11 weeks left!!! *bump, bump, bump*
(that was the sound of me hitting my head on the keyboard
). I'm not ready!
This week was a recovery week for me. The recovery weeks are harder for me to do. I find that if I have a big workout planned, it is easier to get motivated for. If I have an easy day I find it easy to skip the workout or really take it easy. Really bad habit for me
So, I started the week off with a swim. I was still sore from the weekends long workout so I just played in the water for a while. Tuesday I had a short run followed by the "massage from H*!!" I think the Massage Therapist had her knee on my neck at some point, but I'm not sure. I was sore for the rest of the day but actually felt better on Wednesday. The rest of the week was uneventful.
Swim:
I swam 2 times for 2 hours and about 3500 yards
(if you count all the splashing around I did on Monday
).
Bike:
I had a trainer workout for an hour and I missed a duathon on Saturday because of rain so I rode for another 2 hours on the trainer on Sat.
Run:
I had 3 runs for 4 hours and 21.5 miles. One of which was a long run of 12 miles.
My coach really took it easy on me this week.
Now week 16 is a different story.
I have 3 swims, 3 runs and 2 bike workouts scheduled as well as a Half IM on Saturday. I won't do the swim because I'm not a fan of ice cold shark infested water but I will do the bike and run as a long brick day.
When I woke up this morning I finally decided to set a goal for this race. I didn't set any goals for my first Half IM except to finish and I did. But looking back, I wish I had pushed myself a little harder. When I started training for my IM I decided not to have any goals as well. But now I want to race, not just participate. I know I won't podium or even finish MOP, but I want to have something to shoot for. The way I had approached this race was to say that I have 2 hours for the swim, 8 hours for the bike and 7 hours for the marathon and not push myself hard at all. Through my training I have figured it will be closer to 1:10-1:25 for the swim, 6:30-:45 for the bike and ??? for the run. I really want to finish sub 13 hours and the only way I could do it will be to finish sub 5 for the marathon. So, that is my goal, 5 or sub 5 for the run. I am not a runner and this will be really hard for me but I am saying it publicly so that my fellow BTers will hold me to it. Any help, advice or support will be greatly appreciated.
Tom