The Workout: Spin 40 minutes @ MHI
Just your everyday run of the mill spin.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
7.5.2012 Swimming
The Workout: Swim @ MI for 37 minutes
Best swim yet! It was almost effortless and I maintained the crawl for the entire duration of the workout. I just kept a slow rhythm, kept my body long, and breathed every two strokes. I think I found my groove. I was able to stay aerobic the entire time while still going faster than I normally do with the breaststroke. I love when workouts go this well.
I learned my lesson, and this time I listened to my plan and went at a medium aerobic pace and concentrated on gliding through the water as efficiently as possible.
I had a heck of a time getting out the door, then on my way to the lake I realized I forgot my goggles at home! I had already missed Tuesday's swim because of a popcorn kernel, I wasn't going to miss another one because of my scattered brain. Luckily there's a Sport's Authority on the way and I stopped in quick while sporting my singlet (I had only planned on going to the lake). Found a cheap pair of goggles and headed back out. I got to the lake, paid my $4, and realized I forgot my watch too! So, there goes keeping track of how long I've been swimming. I asked the clerk the time and it was 6:40. I immediately got in the water and began.
I was in my own little world just cruising along. It was actually very relaxing considering the time I had getting there. When I thought I was about half way through I figured I'd check the time. So, I asked a lifeguard and she said 7:20! Wow! I was elated! Swimming has been my weakest part of the tri and I've always struggled and never really enjoyed a workout. Today I actually enjoyed the swim and time flew by. I'm still on a workout high because of it!
Best swim yet! It was almost effortless and I maintained the crawl for the entire duration of the workout. I just kept a slow rhythm, kept my body long, and breathed every two strokes. I think I found my groove. I was able to stay aerobic the entire time while still going faster than I normally do with the breaststroke. I love when workouts go this well.
I learned my lesson, and this time I listened to my plan and went at a medium aerobic pace and concentrated on gliding through the water as efficiently as possible.
I had a heck of a time getting out the door, then on my way to the lake I realized I forgot my goggles at home! I had already missed Tuesday's swim because of a popcorn kernel, I wasn't going to miss another one because of my scattered brain. Luckily there's a Sport's Authority on the way and I stopped in quick while sporting my singlet (I had only planned on going to the lake). Found a cheap pair of goggles and headed back out. I got to the lake, paid my $4, and realized I forgot my watch too! So, there goes keeping track of how long I've been swimming. I asked the clerk the time and it was 6:40. I immediately got in the water and began.
I was in my own little world just cruising along. It was actually very relaxing considering the time I had getting there. When I thought I was about half way through I figured I'd check the time. So, I asked a lifeguard and she said 7:20! Wow! I was elated! Swimming has been my weakest part of the tri and I've always struggled and never really enjoyed a workout. Today I actually enjoyed the swim and time flew by. I'm still on a workout high because of it!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
7.4.2012 Running
The Workout: 33 minute run @ MI
I start every workout with the best of intentions. I need to learn to stick to the plan. I had a really hard but good day of training on Monday, but for some reason I figured I could go all out again today. You see it's the carrot's fault.
Are you ever out running and another runner goes by, or cycling and a cyclist goes by, and for whatever reason you tag that person and they become your carrot? As I was approaching the trail and almost complete with my warmup, a guy ran down the trail and what appeared to be a good speed. I was like a herding dog around a bunch of sheep, I couldn't help but give chase.
You see this was supposed to be a MI day since Monday was HI. I put all that out of my mind and chased. He was about 3 city blocks in front of me when I started and I was trying to gauge his speed. The trail twisted and turned, so I'd lose sight every once in a while, but every time I caught sight of him I was a little bit closer. Just as I was closing in, he turned and headed back down the way we came. Completely unaware of his role in my workout.
Truth is,he rather I, destroyed the workout and I was left having to drop my pace and run slowly back home. It was frustrating at first, because I should have been able to keep up 6:30's for at least 3 miles at this point. In reality I could... just not following two days on the heels of kicking my own butt on the track.
Perhaps I should listen to my plan more often...
I start every workout with the best of intentions. I need to learn to stick to the plan. I had a really hard but good day of training on Monday, but for some reason I figured I could go all out again today. You see it's the carrot's fault.
