Fred Doucette's Half-Iron and Ironman Focused Group! -CLOSED! (Page 68)

KathyG - 2011-03-23 5:30 PM

Yesterday I swam and ran and felt pretty good. Today the plan was to do 2 hour trainer ride (boooo! I want to be riding out in Solvang not on the stupid CT) with 2 10' zone 3 intervals...5' into first one I decided to drop intensity back to zone 2 as my legs were responding like it was more like zone 4 effort. Shows I still have quite a lot of fatigue from last weeks bike volume. Interesting how zone 2 feels okay.

I worked things out with my bike shop so once my Ordu comes back from CA I can bring it in and get parts moved to the new frame.

My Dad isn't doing well. He has had to skip his chemo last few weeks and has been losing weight rapidly. He is 6'2" and now weighs 128.

In the scheme of what's going in my life and ongoing knee issues not sure I'll do IMLP this year. I may go and swim/bike and DNF but have awhile to decide.  The next month of training should help me know what's right.

 

KathyG - 2011-03-23 3:30 PM

Yesterday I swam and ran and felt pretty good. Today the plan was to do 2 hour trainer ride (boooo! I want to be riding out in Solvang not on the stupid CT) with 2 10' zone 3 intervals...5' into first one I decided to drop intensity back to zone 2 as my legs were responding like it was more like zone 4 effort. Shows I still have quite a lot of fatigue from last weeks bike volume. Interesting how zone 2 feels okay.

I worked things out with my bike shop so once my Ordu comes back from CA I can bring it in and get parts moved to the new frame.

My Dad isn't doing well. He has had to skip his chemo last few weeks and has been losing weight rapidly. He is 6'2" and now weighs 128.

In the scheme of what's going in my life and ongoing knee issues not sure I'll do IMLP this year. I may go and swim/bike and DNF but have awhile to decide.  The next month of training should help me know what's right.

 

jsiegs - 2011-03-23 6:05 PM A friend convinced me to join a marathon relay team shortly after college and I got hooked on the training and the race.  Did my first tri the next year.  I found the training and racing gave me a sense of satisfaction - I work hard, and I get results.  Some people found that in their jobs, but I could do neither (I had no meaningful work or any results).  Training was an outlet after a mind numbingly boring day in the office.  I eventually became pretty depressed in my work life - I tried so hard to find work and to be productive but it seemed like my boss and organization were out to stop me from providing them anything useful in return for the salary they paid me.  Without the training, I couldn't have gotten through it.  Luckily, I've switched jobs, but am busy enough with meaningful work (and have too many bad work habits from my days of boredom, e.g. reading BT all day, that make it tough!).  I think the job is why I dove in so fast and hard into Tri's.  I'm curious to see what happens now that I'm much more job satisfied.

wiky - 2011-03-23 10:31 PMHang in there Kathy.  Lots of us pulling for you.

Fred Doucette - 2011-03-24 6:08 AMOK, when you finish your 85 min workout before 5:40am you know you got a good start lol.

tasr - 2011-03-24 6:14 AM..........and you know you're a triathlete........ Just like you know you're a triathlete when you eat your breakfast it the shower.....

TankBoy - 2011-03-24 6:23 AMOh that is SO NOT GOOD FOR YOU! I recall reading somewhere a while back that it was much healthier to slow down, have a seat, relax and take your time when you eat your breakfast. That is why I always take a bath instead of a shower.

tasr - 2011-03-24 7:33 AMYou know that would solve the problem of getting water in my oatmeal. Just let the bowel float.

TankBoy - 2011-03-24 7:49 AM GAAAAAGHHHH!!!! Spell check that!

jsiegs - 2011-03-24 7:52 AM

 

 

maybe it's one of those showers with a stool in it?

Fred Doucette - 2011-03-24 6:08 AM OK, when you finish your 85 min workout before 5:40am you know you got a good start lol.

jsiegs - 2011-03-24 7:59 AM

 

Do you have any tips for this?  I would love to get more done in the AM, but I have a 45 min commute and get to work at 7-7:30, so getting out of bed that much earlier is often the hardest thing.  That's my issue though (going to be earlier, motivation, etc). 

What I struggle with and a reason I sometimes don't get out of bed (or get out of bed but decide not to do the workout anyway) is that it's just hard to get moving that early.  I have no food in me, I generally feel tighter, and everything feels very heavy/labored for at least the first half of the workout, like I have no energy.  I don't like that feeling.

GoFaster - 2011-03-24 8:45 AM

I'm in the same boat as you joe - just can't get it going early in the am.  I've tried and haven't been too successful.  I'm doing the 6x4min intervals from Jorge's winter plan today, but they'll be in the evening, cause they just hurt too much for first thing.  Rusty - the 6x4's are a workout I dread...