Yesterday started off with a speed day in swimming. I warmed up with a 300m easy pace, then moved into a 10x100 set. I managed to keep my times bellow 1:28 on all but one. It was pretty good for me. After, I went home and hit the bike. I had a 10 min warm up, followed by 4 sets of 4:30 at RPE3 and 2:30 at RPE5. It felt great giving the legs a hard blow.
Today is an off day. Well actually i'll be playing softball all day in a tournament. Wish me luck!
See you tomorrow.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Day 11
Today started off pretty well. Got up and hit the ground running. The plan called for an hour of easy running. I ran my first 6 miles at an 8:00 min pace, followed by one at a 6:30 pace. Talk about emptying the legs out. I then can home this afternoon and got on the bike for and easy 30 min run through the gears.
My diet has been a little off these days but I should be able to go shop tomorrow and get restocked on healthy food.
See you tomorrow.
My diet has been a little off these days but I should be able to go shop tomorrow and get restocked on healthy food.
See you tomorrow.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Day 10
Started today off with a fantastic swim. I warmed up with 5x50m, along with some breathing exercises. I then did 2x500. The first one was supposed to be RPE4 and I managed to hit 1:31for my 100m splits. The second one was RPE6 and I did 1:25 splits. Not too bad if you ask me. I still have a ways to go with my swimming though. Tomorrow is running and yesterday's bike session.
See you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Day 9
Today started off with another rough morning. I didn't get out on my run until almost 7:30. I have just lacked energy these last two mornings. I did manage to get my 30 mins in, well actually 31:15, and hit four miles. I was also supposed to have a 90 min. bike ride today but sadly that will not be happening. I will push it back until Thursday and it will get done. I just ran out of time with school started to wrap up. Tomorrow is a nice morning swim.
See you later.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Day 8
Ill be honest. I did not want to get up this morning. 5 o'clock came way too early and there was a complete lack of motivation in my body. Somehow I manged to get up and get out of the house by 5:30 though. I ran a solid 40 mins at a 7:55 pace. I decided to pick it up a little today even though my plan calls for me to keep taking it easy for another week. At almost 5 miles, I was pretty content.
Swimming this after was long. Started off with 4x100m to warm up, followed by 4x400m. My 100m split times were pretty consistent at 1:27. I finished the day with 2x150m of pulling. The shoulders are a little worn out but they still feel great
I did notice this evening that my left hip is a little sore, almost pulled. In addition to that, the left knee is achy per the usual. Oh well. I have a run in the morning. Wish me luck.
See you tomorrow.
Swimming this after was long. Started off with 4x100m to warm up, followed by 4x400m. My 100m split times were pretty consistent at 1:27. I finished the day with 2x150m of pulling. The shoulders are a little worn out but they still feel great
I did notice this evening that my left hip is a little sore, almost pulled. In addition to that, the left knee is achy per the usual. Oh well. I have a run in the morning. Wish me luck.
See you tomorrow.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Day 7
Happy Easter!
I was able to rest up a little yesterday and eat some great food today while home in KC. When I returned, I immediately hopped on the bike for an hour ride. I was suppose to take it nice and easy but I ran through my gears every ten minutes or so. I did stay inside on the trainer while doing so because rain was threatening the area. Hopefully my next ride will be outside!
See you later.
I was able to rest up a little yesterday and eat some great food today while home in KC. When I returned, I immediately hopped on the bike for an hour ride. I was suppose to take it nice and easy but I ran through my gears every ten minutes or so. I did stay inside on the trainer while doing so because rain was threatening the area. Hopefully my next ride will be outside!
See you later.
Day 6
I never believed that I would be doing this. It was not a matter of determination, I just didn't think triathlons were for me. I remember promising a friend in high school, John Carr, that I would complete an Ironman; a promise that seemed hard to keep. Never did I believe that I would become so passionate and dedicated to a goal, a long ago-made promise.
At some point in the beginning of 2010, something changed. A burning desire to push my self, mentally and physically, rose up within me. Crazy as it may have seemed, I was embarking on a journey that to this day is far from over. The thought of finishing a full marathon was my initial drive, but a training regiment that may have been too intense made me lower my goal to a half marathon. I never realized just of hard running for 13.1 miles would be. I had wrestled for 10 years, I felt I could do anything.
After 6 months of training, hours on my feet, and miles of footprints I completed the Waddell and Reed half marathon in Kansas City. The feeling was incredible and at that point I knew what I had to do. That same weekend, I signed up for my next half marathon in Tulsa. Following that one and taking 5 mins off my time in 4 weeks, I was ready to embark on my first triathlon journey.
No ever told me how much it was going to cost to be a triathlete. Between the cost of equipment and the time invested, I was struggling at times to manage the training and being a student. I pushed through and was able to make it work .
Training was intense at times but the drive inside of me grew with every day I was in the water, on the bike or in my running shoes. I knew that the glory of crossing that finish line was going to be amazing. It was a feeling that I could not wait to achieve.
That's all for now.
At some point in the beginning of 2010, something changed. A burning desire to push my self, mentally and physically, rose up within me. Crazy as it may have seemed, I was embarking on a journey that to this day is far from over. The thought of finishing a full marathon was my initial drive, but a training regiment that may have been too intense made me lower my goal to a half marathon. I never realized just of hard running for 13.1 miles would be. I had wrestled for 10 years, I felt I could do anything.
After 6 months of training, hours on my feet, and miles of footprints I completed the Waddell and Reed half marathon in Kansas City. The feeling was incredible and at that point I knew what I had to do. That same weekend, I signed up for my next half marathon in Tulsa. Following that one and taking 5 mins off my time in 4 weeks, I was ready to embark on my first triathlon journey.
No ever told me how much it was going to cost to be a triathlete. Between the cost of equipment and the time invested, I was struggling at times to manage the training and being a student. I pushed through and was able to make it work .
Training was intense at times but the drive inside of me grew with every day I was in the water, on the bike or in my running shoes. I knew that the glory of crossing that finish line was going to be amazing. It was a feeling that I could not wait to achieve.
That's all for now.
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