BIKE 90 mins and 27 miles, 16x3:30 hard, :30 rest
RUN 49 mins and 5.25 miles, easy commute to work
Today was a test for nutrition -- could I avoid the gut pain I've had the past 2 or plus weeks! It seems I can!!
PreWO: sweet potato, egg white, cinnamon, salt, ghee butter, half a Powerbar just before
Bike 630am-8am
InterWO: other half of PB&J Powerbar
Run 830-915
PostWO: about 20 mins after run: rice cereal, sweet potato, little bit of ghee. and about 40 mins after 2 eggs.
Lunch around 1230.
Whoop! So either something else was going on, or I've fixed it. What I did mostly was minimize the InterWO food (no apple or solids) and changed brekkie to an all-soft-foods meal that I very slowly ate and sipped water with.
The bike -- the pace I picked for the intervals was "chasing G" pace. Haha, Saturday's ride help me figure that out. 3.5 mins goes by fast but it does take some focus.
The run -- I did the first half mile with the doggie then took off to TGP hoping to get 6 miles. But hey, I'm tapering, so I only did 5.25.
Something I'm learning is that I need to re-adjust my mental mathing for run. I still think that if I'm going to run 6 miles I need 6 x 10 mins! I don't run 10 min/miles anymore! Although the same calculation is harder having to do x 9 min calculations :)
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
Save me from myself, and all of this conflict
SWIM 1hr and 2450y? Evolve swim
BIKE 1hr and
I struggled through this swim. Just flat, no pep, I was just there. And being negative. Spinning through all these excuses about "I'm too slow" and "I dislike master's swimming because I get run over and this is like master's".
WAAAAWAAAWAAAAHHHHHHHH
STFU. HTFU. Dear god get a grip!
It's SUPPOSED to be hard. If it was easy, what would be the fun in it? If you know you can do something, then where's the challenge?
Still, I struggled. My lanemates TH and TD were lapping me, I was many 50's behind them. And I wasn't in the mood to talk or chatter, I just wanted .... not sure. I wasn't sleepy, I wasn't hungry or thirsty (well dehydration is always near the top of my list of problems...), I didn't want to get out and not swim. I just wanted to swim my pace and my intervals, not the easy-fast that SM had for us. But I did want to do that!? I'm so confused.
I'm flailing a little at my training nutrition, but happy that although I didn't get the energy part of it right this morning I didn't have an other pain episode. I'm wondering what to do between now and the upcoming 4 days of travel, and between then and the marathon!? Part of me wants to eat soups and purees to settle my stomach. Ugh, the baby food diet!?
BIKE 1hr and
I struggled through this swim. Just flat, no pep, I was just there. And being negative. Spinning through all these excuses about "I'm too slow" and "I dislike master's swimming because I get run over and this is like master's".
WAAAAWAAAWAAAAHHHHHHHH
STFU. HTFU. Dear god get a grip!
It's SUPPOSED to be hard. If it was easy, what would be the fun in it? If you know you can do something, then where's the challenge?
Still, I struggled. My lanemates TH and TD were lapping me, I was many 50's behind them. And I wasn't in the mood to talk or chatter, I just wanted .... not sure. I wasn't sleepy, I wasn't hungry or thirsty (well dehydration is always near the top of my list of problems...), I didn't want to get out and not swim. I just wanted to swim my pace and my intervals, not the easy-fast that SM had for us. But I did want to do that!? I'm so confused.
I'm flailing a little at my training nutrition, but happy that although I didn't get the energy part of it right this morning I didn't have an other pain episode. I'm wondering what to do between now and the upcoming 4 days of travel, and between then and the marathon!? Part of me wants to eat soups and purees to settle my stomach. Ugh, the baby food diet!?
Last long run for the marathon
RUN 12 miles in 1:48, 9m/m pace
The first half was faster, I slowed in the second half. Probably a combination of the late start (9am) and the fact that I didn't fuel during the run. I ate enough beforehand, and never really got to the point of OMG I Need To Eat so I didn't!
