DAY OFF
Holy crap it was -30F windchill today, with a high of -1F. Another day at home, and another day of good lifestyle goals. Nothing else to report, except that I was very tired and sluggish. Maybe from being in the cold, shoveling, and trying to warm up?
Monday, January 6, 2014
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Snow packed Sunday
RIDE 90 mins and 26 miles
This ride had 4 10-min intervals broken up into 7&3, 3&7, 8&2, 2&8 segments with the first of each segment being at a "working" effort of 75 or 84%. This went fast! I like the change up.
Nothing else to report, except that the first weekend of my LW30 goals went great! Weekends can be the hardest, home all day cooking food and no work schedule to keep things normal. It's amazing to say a jar of almond butter remains UNOPENED and I barely taste-tested anything in the cook-up! First time EVER!
This ride had 4 10-min intervals broken up into 7&3, 3&7, 8&2, 2&8 segments with the first of each segment being at a "working" effort of 75 or 84%. This went fast! I like the change up.
Nothing else to report, except that the first weekend of my LW30 goals went great! Weekends can be the hardest, home all day cooking food and no work schedule to keep things normal. It's amazing to say a jar of almond butter remains UNOPENED and I barely taste-tested anything in the cook-up! First time EVER!
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Swim & Chubb and &SUCCESS
SWIM ~50 mins and 2100y, 2x700
RUN ~3hrs and ~14 miles on the Chubb
I have a lot to say about today's training. Let's see if I can get it organized!
The swim. This was Thursday's swim, reschedule to Friday then rescheduled again to today. Moving this swim to before the run was a great idea! So I'm happy that I remained determined and not stubborn about getting it done on schedule. Saved time and energy. The swim went good, I slowed down to focus on my form - I'm still working on my dragging feet and vertical arm. At what point to I stop and get some lessons or coaching? The plan was a 3x700, I did what I could in the time allowed.
The run. This was nearly a Was Gonna! Can you believe that?! I LOVE the Chubb, but all day yesterday my mind kept looking for excuses to get out of it. I'd promised TV I'd join for a run, and there was a part of me that really wanted to go. But a competing part didn't want to be the slow zebra holding him up. Another part didn't think I could run the 15 miles. Another part was being a cold chicken. Wow, lots of Blerch voices! One excuse was that I had too much to do. Another was my pre-swim bloody nose. Another was that maybe my truck wouldn't start. WTH!?
I knew I could do it. I knew my legs might suffer but they'd survive. I knew TV was warned about my declining conditioning. And I knew the truck would start.
I felt much better about going by the time the morning rolled around. I just had a lot of weakness about it on Friday. Take that, Blerch!
The run did hurt. And it wasn't that cold. Actually by the time we turned around (cutting off the last mile because my feet were really hurting!) most of the snow had melted off the trail and I was able to take off the YakTrax, my major source of pain for the run. I was in a very upbeat mood, chatty and keeping the topic on good things. Sometimes I must be a real drag to run with, I can get whiny. But not today! Woot!
The post-run. My LW30 plans meant I brought a great recovery meal of a sweet potato pancake with almond butter and extra water. But my plans also had me being home around 2pm. Because I was feeling so good (as I was nicely fueled!) that I went to B-wood to run some errands instead of coming home. I figured I'd last another hour.
Silly me didn't take into account the Snowmageddon arriving tonight. B-wood took hours and I didn't get home until 4:30pm! I was out of water, but functioning until about 4pm when I started to crash. I came home, ate just a little, got so cold I needed a hot shower fast, then realized I was terribly dehydrated which led to my legs aching. DH had to walk the dog because I just couldn't do it, then we took off for groceries.
I'm terribly happy to say I followed my LW30 in spite of all this!!! I didn't munch, I didn't crash, I just kept plugging away and came home to a warm, templated dinner with DH. I usually gorge to sickness after a day like today, and I didn't! I felt great when I went to bed -- still dehydrated but satisfied.
Go me!!! I got my swim, I squashed The Blerch and ran, and I stuck to my goals in spite of how awful I felt :)
RUN ~3hrs and ~14 miles on the Chubb
I have a lot to say about today's training. Let's see if I can get it organized!
The swim. This was Thursday's swim, reschedule to Friday then rescheduled again to today. Moving this swim to before the run was a great idea! So I'm happy that I remained determined and not stubborn about getting it done on schedule. Saved time and energy. The swim went good, I slowed down to focus on my form - I'm still working on my dragging feet and vertical arm. At what point to I stop and get some lessons or coaching? The plan was a 3x700, I did what I could in the time allowed.
