In a classic case of real life trumping Ironman training, I got a call from my girlfriend, Karin, at 8am on Friday morning. She has been suffering from the symptoms of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) for over 5 weeks, since she contracted the infection during our October trip to Nepal. She had managed to get a last minute appointment with a pulmonary specialist, at 10:20am. Problem was, she was at work, and had carpooled there with our roommate. It was my only day off work for the week, and I was still in bed when I got the call. So much for my planned 3 mile morning tempo run followed by 35 mile afternoon bike ride! Someone had to take the poor sick girl to the doctor! What is an aspiring Ironman/dedicated girlfriend to do? Strap on my GPS and do my tempo run on the streets around the doctor's office, of course!
So today is the last day of my training week and I managed to get in each of my 3 key running workouts (LSD, speed, tempo) but not as much swimming and riding as I had hoped. The running is good since I am doing my first marathon (!) in February, but I think biking is what I really need to work on. I will need to get in a lot more rides! Especially since I am now signed up for my first century ride (!) in February as well! I did not intend to do my first 100 that soon, but couldn't pass up the opportunity to do the Tour de Palm Springs (where I grew up!) with my dad (who used to run marathons, but can no longer run due to bad knees, and has recently become a huge cycling enthusiast)!
So this is what my week looked like:
Monday: 16 hour work shift (Since I am a baggage handler does this count as Strength & Conditioning?)
No workout
Tuesday: 9 mile LSD run
Wednesday: 1 mile warm up, 6 X 400m @ 1:45 (200m rec.)
40 minute swim
Thursday: 16 hour work shift
No workout
Friday: 3 mile Tempo Run (1 mi. @ 8:00...gotta start somewhere!)
37.5 mile ride w/ hills
Saturday: 90 minute swim
Sunday: 30 minute swim (25 easy, 25 building, 25 easy, 25 hard, per hundred yds.)
1 hr bike ride w/ 5 X 1 min. sprints
www.lostdutchmanmarathon.com
www.tourdepalmsprings.com
So today is the last day of my training week and I managed to get in each of my 3 key running workouts (LSD, speed, tempo) but not as much swimming and riding as I had hoped. The running is good since I am doing my first marathon (!) in February, but I think biking is what I really need to work on. I will need to get in a lot more rides! Especially since I am now signed up for my first century ride (!) in February as well! I did not intend to do my first 100 that soon, but couldn't pass up the opportunity to do the Tour de Palm Springs (where I grew up!) with my dad (who used to run marathons, but can no longer run due to bad knees, and has recently become a huge cycling enthusiast)!
So this is what my week looked like:
Monday: 16 hour work shift (Since I am a baggage handler does this count as Strength & Conditioning?)
No workout
Tuesday: 9 mile LSD run
Wednesday: 1 mile warm up, 6 X 400m @ 1:45 (200m rec.)
40 minute swim
Thursday: 16 hour work shift
No workout
Friday: 3 mile Tempo Run (1 mi. @ 8:00...gotta start somewhere!)
37.5 mile ride w/ hills
Saturday: 90 minute swim
Sunday: 30 minute swim (25 easy, 25 building, 25 easy, 25 hard, per hundred yds.)
1 hr bike ride w/ 5 X 1 min. sprints
www.lostdutchmanmarathon.com
www.tourdepalmsprings.com
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