Today's training consisted of a makeup swim from earlier in the week and a 50 minute run. Laura and I got up and went to the Y to do a pretty easy 1000 yards in the pool. I have a problem in the water where I cant pace myself. I always go out too hard on the warmup and end up paying for it at the end. I think it is from not being conditioned well enough yet in the pool. It doesn't help that my technique needs work....
When we got home it was time for some spring cleaning! The house was still in winter mode and needed a once-over. Laura did the bathrooms and picked up the office, while I did the kitchen and floors. Very productive.
I got Laura back on her bike again to continue fitting her to her bike with the new aerobars. It seems to be better, but I think it will take a professional fitting to get her perfectly dialed in. I had a professional fitting a few years ago at Cronometro (www.cronometro.com), which does an awesome job. They are one of the premier fitters in the nation. Check them out.
The 50 minute run later in the afternoon was COOOOOLD!!! Going out the wind was in our face the whole time. The best part was turning around. There were minor flurries during the run and throughout the afternoon, but nothing stuck. At least it wasn't drizzling is all I can say.
Laura and I have been doing a run/walk since last summer on longer runs. We run 4 minutes then walk 1 minute. It helps to break the run up into small milestones and actually makes you run faster when you are going during the 4 minute run. Laura also wants me to note that it helps her knees from tightening up. There are several different ways to break it up I have heard. 9 minute run 1 minute walk, 8 minute run 2 minute walk, whatever works for you.
We are going out tonight for a nice dinner to celebrate the promotion I got at work on Friday. We have not gone out just the two of us for a nice dinner in a long time so I am really looking forward to it.
Tomorrow's schedule includes another swim workout, errands, 1.5 hour trainer ride (ugh...), and later dinner with my Aunt Karen, Uncle John, and my cousins Mason and Paul. They will be in town for the night on a 48-hour vacation between baseball practices for my cousins. It will be nice to see them.
Hopefully this whole "spring" thing starts to show up soon. One good sign is that of the seeds I planted last week, which are sitting in the basement under our "reefer lighting," the broccoli, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts are sprouting. Looking forward to lots of fresh veggies.
Until next time...
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Mobile test
Just trying out the Blogger Android app. Let's see if it works! Technology is great!
Until next time.
Until next time.
Hello Blogosphere
This will be my first attempt at blogging. Fortunately I thought of it at the perfect time! As of today, March 22, 2011, I have begun my journey with my wife, Laura, to become an Ironman at Ironman Wisconsin in 2012.
We started our training today for the same half-ironman that we did last year in Chisago City, MN. Things did not start off as planned because our dog Miley was scared of the thunder and lightning last night as some spring storms rolled through. So instead of getting up at 5am for a morning swim, we were up about a half a dozen times trying to calm her down throughout the night. Needless to say, we did not get much quality sleep. So we pushed our swim workouts back one day for the week.
Our second workout of the day was a 40 minute run. I was going to do that over my lunch break today, but I forgot my running tights. Not to mention it was cold and rainy. So I was going to come home after work, change into warm running gear, and go, but when I was changing more thunder and lightning rolled through. Off to the YMCA! Hooray for boring treadmill runs while watching CNN.
Fortunately I have a great wife, who after doing her run outside in the rain after work (I know what a badass!), came home and made a great dinner! How lucky am I?!
That is about the long and the short of day 1. Ill be back soon to post more observations, experiences, and general gripes (among other things) about triathlon training. Until next time.
We started our training today for the same half-ironman that we did last year in Chisago City, MN. Things did not start off as planned because our dog Miley was scared of the thunder and lightning last night as some spring storms rolled through. So instead of getting up at 5am for a morning swim, we were up about a half a dozen times trying to calm her down throughout the night. Needless to say, we did not get much quality sleep. So we pushed our swim workouts back one day for the week.
Our second workout of the day was a 40 minute run. I was going to do that over my lunch break today, but I forgot my running tights. Not to mention it was cold and rainy. So I was going to come home after work, change into warm running gear, and go, but when I was changing more thunder and lightning rolled through. Off to the YMCA! Hooray for boring treadmill runs while watching CNN.
Fortunately I have a great wife, who after doing her run outside in the rain after work (I know what a badass!), came home and made a great dinner! How lucky am I?!
That is about the long and the short of day 1. Ill be back soon to post more observations, experiences, and general gripes (among other things) about triathlon training. Until next time.
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