*new* Athena challenge for May (Page 4)

I did not have any goals for last week but sure have some for the upcoming one:

2 x Swim

3 x Run

4 x Bike

Do ABS workout 4 times!!

Got in TWO rest days!! 3 swims, 2 bike/spin, 1 yoga, only 1 walk,  and 0 strrength

There simply are not enough hours in the day!! I am way behind in logging into my training log, and do not have the time to do that this evening. I iwll try to catch up later.

Basically same goals for  week 5/13-5/19

swim x3; bike/spin x2; walk x3; yoga x1; strength x1; 1 rest day.

have a good week everyone...

This week wasn't so good for me.  Last week I got in:

Swim: 1/1
Bike: 1/3
Run: 1/2
Core: 2/2

Trying to get in more this week:

Swim: 1
Bike: 2
Run: 2
Core: 2

This week was a rough one for me....I got all but one of my workouts in but mentally it just wasn't there....my focus has been really bad lately.  I think it's the fact of being almost done with school but not quite that's sort of got me in a funk.  Graduation is less than 4 weeks away, but there's still A LOT of work to be done in those 4 weeks!  I just can't seem to focus on doing anything, and a lot of this week i've found myself drifting back to my past depression-like self....spending way too much time in bed...laying around doing nothing even though I'd rather be getting stuff done...no motivation...no focus. 

Anyway, this evening I went on an absolutely wonderful bike ride (read about it in my log if you want) and that seems to have gotten my head back where it should be.  I'm feeling much better than I have in a while, and have accomplished more homework in the last 3 hours than I have in the last 3 days combined!  So here's to a much better week this week!  Not just going through the motions but actually feeling good and accomplishing things....and not have to spend 2 hours talking myself in to a half hour workout! (happened twice this week....decided I was going to go and then spent the next 2 hours "getting ready". 

I've got my dr.'s appt. on monday, where i'll hopefully get some sort of clearance for my shins for running again....if so then i'll be back to my usual goals....3x running, 1x swimming, 1x biking.  Maybe an extra bike if there's time, since i'm really loving the biking right now.   

Well, last week was a bust for me...  Spent the week in Disneyland with the family.  Oops, I should say that it was a bust from a training standpoint...we had a great time.  Got home really late on Sat night but made it out for an almost-2-hour run yesterday.  So, one workout in my log last week.  Hmmm..

For this week, I want to

run 3x
bike 3x - including one long (2+ hour) ride
swim 3x, including one OWS - this will probably be short as the water will be cold, but my first race is in 2 weeks and I really don't want that to be my first OWS of the year!

I feel like I'm way behind on bike volume. 

I didn't meet my goals from last week (3x each), but the workouts I had were kick-azz.  I definately becoming a workout in the morning person.

So, here's what I did last week...goal/actual

Swim-3/4 (#4 was my first OWS...SANS WETSUIT.  In mid-May in Wisconsin, that's no joke.  If you want a laugh, go read about it in my blog...and see the nice souvenir I got as well)

Bike-3/2 Ride #2 was over the Elkhart Lake sprint tri course.  Killer hill in the latter half, and I was proud to say that I didn't have to get off and walk my bike up.

Run-3/2 I'm officially under 14 min miles...and I'm stoked with that.  I just need to up the volume.

Goals for the week of 5/13

Same as last week...3x each discipline.  I already have one ride in for the week, a recovery ride that I did yesterday. 

Keep up the awesome work, everyone!

Bad news....they think it's a stress fracture and want an MRI.  Absolutely no running until I see the dr. again next week.  Haven't decided yet if I'm going to continue substituting eliptical in for running days or if I'm just going to do lots of swimming and biking this week.  Feelin pretty sad right now....definitely not what I wanted to hear!  I know it's not the end of the world but not what I wanted to hear either.  I really was hoping to get back to working towards a 5k.  Ok...sorry....done whining now. 

 I say whine all you want!! I have been working on healing plantar fasciitis for over a year now, and feel justified in my whine!! It is NOT fun to not be able to do EVERYTHING we want to do! Lately I have been real into my swimming, but that is to the detriment of my other activities! No Tri is on my calendar until the pf is taken care of --who knows when! But I keep cross training even though my walks are not as frequent as they should be.

Do pay attention to your doc so you don't do more damage and be sidelined even longer. You have my empathy!!

Nancy

swim goal 4,000yds/actual 4,000yds

bike goal 100 miles/actual 92.5 miles

run goal 25 miles/actual 15.3 miles

I had a planned 80 mile bike with a friend but we were running short on time so it became a 70 mile ride; my longest ever. This weeks goals:

swim 5,000yds

bike 90 miles

run 16 miles

Everyone have a great week!

So, no really structured goals for this week - other than to get back working out at least somewhat.  I've ran/swam/and biked once at least - but it feels VERY minimal.

I've got my first tri of the year on Sunday - so I'm tapering... yeah, that's it.

this past week I did all my swims, all bikes plus, my one yoga, and a rest day. I did not do any walking (pf acting up) and no strength. Not too bad, but not as good as I'd like.

 New Week 5/28-6/1:

swim x3; bike/spin x2; walk x2 (any amount of time); strength x1; yoga 60 minutes.

I am not able to find the time to actually log everything in, so will just post my weekly results here.

Last week was really tough with a business trip and a 3-day campout with the gradeschool.  I managed two runs and a spinbike ride at the hotel with a short transition run after spinning, then nothing but hiking around with the kiddies at the campout, and finished the week with my first tri of the season on Sunday...  An Oly distance where I came in third of the Athena group!  I wrote a race report if you're interested, but it was a blast! 

I took Monday off as I was still tired from the race, but this week I plan to:

Swim 2-3X (hopefully an extra on the weekend, either pool or OWS to get the 3)
Ride 3X - getting three rides a week in is difficult for me timing-wise, but I need to get some more bike volume, and
Run 3X - with one long run of ~2 hours.

Hey Susie and the rest of the Athena gang,

I was out for a few weeks, not logging stuff well, but now I'm up to date again.  I just updated my logs now and am at 17 of 50 bike commutes so far as part of Tim's bike-to-work challenge.  I also realized some of my goals as an Athena with a little too much winter/spring? weight... I dropped 3-4 pounds in May and am in the low 170s again.  Hooray!    

Commuting is great fun, but I think my desk job (or rather the chair I sit in) is killing my back.  See my log for details and drop inspires if you can relate or feel so moved.

I hope you're all feeling more mobile and happy in the lumbar region than I am today!

And to the lady above asking about a June Athena Challenge, I say "yes, Susie, let's continue this" or "feel free to start another yourself".  All it takes is one new posting. 

Cheers, -Sunny

Yes let´s continue for June.

Maybe we can make things more interesting and challenging and divide all Athenas that want to play in June in 2 teams and compete against each other.... or something like that

What do you guys think?

I think we should...I like the idea of splitting up into teams and making it semi-competitive.  I'll probably be more likely to be actively involved if there's competition involved....just my nature.

enders_shadow - 2007-06-08 11:06 AM I agree...I don't want to step on toes, but I can help set it up if we want to go into teams, etc. Kristen

I nominate you to go for it!   I'd offer to help but I know i'm not reliable for something like that at the moment....