The run. This was nearly a Was Gonna! Can you believe that?! I LOVE the Chubb, but all day yesterday my mind kept looking for excuses to get out of it. I'd promised TV I'd join for a run, and there was a part of me that really wanted to go. But a competing part didn't want to be the slow zebra holding him up. Another part didn't think I could run the 15 miles. Another part was being a cold chicken. Wow, lots of Blerch voices! One excuse was that I had too much to do. Another was my pre-swim bloody nose. Another was that maybe my truck wouldn't start. WTH!?
I knew I could do it. I knew my legs might suffer but they'd survive. I knew TV was warned about my declining conditioning. And I knew the truck would start.
I felt much better about going by the time the morning rolled around. I just had a lot of weakness about it on Friday. Take that, Blerch!
The run did hurt. And it wasn't that cold. Actually by the time we turned around (cutting off the last mile because my feet were really hurting!) most of the snow had melted off the trail and I was able to take off the YakTrax, my major source of pain for the run. I was in a very upbeat mood, chatty and keeping the topic on good things. Sometimes I must be a real drag to run with, I can get whiny. But not today! Woot!
The post-run. My LW30 plans meant I brought a great recovery meal of a sweet potato pancake with almond butter and extra water. But my plans also had me being home around 2pm. Because I was feeling so good (as I was nicely fueled!) that I went to B-wood to run some errands instead of coming home. I figured I'd last another hour.
Silly me didn't take into account the Snowmageddon arriving tonight. B-wood took hours and I didn't get home until 4:30pm! I was out of water, but functioning until about 4pm when I started to crash. I came home, ate just a little, got so cold I needed a hot shower fast, then realized I was terribly dehydrated which led to my legs aching. DH had to walk the dog because I just couldn't do it, then we took off for groceries.
I'm terribly happy to say I followed my LW30 in spite of all this!!! I didn't munch, I didn't crash, I just kept plugging away and came home to a warm, templated dinner with DH. I usually gorge to sickness after a day like today, and I didn't! I felt great when I went to bed -- still dehydrated but satisfied.
Go me!!! I got my swim, I squashed The Blerch and ran, and I stuck to my goals in spite of how awful I felt :)
Friday, January 3, 2014
Missed Swim!!
BIKE ~45 mins and 13 miles
I had a slow morning, and chose to spend it with DH instead of the pool. I have time this evening, right?
No! After worrying it all day, scheming and planning, I decided to stay home and do a short trainer ride instead of driving back and forth. That, and this was the only way to be home with a warm dinner on time :) The LW30 continues as planned.
So this was really a junk mile type of ride, just burning off energy and squashing that guilt-cherub that nags me for missing a workout.
I had a slow morning, and chose to spend it with DH instead of the pool. I have time this evening, right?
No! After worrying it all day, scheming and planning, I decided to stay home and do a short trainer ride instead of driving back and forth. That, and this was the only way to be home with a warm dinner on time :) The LW30 continues as planned.
So this was really a junk mile type of ride, just burning off energy and squashing that guilt-cherub that nags me for missing a workout.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Oh Snow!!
RUN 6 miles in 1 hour
You'll note that although it's Thursday, that's not the usual Thursday distance. Nope, we bailed today due to icy winds, blowing snow, and COLD. I waited until the sun came up a bit, then did my favorite 6 miler around TGP. The Cascadia's work great with YakTrax. And thanks to BRR for taking away every excuse I could come up with to skip the run! Wind break jacked and mittens, thermal fleece tights, weather resistance shoes, traction, and wind blocking clear glasses. Thank you, in all seriousness!
You'll note that although it's Thursday, that's not the usual Thursday distance. Nope, we bailed today due to icy winds, blowing snow, and COLD. I waited until the sun came up a bit, then did my favorite 6 miler around TGP. The Cascadia's work great with YakTrax. And thanks to BRR for taking away every excuse I could come up with to skip the run! Wind break jacked and mittens, thermal fleece tights, weather resistance shoes, traction, and wind blocking clear glasses. Thank you, in all seriousness!
Thanks BRR for taking away every excuse...
RUN ~ 1hr, 6 mi TGP loop
No, seriously! Thank you BRR for all the warm gear so I could run this morning in the blowing snow.
The Thursday group canceled (probably for the best considering the ice and blowing snow) so I waited until the sun came up just enough to run my 6 mile loop around TGP.
