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Originally posted by adempsey10

I haven't done a quality workout since last Thursday. Been feeling tired and wiped since then. Not sure what's going on. I ate a 2lb bag of mussels yesterday thinking this feeling might be caused by low iron. Last night I started getting a terrible headache that last through the night and is still here this morning. I sometimes get migraines from extreme weather changes and I think what's happening counts. It went from sunny and warm to cold and snowy over night. I think I'm going to abandon the race on Friday. They're calling for freezing rain now. Not enough on the line to justify taking that risk. 

 

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

Yes, sir!!!  :-)

Monday:  AM short bike/run session, evening 1800M swim and upper body ST
Tuesday:  90' trainer, 5 x 10' sweet spot, 5' RBI
Today:  lunch 3-4 mile run, evening 1500M swim and some core work

I stole my Monday swim routine from another thread in tri talk, main set was a 1km ladder as 25/50/75/100/150/200 and back down, all at slightly faster than race pace with rest intervals 5-15 seconds depending on the distance.  That hurt a little.  :-/

Happy Hump Day!!!

 

Originally posted by adempsey10

I received my racing license today. The OCA messed up the name of my name. Either that or Universal Santa is one of the title sponsors. :P

I'm still feeling like crap but they called off the freezing rain on friday and are now saying it will be sunny. I'm hoping I can kick this thing in the next couple days and race on Friday afternoon. 

 

 

Originally posted by aviatrix802 Well you are a Universal Santa to us with your bits of wisdom you give!! Rest up, take care, and if you race - well, crush it like a bunch of college kids going for a keg. No mercy. hahaha, do your best - that's all you can ask on any given day. I wish you well and please keep us updated!!!

Originally posted by adempsey10

 

What are you odds you'll be up in Tremblant to pre-ride the course? If you do, let me know. I'm only a couple hours away. I can give you a personal tour of the course. :P

Originally posted by Qua17 Question of the day: What is your favorite type of gu or energy gel? 

Originally posted by drfoodlove

Started the morning with a 30min trainer ride followed by 30min of yoga (115 & 116/400). Later will be 2000yds of swimming after breakfast and a few errands.

Favorite flavor of gu? Really depends on the day. Cooler days I really like espresso, chocolate, or the salted Carmel. On hotter days, I'm all about the fruity flavors like orange.

Follow up question: What is your least favorite flavor of gu? Mine is vanilla bean, which is weird, because I'm wild about vanilla in most other forms. It is even my favorite flavor of ice cream, as boring as that sounds.

Originally posted by adempsey10

Seems like sickness is going around. I'm not sure if I'm sick or worn out but the last two days have been brutal for me. Yesterday I spent the day curled up in bed feeling terrible. I had to teach spin last night at 8:30pm and couldn't find anyone to cover. There's this one guy in the class who always asks me what my power is at any given moment while were in the class. Last night he was so impressed with my suffer face that he thought I was working really hard so he asked what I was pushing out and my response was 180 watts. For me that is normally a recovery effort but last night it might as well have been a VO2 effort with how it felt. On top of that they're calling for 10-15cm of snow the night before my first road race on Friday. So now, if I am getting sick, I'm debating whether it's worth it to race in risky conditions if my fitness won't be anywhere near what I need to win or place well. And I have training camp in Nashville in less than two weeks so I don't want to wear myself to thin riding with sick legs. I need to impress in Nashville if I want a shot at some of the bigger UCI races this summer. 

On the plus side my podcast is doing really well. It hit 26 on the Sports and Rec category on iTunes, beating out Phil Gaimon's new podcast. And the launch party was a big success. So I'm really stoked on that. If you're interested you can search Clipped In on iTunes and listen to the 3 episodes that are available. They've got really good feedback so far, which is awesome. 

Also David, if you're having issues finding a training plan that is 2/1 let me know and I can help you out. I use the 2/1 cycle for my training. 

Originally posted by aviatrix802

Wood stove going, it's 92. Back is threatening to go out tonight - on my back eating Advil.

Originally posted by Tavo2311

Sorry to hear about the race in jeopardy Alan hope it works out.

My duathlon went well on Sunday. Broke into the top half of my age group for the first time and really had quick transitions. Ran really hard on both runs and pushed myself.

Since then I started week 7 of my plan which begins the build phase. Tuesday swim that included 6x75 lactate intervals. Wednesday a ride that had 3x long hill climbs on the bike. And this morning a 34 minute run with 14x30 seconds lactate intervals. That was pretty hellish!

Originally posted by Tavo2311

Sorry to hear about the race in jeopardy Alan hope it works out.

My duathlon went well on Sunday. Broke into the top half of my age group for the first time and really had quick transitions. Ran really hard on both runs and pushed myself.

Since then I started week 7 of my plan which begins the build phase. Tuesday swim that included 6x75 lactate intervals. Wednesday a ride that had 3x long hill climbs on the bike. And this morning a 34 minute run with 14x30 seconds lactate intervals. That was pretty hellish!

Originally posted by adempsey10

Well the race is out of my hands now. They cancelled it due the weather. Unfortunately they did it about 2 hours after I registered and paid. They're going to give me my money back but my guess is it will be a hassle. Oh well. It makes my week less stressful. Still feeling a bit crappy but starting to feel better so I might try to ride today. 

 

 

Originally posted by firebert



Well that solves that worry - now you can stay focused on getting ready for Nashville.

Originally posted by firebert

Had my swim clinic workout last night. Went surprisingly well considering I missed last week and I did that HM on Sunday. For you swimmers it wasn't much, but for me it's incredibly exciting to have hit 2000 yards for the first time ever! Fast paced - my only rests were waiting for the people in front of me to start. 7 of us in the lane I think - fun times!

Side note - there's this bitchy older lady in the masters group. She's legendary at this particular Y - basically everyone who swims alot, along with all of the lifeguards and swim instructors, have had run-ins with her. She's the type who thinks she owns the pool. We had to start our class late, so we ran over by like 5 minutes. She's hanging on the end of the pool waiting to start and when I went to do my last 50 she started yelling and went as far as to kick me in the shoulder to get my attention. By this point there were only two of us in the lane so I said 'ok - just jump in!' Seriously, if you can't share a lane with two other people what the hell are you doing in a Masters group? Anyway she didn't kick me hard or anything, and seriously she's famous for this and STILL has a membership so me complaining wasn't going to do anything. So instead I'm viewing it as a badge of honor to have had a run-in with her. I feel like my status as a swimmer at this Y is now real

Originally posted by Tavo2311

Sorry to hear about the race in jeopardy Alan hope it works out.

My duathlon went well on Sunday. Broke into the top half of my age group for the first time and really had quick transitions. Ran really hard on both runs and pushed myself.

Since then I started week 7 of my plan which begins the build phase. Tuesday swim that included 6x75 lactate intervals. Wednesday a ride that had 3x long hill climbs on the bike. And this morning a 34 minute run with 14x30 seconds lactate intervals. That was pretty hellish!