Gorgeous day, finally shorts and a t-shirt weather. And the t-shirt didn't last, it came off near the end :)
I took off with no specific route in mind, just went. Around mile 5 when I was in The Hill I decided to route such that I did no repeats or out-n-back sections. Sometimes in a run in town I get so wrapped up in the mileage numbers that I lose sight of the fact that I can just wander all morning. I keep thinking about known positions I can run to that are x number of miles away that I can use as markers for mileages. This time I convinced myself to just run a loop, weave a bit, go somewhere new, and let go of the numbers-numbers-numbers.
This run felt great, it was fun to see 6 miles come and go at just over 50 mins, and realize that years ago I did races at this pace! My goal was an easy pace, nothing hard or pushed, and just get the time in.
I was going to swim my bonus swim, but decided instead to stick around the house and work on my to-do list. Unfortunately, I got stressed about things and and The Monsters came out. I need to kill those f'ers.
The first half was faster, I slowed in the second half. Probably a combination of the late start (9am) and the fact that I didn't fuel during the run. I ate enough beforehand, and never really got to the point of OMG I Need To Eat so I didn't!
Gorgeous day, finally shorts and a t-shirt weather. And the t-shirt didn't last, it came off near the end :)
I took off with no specific route in mind, just went. Around mile 5 when I was in The Hill I decided to route such that I did no repeats or out-n-back sections. Sometimes in a run in town I get so wrapped up in the mileage numbers that I lose sight of the fact that I can just wander all morning. I keep thinking about known positions I can run to that are x number of miles away that I can use as markers for mileages. This time I convinced myself to just run a loop, weave a bit, go somewhere new, and let go of the numbers-numbers-numbers.
This run felt great, it was fun to see 6 miles come and go at just over 50 mins, and realize that years ago I did races at this pace! My goal was an easy pace, nothing hard or pushed, and just get the time in.
I was going to swim my bonus swim, but decided instead to stick around the house and work on my to-do list. Unfortunately, I got stressed about things and and The Monsters came out. I need to kill those f'ers.
So I keep conjuring, sometimes I wonder where these thoughts spawn from(Yeah, pondering'll do you wonders.No wonder you're losing your mind the way it wanders.)---'Cause I need an interventionistTo intervene between me and this monsterAnd save me from myself and all this conflict'Cause the very thing that I love's killing me and I can't conquer it
Saturday, April 26, 2014
G's Zone 0 Ride
BIKE 3:09 and 56 miles with G and IT
RUN 30 mins and 3 miles with G
Whooop this was a faster paced ride, one nice thing about the Ride of the Saints Route is the looooong stretches of straight road. It's easier to get bored on roads like that, easy to kinda drift off mentally and forget to push. But not today, G was pushing a pace trying to get into Zone 1 (as in...UP into zone 1!) and he dusted me off the back. Sometimes all I could see was his uber bright new green helmet!
One thing though is that we didn't get to talk much. It was go-go-go and my first ride this year in which I was reminded that racing is a solitary pursuit, and the ability to push it alone is something I need to work on. I can't be on someone's tail all the time, or talking alongside someone. I need to be comfortable in my own head pushing myself.
At times I found myself getting negative about not being able to keep up. Getting down on myself, not being as positive. Work on it!
The brick run was at my zone 0 pace :) G was doing a run 10 min, walk 1 min thing to simulate aid stations. Damn that felt good! I need more like that.
RUN 30 mins and 3 miles with G
Whooop this was a faster paced ride, one nice thing about the Ride of the Saints Route is the looooong stretches of straight road. It's easier to get bored on roads like that, easy to kinda drift off mentally and forget to push. But not today, G was pushing a pace trying to get into Zone 1 (as in...UP into zone 1!) and he dusted me off the back. Sometimes all I could see was his uber bright new green helmet!
