this was my workout today - 51.7 miles! let me break it down. 14 mile run/35.8 mile bike/1.9 mile swim. a reverse tri! it helped that i took a vacation day from work, otherwise, i'm not sure that i could have done this time wise. i started off the day early so i could get my long run done for the week. this week's long run called for 14 miles. no prob! my goal was to wake up around 4am and head out by 4:30 BUT waking up early has been a challenge for me this week and i blame the j-man for that. he has been on vacation this week and has disrupted my normal sleep schedule. my usual bedtime is between 9-9:30. if i go to sleep much later than that, i can pretty much say with almost 100% certanty that i'm not waking up with enough time to get a decent workout in before work. no big deal because it just means the training will get done later but i prefer to workout early as it sets my mood for the rest of the day. early morning workouts are the best and i swear by that! meanwhile, back at the ranch, the j-man was waiting for me to get back from the run so we could start our ride. i chugged downed a protein shake as fast as a could and then we headed out. the wind was a biotch thanks to tropical storm bonnie. we finished the ride in one piece and then came home, showered, ate, chilled, did a few errands and then j-man dropped me off at the Y so i could get my swim on. thankfully, i finished the swim right in time before the downpour started and before the lifeguards closed up shop. all in all, a good training day. now i just hope my legs aren't totally trashed for tomorrow's long ride in the hills. we shall see.
i've been a slacker jack on the blog commenting this week but have been keeping up and reading everyone's posts. i see lots of races checked off the schedules and lots of races and fun events coming up for many of you. i will get my commenting ass in gear this weekend and stop being such a lurker. see what happens when the j-man is home all week? my blog life suffers from neglect.
have a great weekend everyone. if you are racing, race smart and finish strong. much love and peace out!
Reverse tri - how did the legs feel in the pool?
ReplyDeleteJames, the legs were fine but i was definitely not as strong on the swim. Not as energized like when i start with a swim.
ReplyDeleteGreat Training Day! Staying up later has also affected my early wakeups lately...need to get back to that pre 10pm bedtime! have a great wknd
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Wow! That sounds like an awesome training day! Woohoo for doing a reverse tri! We have a local tri here this weekend called, "My Way or the Tri Way" where you can pick the order of events that you race. So, you can do the normal s/b/r or r/b/s or r/b/s, etc.. It's pretty cool! I'm not doing it, but someday I'd like to!
ReplyDeleteGreat to mix it up! Love the race in Aimee's town, sounds like it could even things out a bit.
ReplyDeleteDang! Long Rev Tri, I did a shorter one last week and it hurt, that and I started mid-day, so the heat didn't help. By the time I to the swim I was done.
ReplyDeleteNo worries on the commenting, at least your still blogging. Nice work there! Last week was hectic for me too and I couldn't even blog.
Good luck with training while Bonnie's in town!
Hope you didn't get rained out this morning! I haven't been able to keep my eyes open past 9:30 the last couple of weeks. My body has become trained at waking between 4-4:30. I was up at 4:15 this morning trying to beat the heat on my ride. Well, didn't work because the heat was waiting!
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you manage to get time for all of this and work. Seriously, you are anything but a slacker. Some days, somethings are more important than commenting - and we get that because we go through it too.
ReplyDeleteAwesome mileage. This week I boost my cycling mileage to get some other leg muscles working again.
Awesome workout! You sure are logging some serious miles!
ReplyDeleteHi Kristine,
ReplyDeleteDamn, everytime I read about your impressive workouts it makes me feel like a total slacker:) Awesome job!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
reverse tris are just impressive, the swim is always a struggle to get through, i am impressed
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