feeling like my swim is starting to take some shape. After working on my stroke last week, this week I have been working on my kick. I think it is paying off, I just need to get stronger with my legs.
Monday - 1 hour swim, tired so skipped bike
Tuesday - 10 mile run - 1:03, 1 hour swim
Wednesday - 26 mile bike on the trainer, 1 hour swim (10x100m) avg. 1:35
Monday - 1 hour swim, tired so skipped bike
Tuesday - 10 mile run - 1:03, 1 hour swim
Wednesday - 26 mile bike on the trainer, 1 hour swim (10x100m) avg. 1:35
Sunday, April 3, 2011
You know its windy when....
1. You are running/biking significantly slower than usual.
2. Your hat flies away.
3. You can't hear the music in your earphones.
4. You start swearing and wishing for it to stop.
5. You get passed by a tumbleweed!
Well, we have officially reached spring and with it comes the wind. Gotta love Kansas weather! On Thursday I was running in 35 degree weather in the rain with full tights. Today it was 80 some degrees and I felt like I might pass out before I reached home. 2 Hour Run in 80 degrees and 20 mph wind, not fun. I made it 18 miles, but then had to lay down for about 15 minutes and drank about a gallon of liquid. Meg and I both bonked hard with the heat. Not enough water for that long and that amount of heat when we are not used to it. the wind didn't help as I went the entire first hour against the wind. My thought was that I would feel better when I turned around, but that was not the case. I struggled my way back as best I could. I caught Meg with only a few minutes left on the run and we were both looking pretty rough.
Saturday we did a long bike ride. We went out on south 57 for 2 hours, straight into the wind for 2 hours! At that point we were only at 30 miles and we hit a tiny little town called Dwight. We were hoping for a gas station, but nope, at least not one that we saw. So we turned around and then we finally got the benefit of the wind. We were flying on the way back. We made the round trip in 3:42. Shaving 18 minutes off on the way back. It was a tough ride, as we were both sore afterward.
The rest of the week before that was pretty normal. Tuesday was a 10 mile run. Wednesday was an hour and a half bike with a swim in the afternoon. Thursday was a 10 mile run, with a short lifting session after. Friday was 2 hours on the bike.
2. Your hat flies away.
3. You can't hear the music in your earphones.
4. You start swearing and wishing for it to stop.
5. You get passed by a tumbleweed!
Well, we have officially reached spring and with it comes the wind. Gotta love Kansas weather! On Thursday I was running in 35 degree weather in the rain with full tights. Today it was 80 some degrees and I felt like I might pass out before I reached home. 2 Hour Run in 80 degrees and 20 mph wind, not fun. I made it 18 miles, but then had to lay down for about 15 minutes and drank about a gallon of liquid. Meg and I both bonked hard with the heat. Not enough water for that long and that amount of heat when we are not used to it. the wind didn't help as I went the entire first hour against the wind. My thought was that I would feel better when I turned around, but that was not the case. I struggled my way back as best I could. I caught Meg with only a few minutes left on the run and we were both looking pretty rough.
Saturday we did a long bike ride. We went out on south 57 for 2 hours, straight into the wind for 2 hours! At that point we were only at 30 miles and we hit a tiny little town called Dwight. We were hoping for a gas station, but nope, at least not one that we saw. So we turned around and then we finally got the benefit of the wind. We were flying on the way back. We made the round trip in 3:42. Shaving 18 minutes off on the way back. It was a tough ride, as we were both sore afterward.
The rest of the week before that was pretty normal. Tuesday was a 10 mile run. Wednesday was an hour and a half bike with a swim in the afternoon. Thursday was a 10 mile run, with a short lifting session after. Friday was 2 hours on the bike.
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