Are you ever out running and another runner goes by, or cycling and a cyclist goes by, and for whatever reason you tag that person and they become your carrot? As I was approaching the trail and almost complete with my warmup, a guy ran down the trail and what appeared to be a good speed. I was like a herding dog around a bunch of sheep, I couldn't help but give chase.
You see this was supposed to be a MI day since Monday was HI. I put all that out of my mind and chased. He was about 3 city blocks in front of me when I started and I was trying to gauge his speed. The trail twisted and turned, so I'd lose sight every once in a while, but every time I caught sight of him I was a little bit closer. Just as I was closing in, he turned and headed back down the way we came. Completely unaware of his role in my workout.
Truth is,
Perhaps I should listen to my plan more often...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
7.3.2012 Botched Swim
The Workout: None
It was just about time to head to the lake for my swim and then we had a toddler emergency. Liam had shoved a popcorn kernel up his nose and if we didn't have a well qualified doctor in the family, we would have been heading to Urgent Care.
So, all's well that ends well. We went over to Meagan's parents house and in just a few minutes Mike had retrieved the kernel from Liam's nose (with the longest pair tweezer's I have ever seen). Liam cried just a little bit, but quickly got over it once the offer of ice cream was on the table for his bravery!
Lesson learned? Don't let Liam eat popcorn prior to a swim workout. ;)
It was just about time to head to the lake for my swim and then we had a toddler emergency. Liam had shoved a popcorn kernel up his nose and if we didn't have a well qualified doctor in the family, we would have been heading to Urgent Care.
So, all's well that ends well. We went over to Meagan's parents house and in just a few minutes Mike had retrieved the kernel from Liam's nose (with the longest pair tweezer's I have ever seen). Liam cried just a little bit, but quickly got over it once the offer of ice cream was on the table for his bravery!
Lesson learned? Don't let Liam eat popcorn prior to a swim workout. ;)
Monday, July 2, 2012
7.2.2012 Running (Speed Work)
The Workout: Ladders at a local track @ HI.
Warmed up with 1600m @ MI
Then got into the workout as follow;
400m @ HI
400m @ MI
800m @ HI
400m @ MI
1600m @ HI
400m @ MI
800m @ HI
400m @ MI
400m @ HI
400m @ MI
It was a tough workout, but so worth it!
Luckily the sprinklers at the track were on so I could run through them every lap and cool off. It was a bit warm and humid so it was a lifesaver to get soaked and keep my core temp down as much as possible.
The map for the workout is below, it's kind of funny all the circles going around the track :)
Warmed up with 1600m @ MI
Then got into the workout as follow;
400m @ HI
400m @ MI
800m @ HI
400m @ MI
1600m @ HI
400m @ MI
800m @ HI
400m @ MI
400m @ HI
400m @ MI
It was a tough workout, but so worth it!
Luckily the sprinklers at the track were on so I could run through them every lap and cool off. It was a bit warm and humid so it was a lifesaver to get soaked and keep my core temp down as much as possible.
The map for the workout is below, it's kind of funny all the circles going around the track :)
Sunday, July 1, 2012
7.1.2012 Strength Training
The Workout: 45 more minutes of Rope in a Bag awesomeness!
This time I hooked the straps up to our tree in the backyard and worked out as Liam and Ruby played in the sprinkler and Meagan worked on her tan :)
Have I said that I love these straps? Oh yeah, my abs hurt. You can do some killer ab workouts with these things too! Once I get some more experience with them I'll add a video of some of my favorite exercises.
This time I hooked the straps up to our tree in the backyard and worked out as Liam and Ruby played in the sprinkler and Meagan worked on her tan :)
Have I said that I love these straps? Oh yeah, my abs hurt. You can do some killer ab workouts with these things too! Once I get some more experience with them I'll add a video of some of my favorite exercises.
7.1.2012 Spinning (Long Day)
The Workout: Spin 2 hours @ MI.
Pretty run of the mill spin. Nothing exciting happened... hmmmm yeah, nope it was pretty uneventful. Everyone in the house was sleeping and I sat on my bike for 2 hours and listened to music and worked on making Race for Valor a reality. I'm making a lot of progress and I'm really excited to launch in (hopefully) less than a month!
Pretty run of the mill spin. Nothing exciting happened... hmmmm yeah, nope it was pretty uneventful. Everyone in the house was sleeping and I sat on my bike for 2 hours and listened to music and worked on making Race for Valor a reality. I'm making a lot of progress and I'm really excited to launch in (hopefully) less than a month!
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