One thing though is that we didn't get to talk much. It was go-go-go and my first ride this year in which I was reminded that racing is a solitary pursuit, and the ability to push it alone is something I need to work on. I can't be on someone's tail all the time, or talking alongside someone. I need to be comfortable in my own head pushing myself.
At times I found myself getting negative about not being able to keep up. Getting down on myself, not being as positive. Work on it!
The brick run was at my zone 0 pace :) G was doing a run 10 min, walk 1 min thing to simulate aid stations. Damn that felt good! I need more like that.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Friday swim, but not the bonus swim yet
SWIM 3200y in 75 mins, 4x400 steady
This is Wednesday's missed swim, so I still have my bonus swim to finish this weekend. Maybe Sunday. Based on today's fatigue, I should take a day away from the pool and rest.
The goal was steady 400's, but my times faded as the sets progressed. 8:03, then 8:12 to 8:18. I was feeling OK cardiovascularly, but fading on my form. I could feel it getting messy. I tried to improve focus -- in the past I'd let myself slow down to focus -- but this time I pushed to keep the same pace. I could feel the loss of anchor, the loss of the that light at-the-surface feeling I have when my form is good.
Hey, 6200y in back-to-back days is a jump up for me. I'm happy for what might be another 10K+ week for me!
Some thoughts on the gut pain thing, especially important since 2 coworkers noted my appearance today. One thought I might be pregnant, the other thought I looked scary. Didn't help that I was wearing a tank top, I guess.
I'm forcing myself to eat again in a bid to meet some arbitrary calorie goal so I don't lose more weight. But this is making me feel sick after meals. I added to my pre, mid, and post WO meals to try to fix this. And I think this is what's causing my problems! This extra food isn't sitting well in my stomach/gut and causing cramps. And not just any cramps, I'm having some pretty severe pains. Maybe cramps isn't the right word. Whatever.
I need to find some less fibrous foods, purees, baby food type stuffs, gels, liquid nutritions to test for my workouts. DH said if I don't get this fixed I won't race. I thought that a bit severe, but TV reworded it to say that I won't race if I don't make it to the start line either. Nuff said.
TV suggested eating a meal during the night. BD suggested white potatoes. She also suggested just munching nuts throughout the day. All good ideas!
This is Wednesday's missed swim, so I still have my bonus swim to finish this weekend. Maybe Sunday. Based on today's fatigue, I should take a day away from the pool and rest.
The goal was steady 400's, but my times faded as the sets progressed. 8:03, then 8:12 to 8:18. I was feeling OK cardiovascularly, but fading on my form. I could feel it getting messy. I tried to improve focus -- in the past I'd let myself slow down to focus -- but this time I pushed to keep the same pace. I could feel the loss of anchor, the loss of the that light at-the-surface feeling I have when my form is good.
Hey, 6200y in back-to-back days is a jump up for me. I'm happy for what might be another 10K+ week for me!
Some thoughts on the gut pain thing, especially important since 2 coworkers noted my appearance today. One thought I might be pregnant, the other thought I looked scary. Didn't help that I was wearing a tank top, I guess.
I'm forcing myself to eat again in a bid to meet some arbitrary calorie goal so I don't lose more weight. But this is making me feel sick after meals. I added to my pre, mid, and post WO meals to try to fix this. And I think this is what's causing my problems! This extra food isn't sitting well in my stomach/gut and causing cramps. And not just any cramps, I'm having some pretty severe pains. Maybe cramps isn't the right word. Whatever.
I need to find some less fibrous foods, purees, baby food type stuffs, gels, liquid nutritions to test for my workouts. DH said if I don't get this fixed I won't race. I thought that a bit severe, but TV reworded it to say that I won't race if I don't make it to the start line either. Nuff said.
TV suggested eating a meal during the night. BD suggested white potatoes. She also suggested just munching nuts throughout the day. All good ideas!
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Another TAD, another bad gut day, but some answers!
RUN 54 mins and 6.6 miles, 8:12 pace!