I don't mind running in the snow, in fact once I get passed the cold part of it I kinda enjoy it. It's so quiet, calm, muffled, and private. Just me, the crunch-crunch, and the snow blowing off in clouds off the tree branches.
Didn't get my swim in today, DH comes back to town tonight so planning on tomorrow. Day 2 of the LW30 went perfect!
No, seriously! Thank you BRR for all the warm gear so I could run this morning in the blowing snow.
The Thursday group canceled (probably for the best considering the ice and blowing snow) so I waited until the sun came up just enough to run my 6 mile loop around TGP.
I don't mind running in the snow, in fact once I get passed the cold part of it I kinda enjoy it. It's so quiet, calm, muffled, and private. Just me, the crunch-crunch, and the snow blowing off in clouds off the tree branches.
Didn't get my swim in today, DH comes back to town tonight so planning on tomorrow. Day 2 of the LW30 went perfect!
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
01-01-2014!
BIKE 20.14 miles in a little over an hour
RUN 2.14-ish miles in ?? with Sugar
SWIM 2400y in 46 minutes
What a way to start the year! First the bike ride, my goal was to squeeze in the 20.14 miles in an hour, I cam pretty close. Then a "jog" with the doggie who runs like a child--sprint here, then lag there. But she's a fun run partner, I kept laughing at the way she'd look at me when I encouraged her to keep up. She seemed to say "oh come on Mom, I wanna sniff that!!" :) The swim was a 4x300 swim-pull-swim-pull. To my surprise, I nearly finished the workout in the prescribed time! They were supposed to get progressively faster, but as I fatigued I struggled with keeping good form. So I slowed down and worked on a vertical arm pull and higher leg/feet position. I have a lot more work to do there, but at the same time I'm really happy that I've settled into a good pool schedule and I'm not coming up with excuses to skip.
Also, while driving to the pool I passed DC on his bike. Then at the gym saw LC and JF leaving. Then in the water I see another AeroHelmet! Four club members in just a few minutes!
Today was also the first day of the LifestyleWhole30. I found that by making the plans when I'm feeling good I can make smart choices to follow, instead of struggling to make decisions on low glucose or in a high-fatigue state. I was sooooo tempted to mess up dinner, that's a big problem for me. I like to surf and go mindless at dinner, thereby losing track of what I ate, then over-eating.
I stressed a bit about meal planning -- how to come up with 21 protein sources and 40-some veggie sources -- until I realized I was over planning it, at least as it pertained to the veggies. The plan now is to have a "fancy" reciped veggie and a "simple" veggie each meal. Both mental and physical energy were good all day, but that's easy to manage on a day off from work. Tomorrow will be more of a test. 1 down and 29 to go!!
RUN 2.14-ish miles in ?? with Sugar
SWIM 2400y in 46 minutes
What a way to start the year! First the bike ride, my goal was to squeeze in the 20.14 miles in an hour, I cam pretty close. Then a "jog" with the doggie who runs like a child--sprint here, then lag there. But she's a fun run partner, I kept laughing at the way she'd look at me when I encouraged her to keep up. She seemed to say "oh come on Mom, I wanna sniff that!!" :) The swim was a 4x300 swim-pull-swim-pull. To my surprise, I nearly finished the workout in the prescribed time! They were supposed to get progressively faster, but as I fatigued I struggled with keeping good form. So I slowed down and worked on a vertical arm pull and higher leg/feet position. I have a lot more work to do there, but at the same time I'm really happy that I've settled into a good pool schedule and I'm not coming up with excuses to skip.
Also, while driving to the pool I passed DC on his bike. Then at the gym saw LC and JF leaving. Then in the water I see another AeroHelmet! Four club members in just a few minutes!
Today was also the first day of the LifestyleWhole30. I found that by making the plans when I'm feeling good I can make smart choices to follow, instead of struggling to make decisions on low glucose or in a high-fatigue state. I was sooooo tempted to mess up dinner, that's a big problem for me. I like to surf and go mindless at dinner, thereby losing track of what I ate, then over-eating.
I stressed a bit about meal planning -- how to come up with 21 protein sources and 40-some veggie sources -- until I realized I was over planning it, at least as it pertained to the veggies. The plan now is to have a "fancy" reciped veggie and a "simple" veggie each meal. Both mental and physical energy were good all day, but that's easy to manage on a day off from work. Tomorrow will be more of a test. 1 down and 29 to go!!
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