SWIM 74 mins and 3000 yards, 8x200
So like the title said, another bad day for my gut. The run-down:
5am usual preWO of sweet potato, ghee, egg whites, salt, cinnamon, half banana
6-7am run. First Thursday run in shorts! So different too because the sun was up and we didn't need headlights. The last 1-2 miles logged as just under sub 8. Beautiful sunrise morning :)
715-730 food processed apple, egg whites, salt, half banana
745-9am swim 8x200 as 2 fast, 1 slow, 2 fast, 1 slow, 2 fast. And oooh was I getting fast. Relatively fast anyway. I was clocking the fast 200's in 3:46-3:50! It helped that my energy was great and the older woman who joined my lane was wearing an awful heavy perfume. I was motivated to go fast and I confess I made a few big splashes when I passed her. Hehehehe.
920- gut pains! I waited a while in the parking lot of the Y, then started driving, got to the Grove and pulled over to think. Go home and lie down? Park the truck, lie down there to wait it out? I knew from the past few events that just 15 mins of rest would help. I went home, and sure enough I hit the couch and 15 mins later was OK. By 1030 I was OK, and by 11am had something to eat.
So this was a good thing really, my wondering about FODMAPS, SIBO, food sensitivity...I don't think I need to worry about that so much! Like a great experiment, a lot of info can come from this. I ate a narrow range of foods, all usual foods, and had a very defined timeline.
I mapped, analyzed, thought about it...and when DH looked at my notes he noticed that it was two-a-day days that was maybe the problem. Was I eating too much for these workouts? Too much in the midWO meal?
I can remember having attacks like this last summer, and I've had a number of these 'events' so far this year. I'm sure with some more thinking I can figure this out.
SWIM 74 mins and 3000 yards, 8x200
So like the title said, another bad day for my gut. The run-down:
5am usual preWO of sweet potato, ghee, egg whites, salt, cinnamon, half banana
6-7am run. First Thursday run in shorts! So different too because the sun was up and we didn't need headlights. The last 1-2 miles logged as just under sub 8. Beautiful sunrise morning :)
715-730 food processed apple, egg whites, salt, half banana
745-9am swim 8x200 as 2 fast, 1 slow, 2 fast, 1 slow, 2 fast. And oooh was I getting fast. Relatively fast anyway. I was clocking the fast 200's in 3:46-3:50! It helped that my energy was great and the older woman who joined my lane was wearing an awful heavy perfume. I was motivated to go fast and I confess I made a few big splashes when I passed her. Hehehehe.
920- gut pains! I waited a while in the parking lot of the Y, then started driving, got to the Grove and pulled over to think. Go home and lie down? Park the truck, lie down there to wait it out? I knew from the past few events that just 15 mins of rest would help. I went home, and sure enough I hit the couch and 15 mins later was OK. By 1030 I was OK, and by 11am had something to eat.
So this was a good thing really, my wondering about FODMAPS, SIBO, food sensitivity...I don't think I need to worry about that so much! Like a great experiment, a lot of info can come from this. I ate a narrow range of foods, all usual foods, and had a very defined timeline.
I mapped, analyzed, thought about it...and when DH looked at my notes he noticed that it was two-a-day days that was maybe the problem. Was I eating too much for these workouts? Too much in the midWO meal?
I can remember having attacks like this last summer, and I've had a number of these 'events' so far this year. I'm sure with some more thinking I can figure this out.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Missed my swim
BIKE 90 mins and 26.3 miles, 3x12 mins 84%
SWIM missed it!
I felt guilty after leaving work early yesterday, so I didn't take the time to do the swim. I was worried that more symptoms would appear, so it was a nervous day.
But the bike felt good, I felt strong!
SWIM missed it!
I felt guilty after leaving work early yesterday, so I didn't take the time to do the swim. I was worried that more symptoms would appear, so it was a nervous day.
But the bike felt good, I felt strong!
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